When God Saves a Life
I was an exhausted, expectant mom, seven months along, managing
a multi-million dollar property.
I had just found a new OBGYN because the one I was seeing
since the beginning of my pregnancy let me go. She did not agree with my desire to have an unmedicated birth. (Still shake my head at that one) Adding to the confusion, my new doctor could not understand why I
had an uncontrollable itch all over my abdomen and feet. But I didn’t have time
for that. My position was much “too important” to let sleep deprivation and
discomfort take precedence. After all, I was in the process of hiring a new assistant.
On a Friday night I made the call to my regional office
telling them the legal notices would need to wait until the next morning. I would return to the still quiet of a
Saturday to finish.
But God had a different plan.
My morning stretch produced a gush of water that ushered in a
panic. There would be no going into the office to finish anything deemed
important.
I was thankful for my new doctor who was ready to battle on
my side. She had strict instructions for
the hospital staff which played an instrumental role in buying time for our
little girl.
After receiving medication to stop labor, being pumped with
IV fluids and antibiotics, unceasing prayer, strict bed rest, conference calls
with my regional office, two rounds of steroid treatments for our preemie’s
lungs…labor began again on a Monday night.
Early on Tuesday
morning, March 11 2003, my baby girl only 17” long was welcomed into this world
by a team of NICU doctors and nurses.
It was discovered much later that I had been suffering with a rare condition
called Cholestasis which was threatening to take the life of my baby. I am happy to report we just celebrated her 11th birthday!
I see my Spring baby
as a reminder -- sometimes you have to let go in order to spring forward. We may be traveling in one direction but God sees
what’s ahead. He may give us some difficult turns but it may be because He is
trying to save a life.
Is it yours?
No matter what you
are going through, let go, spring forward and in all things give thanks.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
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It Is Good To Be Reminded
My tea cup
reads “Out of my mind, be back in 5 minutes”.
But I don’t
want to be back because being in my mind for these past several days is a chaotic,
boisterous, violent swirl of negativity that is threatening to devour my very
being. Sounds harsh, yes. But depression can be so completely defeating and I
need to stay out of my head for fear of becoming consumed by what I am battling.
And then I
hear it -- the clicking of something against my watch. They are my reminder
bracelets, one I made and the other made by a friend. I wear them every single
day without fail. They remind me of God’s promises and as long as I keep moving,
they are reminding.
God is Who He says He is.
God can do what He says He can do.
I am who God says I am.
I can do all things through Christ.
God’s Word is alive and active in me. (from Believing God by Beth Moore)
So I remind
myself of the limited power my troubles have:
“...In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” John 16:33
And I remind
myself God brings peace; He is my rock while everything crumbles around me:
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.” Isaiah26:3-4
Because:
“In love I am blessed, chosen, adopted, favored, redeemed, and forgiven” – Beth Moore
Are you
experiencing trouble today?
May I
suggest you wear something to remind you of God’s promises? Buy a bracelet,
make one, tie a ribbon on your wrist. Do whatever it takes to remember.
Keep moving,
because in the moving we are reminded. Run, walk, crawl if you must…to the very
One who is always moving like life giving water, our Savior and Redeemer. Keep
your eyes on Him. He has already overcome the world and He will bring you through
whatever you are going through. You will not be consumed.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
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