We hear often, “God is still a God of miracles, don’t give
up hope.” And the sweet people who share
these words with us mean well and are speaking truth.
God IS still in the
miracle-making business.
He delights over His children and their genuine prayers. {2
Samuel 22:20 NLT, Proverbs 15:8 MSG}
Can God heal Tim?
YES! Will God heal Tim? YES!
Will that healing come on this earth?
IT STILL COULD…
…and it is okay if it doesn’t.
This is our family’s testimony.
That we are accepting of God’s perfect will in our lives, regardless
of whether or not things work out the way we desperately long for them to. We have prayed fervently for healing and we
have believed it will come. It has not
yet, and barring a super natural, God-sized, miracle, it most likely will not
occur until Tim leaves this earthly body.
Hear me now; I still believe with every fiber of my being that God can
heal Tim on this earth.
But, may I be so bold as to share something a little deeper?
Friends, as much as I want a miracle healing for my Tim here
on this earth, I do not want to be blind to the miracles God IS performing in
our lives while we wait for the healing to come; whether the healing is earthly
or heavenly.
Do you hear me?
God has miraculously kept Tim free from the horrendous and vile pain that should be
accompanying this cancer battle.
God has miraculously kept me from having a complete nervous and mental breakdown (for
reals, people…this is ONLY by the grace of God).
God has miraculously comforted our children and given them the strength and stamina to
participate in life, maintain their school studies and compete in cross country.
God has miraculously limited me to a single illness over the past 20 months as I have cared
for Tim!
God has miraculously given Tim and us the mental fortitude to keep doing the next right
thing.
God has miraculously enabled Tim’s body to stay with us longer than the medical world
anticipated.
God has sweetly and miraculously blessed us with the ability to maintain our sense of humor through this
journey. (Oh how we have so
desperately needed the daily laughter to fill our home!)
God is in the miracle-making business all right, even when
it isn’t THE miracle on the to-do list that we have meticulously made for
Him! Just because we don’t get what we
ask for, doesn’t mean God isn’t working miracles.
Please don’t mistake our preparations for what is expected
to come next as lack of faith, or us giving up hope. Quite the opposite is true. Our HOPE lies in Jesus Christ {Romans
8:24-30}. He is the anchor to our souls
{Hebrews 6:19}. His promise is that He
will never leave us in this journey {Deuteronomy 31:8}.
So will you join our family in keeping our eyes open and
focused on our Savior as we rejoice in the miracles He has chosen to bless us
with? We accept His perfect wisdom and
discretion in His miracle making. We are
trying our hardest to not question the “Why” of it all and to REST in His
peace. We are grateful. We are eager to see more blessings of modern
day miracles as He continues to work in and through our lives. We don’t want to miss giving thanks for a
single blessing that is poured out from heaven onto us. We like to call it having our “Blessing
Goggles” on.
Lord, our hearts desire that we may stay focused on You and
Your amazing blessings and miracles regardless of what our future holds!
You have to be careful in what you post. For every "miracle" you claim God performed I can name numerous people I personally have known from church who have gone through unspeakable pain, mental and physical breakdowns, children whose studies faltered taking care of the terminally ill parent, and the dragging on of the cancer for decades(Tim D.) who died pleading for death the last 2 years of his life while blind, covered in sores head to toe, and bed ridden.
ReplyDeleteI think I hear what you are saying Tom, and our walk in anticipation of death was nowhere near easy. The cancerous tumor in my Tim's throat literally ate through his face from the inside out. It was horrific for him to experience and traumatizing for the kids and I to experience through multiple senses. God did not choose earthly healing for my husband, and we are now three years out from his passing. But God IS still a God of miracles and blessings. Even when they aren't what we want them to be. Even if they come in small doses as we desperately seek for them. He is active. We live in a sin filled, diseases, and fallen world. I can't answer why all of the tragedies are allowed, all I can speak to is the faithfulness of my God. He never left my Tim's side throughout his years of suffering and He has never left our side in our immense grief in the aftermath of loss.
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