Keeping everyone updated on my recent ordeal with a kidney stone…I ended up in the hospital again this past week with severe pain. The doctor decided to keep me there and remove the stone the next day. After a grueling week including a stay in the hospital, surgery, recovery time at my mom’s, and all of the post op effects, I’m not feeling too bad. I am only taking a minimal amount of drugs because I really don’t like to take them if I can get by without them. I am so appreciative of everyone who prayed, sent messages, visited, took care of me, and covered me in my various duties. So many people were sending me well wishes. A couple people who read this blog faithfully sent me messages and came to visit me. Thank you so much. Your friendship is very much appreciated. I appreciate the Coke and Twizzlers too. Just what the stomach needs after surgery. It gave me something to munch on and something to calm me afterwards. I am extremely blessed by a great circle of family and friends.

There is no one who goes under anesthesia who doesn’t contemplate their continued existence and questions whether or not this could be the moment that your time on earth could be finished. Such is true of me. I can honestly say that there was some apprehension right before I left my room to go to surgery.

Here is the God moment. There was something that was nagging me and weighing heavy on my mind. I believed I would be fine. I had many conversations with my Creator before and I truly believed in my mind that everything was going to go fine. However, emotionally, I just wasn’t there. There was something that happened to me several years ago that I thought was taken care of but somewhere in the deepest places of my heart, it just wasn’t settled. That thought was still playing havoc with my mind.

As I was talking with God and sharing with Him things that I’m sure He already knew, I found that apprehension begin to rise. A couple words for apprehension is worry and anxiousness. The Bible tells us not to be anxious or to worry about anything but with prayer and fasting, let our requests be made know to God. I began to quote the Word declaring my dependence on God. Never during this time did I doubt my salvation or eternal destiny. It had nothing to do with that.

I asked God for a confirmation of what I believed to be truth and wouldn’t you know it, there it came. My pastor walks in the door of my hospital room. I am so blessed to have a great pastor. I never doubt her love and concern for her sheep. She is a woman who walks in grace and truth. She can teach you the Word of God and walk you through it also. So here she comes in to see me before they knock me out. We chat for a minute then she begins to pray. During her prayer, she speaks the very word I asked God for. She had no idea of what I had asked for. She probably doesn’t even realize what she said. When she said that word, the peace of God instantly fell on me and I was ready. I knew God heard and answered my anxiety with the assurance of His Word.

So friend, the next time you are faced with such a situation, trust in His Word. Do not let fear grip you and overcome you. Allow God’s truth to dispel any doubt. Let His grace and peace overflow throughout your entire spirit, soul, and body. As my dad used to say, from the very top of your head to the soles of your feet….that covers pretty much everything.

Live long and prosper!