May 27, 2021 Thurs AM
Well, I started the end of this earlier this morning, and played tag with the nurse till just now. Talk about in the wait! I think The Lord was preparing me this morning, lol. FINALLY talked to nurse Michelle, she had several admissions and couldn't get back to me, so we speak Peace over the ICU in Jesus name! She isn't sure when the dialysis will be, but it will be today, He is scheduled for the Trach and Peg tomorrow and that will help so much getting everything out of his mouth and lessen the possibility of aspirating saliva or his feed tube food. Steve's kidneys still require daily dialysis, praise God for the removal of the toxins in his body. The rest of his numbers hold steady and are in the normal range, or normal range for what he is going through. His reactivity remains the same, not sure if that is due to meds and kidney function.
Adam needs lots of prayer, yesterday he was clear and talking, and then suddenly not clear at all. He is still dealing with lessened feeling in right leg and still no movement in his right foot. They don't know why and don't think it is connected to the disc issue they found, they think it is from the past, not the accident. His mom is with him today, please continue to lift them up. Riley is here with their dog Blue and is currently sleeping.
I woke this morning thinking of Elijah in the drought. In 1 Kings 17:1 The Lord told Elijah that there would be no dew or rain for the next few years until God gave the word. When God gives the word. God finally impresses on Elijah in 1 Kings 18:41 that a mighty rainstorm is coming (please don't skip the awesome verses in between!!! SO GOOD). So he tells King Ahab to eat and drink because the rain is coming. Elijah climbs Mount Carmel and bowed low to the ground and prayed. He sent his servant to look toward the sea 6 times and he didn't see any sign of rain. He sent him a 7th time and he reported that he saw a tiny cloud the size of a man's fist. Elijah shouted for him to go tell the king quickly or he would be stopped by all the rain, so he did.
Elijah waited, and in the wait, he never gave up or doubted God's word. God used him in so many ways in the in between that brought his wandering and lost, hurting, and starving people who had turned away from Him and to worldly things, back to Him. This pandemic has been so hard on everyone, fear, divisiveness, anger, frustration. Many have turned from God, turned from each other, and turned to total self-reliance and trying to control everything around us for "safety". On the other hand some have relinquished control and pressed in to God. Even in the chaos and the storm, pressing into The Lord brings peace, hope, and even joy. He uses you and me in the wait, the desert, the storms of our lives when we run to Him. I don't have the strength at all to do what I need to do each day through this. None of us do. It is only God who strengthens me.
In 1Kings 18:44-46 the sky turns black and a terrific rainstorm comes. The LORD gives special strength to Elijah and he ran ahead of the kings chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel. The LORD is blessing me with His strength to run this race. If I turn away or decide to curl up, then I am not plugged into my power source. I woke up yesterday and my phone that had been playing scripture all night was dead, the plug was in the phone, but I had not plugged it into the power source! Sometimes every moment I need to choose to plug in, when I can't breathe, when I am drowning in worldly medical reports that I need to know but are too much. When I am feeling overwhelmed, distressed or downhearted and missing my man. I need to plug into my source, power, peace, love, comfort, forgiveness, covering, protection, provision, healing and so much more.
Do yourself a favor and read 1 Kings 17-19 you won't be disappointed!
Prayer points: Adam, healing of head injury and right leg and foot, revelation for the doctors. Steve, breaking through the covid fog, healing of brain and kidneys. Love you all!
Comments
- Kris RomerHeather, your posts are a continual source of INSPIRATION! We are here to lift YOUR requests in prayer and bring YOU encouragement, and yet WE are always the ones feeling lifted by this page. I look forward to the day that you and Steve and the girls can look back on these entries together and see how the Lord has walked you through it, giving you the strenth as you plug into HIM as your power source. I keep decreeing that Steve is HEALED by the blood of the Lamb, that he will not die but will LIVE and declare the works of the LORD. And we know in all things that God works for the good of those that love him and have been called according to his purpose. Steve has such great purpose ahead of him! May your strength and peace be renewed this weekend as you keep plugging into Jesus. All my love~Kris5/27/21
- Jeannine Santo ZupoGod was good to Elijah over and over. Wow! The ravens, the widow, and on and on. And Elijah was obedient- I may have faltered by the second or third waiting period/trial if I were him! Praise god for perseverance . Praying for Steve and Adam. And for your obedient heart.5/27/21
- Patricia RumentsMy gosh Heather, you preach all of us a sermon every day, I feel like you are holding us all up! Thank you. I pray for complete recovery for Steve and Adam, sooner than later. Also for rest for you, body soul and spirit. We are all just trusting God to do His miraculous thing in both their lives!!5/27/21
- Niki MattsonThank you Heather. Our family is praying for you all. The Mosaic board and staff are praying too. Please tell Steve we love him and are waiting expectantly for God's healing to be revealed and to see our dear friend again.5/27/21
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