2 Corinthians 12
7 Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself! 8 Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me. 9 And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 10 Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
During my pregnancy I had this eerie feeling about the baby and his health although I had a perfectly normal pregnancy. Matt and I have lived very blessed lives. In the 5 years we have been married, and really our whole lives, we have not faced great trial or tragedy. As Christians we pray that the Lord would increase our faith and draw us closer to him. The Bible tells us that one way that the Lord grows our faith is through trial and so I have felt like there was a trial around the corner for us. As I pondered all this I prayed that the Lord would not give a trial involving the baby and his health. "Please Lord give us a different trial... let the house burn down, or Matt lose his job... but not the baby." Now this may not have been the most faithful prayer I have prayed but that is what I asked.
The day after Graham was born they took him for a routine pediatric check up and he was gone for a long time. Finally we were told that a murmur was detected when listening to Graham's heart and they wanted to do an echo to make sure everything was ok. Well I didn't worry. I was sure it was nothing. It wasn't nothing. When the doctor from the NICU came to tell me what they had found I was in the room by myself, all the family had gone to get lunch. He explained that Graham had Tetralogy of Fallot and that he needed surgery. When he left the room the tears came. I immediately thought of Paul who asked the Lord to remove the thorn in his flesh and the Lord said "no." I asked the Lord to spare us a trial with Graham's health and He said "no, my grace is sufficient for you. My power is made perfect in weakness."
The news was difficult, but I know that God's grace is sufficient to see us through this trial. We are trusting the Lord with Graham's heart and are so thankful for the many ways he has provided for us so far. We got to come home from the hospital only 2 days after his birth and he is eating and growing well. Praise the Lord for his provision and grace in the midst of trial! Thank you all for your prayers. Thank you, God, that you are a God who hears and answers the prayers of his people!
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