“Let every heartbreak and every scar, be a picture that reminds you Who has carried you this far; ‘cause love sees farther than you ever could, in this moment Heaven's working everything for your good.” Bernie Herms, Matthew West, Randy PhillipsTomorrow I go in for surgery. Lots of people have had this surgery and encourage me that I’ll feel so much better after I recover. “You'll have a new life,” they say. But still I need to prepare for the surgery: physically, mentally, and spiritually.
My doctor’s website has a link to calming tools, which includes music, but I prefer to just listen to my favorite Christian radio station. Every song has a few words or a message that encourages me. When the song Tell Your Heart to Beat Again says, let every scar remind me Who has carried me this far, I was reminded of a minor surgery I had years ago. I tried to find the scar but it’s completely healed over. What’s left just looks like a wrinkle. But thinking about that surgery reminded me of how I felt going into surgery the first time. I was tense, being a brand new Christian at the time. I prayed to God but I don’t think I really believed in the full power of prayer. I trusted my doctor. But I was young and naively hubris, thinking I was invincible. I also remember waking up. At no time did I think, ‘Ah, this isn’t heaven, I’m still here.’ Now that I know God better I pray differently, asking for His will and trusting in His timing in my life. He knows how many hairs are on my head (although fewer now than when I was 20), and He numbers my days also. I’m not worried about not returning ‘here’ because to go to heaven would be so much more exciting. (But, I must admit, I do think about my husband, my pets, and of course I really want to finish my book and get it published for use in my husband’s and my motorcycle ministry.) So prayer is the final surrender…not anesthesia, not the surgery itself, not even signing my Advance Directive (which details who will make decisions if I’m unconscious, and what music I want played at my funeral). I am praying for God’s will for my life, but I’m also resting in these words of the song: “‘Cause love sees farther than you ever could, in this moment Heaven's working everything for your good.” Is there something in your life that’s outside your ability to control it? Do you have something that you’re holding onto instead of turning it over in prayer to God? Are you ready to trust that God is working everything for your good, because He sees farther into your future than you can? Lord, I know I’m still tense because I have a lump in my throat, so help me trust You completely and rest in Your plan for me. Work through my doctors and bring about Your will in my life. Amen “In peace I will both lie down and sleep. For You alone, O Lord, makes me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8 What are your thoughts? Libby Note: Bernie Herms, Matthew West, Randy Phillips; songwriters of Tell Your Heart to Beat Again, recorded by Danny Gokey on his album Hope In Front Of Me. (© 2012 G650 Music, Pure Note Music, Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI)).
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WelcomeI love the wisdom of the ages gleaned from relevant quotes. In them there is a connection to the human experience that crosses all borders. Join me as I relate my personal experiences, and link the wisdom of the quote to the Source of all wisdom: God's Word, the Bible. Enjoy, Libby Categories
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