Last week my husband again had surgery. How is it that we have gone from never being sick to this crazy year we have had? If you saw my husband you would not believe he had anything wrong with him. Although we are not totally out of the woods yet, he continues to bounce back from everything thrown at him. When we ponder the bigger questions as to why, I am reminded of what Jesus said on the subject. “It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him” (John 9:3 NLT). God has a greater purpose in our sufferings.
My husband will tell you that early last year, God awoken within him a sense of urgency to spend more time in the Word. He heard God calling him to a deeper walk with Him. We had no idea what the year would bring, of course. But we can say that being obedient to that call better equipped us both for the journey ahead. God knew He was going to allow us to be faced with a level of adversity we had never yet experienced. And come it has, from many different directions. The choices have been to resent the disruption to our comfortable life we had before, or to trust in God’s nature and the plan He ordained for our life before we were even born. We know that He is drawing us to a deeper intimacy with Him. Who God is in His power, His authority over us, and in His love for us is where we place our trust, not in our circumstances.
As I have stated before, we have seen the hand of God all along the way. The doctor Evelyn referred us to was the right man. For reasons I won’t go into here, God confirmed to us that this was the surgeon needed at this time. The hospital stay was no exception either. Since none of our family were able to be here, God sent others to minister to us. Evelyn, was there to meet us before the surgery again. What a blessing she continues to be for us. After the surgery, I looked up and there she was again. She gives the best hugs and God knew I needed one again. As an additional “gift” from God, we ended up in the same room we were in last November for 2 weeks. Not only is it a great room, 40″ flat screen TV, refrigerator, hideabed, recliner and all, but our favorite nurse was on the night shift both nights we were there. Knowing she was there, allowed me the peace of mind to not have to stay overnight at the hospital. I was able to go home at night and not worry about a thing, because she is so attentive and compassionate. We knew this was a gift, because that room is reserved for neuro patients, which we weren’t this time. And we were appreciative of the people from the church that dropped by to visit and pray with us. It is humbling to have folks you don’t really know take the time to come minister to us. We were grateful. We were out in two days instead of the expected three and all has gone well in his healing. God is in the details of our circumstances, not just the big picture. I never cease to be amazed at that.
We have had a lot to panic about this last 8 months. But, the power of God has held us steady. We know He is our provider, our healer, and our salvation. What else is there? We have found much needed rest in these last months in spite of our circumstances. For that we are also grateful. We know of many more families that are experiencing a season of adversity right now also. Please know, “It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him” (John 9:3 NLT). God has a greater purpose in our sufferings. He is there to bring the ministering angels to surround you and His power to heal your circumstances. Draw near and He will draw near to you.
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