Leah shared about the time her father had gone in to the hospital to have a test run on him. She didn't expect to hear what she heard from her mother. The prognosis did not look good. Leah was caught off guard. She prayed and approached God about this. In the end she realized through what God showed her that she needed to trust God during this time.
After reading this account, this brought back a memory. I had a time where I heard a prognosis about my father and it did not look good. I was pregnant with my 5th child when I received news that my father was going in for bypass surgery. I wanted to be there, but I was not able to go. I went to the doctor for my monthly visit. He said my blood pressure was too high. I needed to go to the hospital to be watched.
As I was laying there in the hospital. I was asking God what would I do without my father? He was the one I would call and ask him questions about the Bible. Then a scripture came to mind where God says He will never leave you or forsake you.... I remembered hearing my preacher preach on this scripture and he used the Amplified version...
Hebrews 13:5 (Amplified Bible)
... for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! Assuredly not!
This is where I had what author, Leah Adams, calls a "hinge moment" ... a point in time in your life that you know you need to do something different than what you have been doing in order to have a better outcome. I realized that I needed to approach God as my Father... He cared for me and that He would talk to me and show me things that I needed to understand. This was a turning point in my walk with God. When I started to approach God as my Father and to trust Him, deep hurts were healed. He has been faithful to help me understand His Word....
My father came out of the surgery and recovered quickly... In fact the doctors had taken an x-ray of his lungs. They knew he had smoked in his earlier years and they were amazed how his lungs were clear!
Have you had a "hinge moment"?
I had a similar situation. Except my dad died.
ReplyDeleteduring the time of his illness, i began to have panic attacks. I would run outside in fear that i was going to die. I didn't realize it at the time, but not only was my dad dying, but my chance of ever going home was dying too. My subconscious was forcing me to deal with this fact.
When we leave home as young adults, we have the idea in the back of our minds that we can always go home no matter how bad it gets. Well, that all ended when dad passed away.
I used to discuss the bible with dad every day for years, even on my honeymoon! LOL.. that is probably why i am divorced!
But at that pivotal (hinge) point in my life, i had to stop being so reckless in my decision making and realize i was on my own with only God as my source. My earthly rug had been pulled out from under my feet, and i fell into the arms of Jesus.
God bless.
Conrad,
ReplyDeleteI am sorry your dad did not live...You were blessed to be able to share with your father. I also had panic attacks. I used to think it had to do with having to take care of a large family.
I am so glad and thankful that Jesus is always there to pick us up when we fall down. He doesn't shun us... He keeps on loving us! Thank you for sharing!