I’M BACK!!!!! Praise GOD the steroid burst is working!!!!
Wow, what a difference in how I feel…it’s completely unreal. After two plus weeks of having multiple migraines every day…relief!!!
I’m not sure what I would have done if I hadn’t had God’s word to fall back on. I am so thankful that He kept on pursuing me. That He kept on inviting me to join Him. That He never gave up on me.
Friday I was on my knees sobbing and praying not once, but twice in the meditation room at work…and Friday is when Dr. Throat Punch (possibly a story for another time) relented and prescribed the Prednisone like I asked over a week ago!
WooHoo!!!! I feel like the fog has lifted, my head is no longer in a vice, I don’t have an ice pick coming out from inside my brain out of my eyes, smells and sound and light aren’t an issue, I can think, I can put sentences together, I actually listened to the radio and sang on the way to work this morning!!!!
I’m not 100%...but I’m just ecstatic!!! I’ve been rejoicing and praising God all day!!!
And I’m so very thankful for everyone who has been praying for me…so very thankful!!!!
Over the last couple weeks, I’ve been reading and re-reading the following scriptures…they were the light in what seemed to be a never ending sea of darkness.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Philippians 4:4-9 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
1 Peter 1:6-9 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Romans 5:1-5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
God tells us to rejoice…in all things…in all situations…and, yes, that means even in the crappy ones. I was praising God and thanking him daily for all he gave me. I mean I have a job, a car, a condo, great family and friends…so many blessings that I am ever thankful for. And during those prayers, I asked Him to heal me or to give me strength to make it through each day until I was healed. And by His grace He gave me that strength. For over two weeks He gave me strength daily. Don’t get me wrong, I told Him that I knew that it was in His way and in His time that he would heal me…but I wasn’t happy that it was taking so long…and, yes, I knew that he would be faithful to my prayers…in His time.
Something really struck me, now I’m talking striking me to the core, is when a friend was praying for me on the 27th. She said “we need her back Lord”…it brought tears to my eyes because it was not only so heartfelt, but so true. I didn’t need to be “back” for me. I needed to be back to continue serving others and to continue having God work through me to serve others and partner in His work.
It’s really not about me.
Life is not about me.
It’s about doing His work.
It's about working with Him to serve others.
And as I started typing this entry to give thanks and praise to the great I AM, I looked out and saw this…tiny little hearts floating across the sky.
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