After working 12 hours today on a busy L&D unit, I came home very tired and mentally exhausted. Knowing Becky wouldn’t be out of surgery until 8:30 or so I went home & heated up some leftover McAlister’s for dinner. I wanted ssooo badly to sit down and “vegg” while watching TV. I didn’t want to do anything that required energy: mentally or emotionally. I thought “I had a hard day at work, I deserve to watch some TV even though I know it won’t be profitable for me.” I noticed I just wanted to “lose” myself and leave my reality – just during dinner I rationalized in my mind. But the Holy Spirit is greater than I, and helped me fight my flesh! I am so thankful he did. On the couch my parents Bible was opened to Luke (I’ve noticed over the past few weeks that the Bible remains open and continues to progress through Luke). Tonight it was opened to Luke 18 which said:
“And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.”
My dinner time alone turned out to be encouraging, profitable and eternal – all because, by the help of the Holy Spirit, I battled my flesh and turned to the Word. It turned into a dinner praying for Becky and praying for strength even though at times I want to lose heart (or don’t even want to think at all) – but am told not to. And the reason I’m told not to is because my Savior, The Mighty One, all knowing, caring, loving, sovereign Creator, has it. And while the parable is dealing more with God’s giving justice to those who are His, the principle is clear through out all of Scripture – pray hard because God hears, expects it and wants his children to show dependence in such a way. We serve such a loving & good God who cares about his children and whose loving compassion knows no end!
Thank you for your prayers! We serve a God who hears them! Please continue to keep praying, it is encouraging to see the body of Christ coming together through the country. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
Becky’s surgery went as expected. She arrived in a great amount of pain related to the incision and the details of the surgery itself. Last time it took about 3 days for her to feel the effects of the SCS (See previous posts to read explanation). She is on her PCA pump right now hoping to get her pain under control. My mom is with her, and probably will be through the night (pray for her, she also worked a 12 hour shift today).
“And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.”
My dinner time alone turned out to be encouraging, profitable and eternal – all because, by the help of the Holy Spirit, I battled my flesh and turned to the Word. It turned into a dinner praying for Becky and praying for strength even though at times I want to lose heart (or don’t even want to think at all) – but am told not to. And the reason I’m told not to is because my Savior, The Mighty One, all knowing, caring, loving, sovereign Creator, has it. And while the parable is dealing more with God’s giving justice to those who are His, the principle is clear through out all of Scripture – pray hard because God hears, expects it and wants his children to show dependence in such a way. We serve such a loving & good God who cares about his children and whose loving compassion knows no end!
Thank you for your prayers! We serve a God who hears them! Please continue to keep praying, it is encouraging to see the body of Christ coming together through the country. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
Becky’s surgery went as expected. She arrived in a great amount of pain related to the incision and the details of the surgery itself. Last time it took about 3 days for her to feel the effects of the SCS (See previous posts to read explanation). She is on her PCA pump right now hoping to get her pain under control. My mom is with her, and probably will be through the night (pray for her, she also worked a 12 hour shift today).
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