Today (April 11th) marks five years since my first brain surgery (I had six in total). I have shared this testimony time and time again...it will never get old. I've seen people respond to my story in shock as they try to steal glances at my head to search out scars. They've said things like, "Oh my God! Are you okay now?" I always respond, "Yes, I'm fine. God is amazing, isn't He?" They reply, "Yes, He is". God's ability to heal our infirmities is not the only thing that makes Him amazing. It is also that He continues to heal us, invest gifts in us, cover and bless us even though we don't actively appreciate Him for any of it.
Want an example? I'm what I'd like to call an "extreme parent". I don't like repeat offenses. For instance, if I find myself tripping over toys on the floor more than once, then I snap the doll's head off and toss it in the garbage. My daughters look at me in shock and disbelief, but in the aftermath from "Tornado Mommy", they realize that I just simply got tired of giving to ungrateful children. So today, as I remember when the nurse had to teach me how to lift a spoon to my mouth and feed myself; or as I remember at the age of 35, learning how to walk again; or even as I remember the joy of coming home after a 10-month hospital stint and sitting on the "uncomfortable" futon bed that I spent so much time complaining about...I just want to say, "Thank You Lord that I remember."
My friend, isn't it funny how we disregard priceless things like the air we breathe, the ability to use our limbs, our senses and our memory? We refer to them as the "little things" when really, we can't function without them. Our perception of things that are important is like looking through a car's rear view mirror. PLEASE BE ADVISED: OBJECTS MAY NOT BE AS "IMPORTANT" AS THEY APPEAR. Today, let's reflect on things that are really important. NOW...What are you grateful for?
Grateful that I don't look like what I have been through! And Grateful that you have been there for me through some of it! Love you sis!
ReplyDeleteWonderful blog Sis Step! I am grateful God allowed the right people to intercede in my life during my most diffiult moments. God knows when to help his children especially through trails and tribulations. He is an on time God and for this I am grateful for!
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful for three wonderful children( Andrea, Justin and Isaiah) in their own ways. I'm also grateful for being the Grandmother of three awesome Grandchildren( Barry,Paighton and Kuhlil aka Redd).But what I'm most grateful for is I don't look a day over 30.lol.Thank you Jesus!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! AND CONGRATULATIONS!
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I'm grateful for yet another beautiful day...it's the situations that are often not. A beautiful day with all of God's creation and for those "little things" though big there are, as you say and I know, we can't function without them, I give thanx.
Your being is a reason. Your are admired and you inspire many people around you, you bring out the best and see the best in people. God thank you for you.
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I am grateful for the air i breathe and being in my right mind and the activity of my limbs even when i am in pain.
ReplyDeleteI am grateful that God puts the right people in my way to help me along my path.
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