Dear friends, and I know there are several thousand of you friends that click on here, (including all the spam people) I ran into another trial.
They come in sets.
I had my surgery all scheduled with the new surgeon I’d found, whom I like.
I got a call yesterday that my insurance doesn’t cover the hospital where I’d have the surgery.
Rescheduling must occur. Different hospital.
As my condition worsens the time frame lengthens. Pain is real, even if it is still mild. Discomfort is really real.
What is God doing?
I hide when things don’t go well. I wonder why. What have I done?
I have these perfectly normal thoughts.
My mind assures me that all trouble is to be expected in this life. We live in a fallen world. I still get caught in that trap of seeing trouble as punishment from a sovereign God. What did I do to deserve this trial?
Of course we must examine our own behavior, confess and repent of sin, but that is not how God works. Theologically speaking, God is in control, we are sinners undeserving of any good.
God is merciful to us.
There are those days when I struggle with the hard stuff.
I wrote that last week, and there have been developments.
Corgi Hollows People need your prayers.
Margaret’s MIL is in the hospital. Margaret just had her second baby, so she is not in any shape to be of much help.
We are all very broken people right now.
I had another bad pain spell, ended up in bed for 24 hours.
I need to be extra quiet until surgery. I can’t be of much help.
It’s a confluence of bad events.
Cherie is busy with school, but Ed rose to the occasion and took the afternoon to help us out. My sweet niece is also helping us! I am so thankful for her!
Corgi Hollows People need your prayers. I thank you in advance! I thank you now.
God is our Helper, the one we can trust.
I do.
MARANATHA!