Ok I've been reading Lysa's post for the last 2 days (if you haven't read them here's post 1 and post 2 ) and I know where her friend is at. Let me share a little more insight the past few years for our family.
In March 2007 my husband went to the hospital with appendicitis, the Dr decided surgery would be the best option and it was done the next morning. Surgery went fine, appendix came out, was able to be done in the least invasive way everything we had hoped for. They kept him the rest of that day and told us they would discharge him the next day.
Next day comes around and he's complaining of having trouble breathing, he's told its probably a side effect of the anesthesia combined with his asthma. They send him home telling us not to worry about it. We were not home for more than an hr before he started coughing up large quantities of bright red blood.Back to the ER we went, many hrs and tests later we had no answer but we had a referral to a palmonology
We meet with him and find out that his lungs are are not functioning properly, that he has already lost 35% of his lung function, but with meds he could slow the progression. Now fast forward 6 months my husband starts having increased dizzy spells, passing out at work and more trouble breathing.
Back to the hospital where he stays for a few days while more tests are done and still no answers to what is going on. His work won't let him come back till the Dd says the passing out has been "cured". So he goes on medical leave and we make plans to scale back.
By December we still had no answers and his work released him, so we went from reduced income to no income. We were seeing specialist after specialist now with no insurance to cover appointments or medicines. By March the bank wasn't willing to work with us and decided to start foreclosure proceedings. While all this was going on I was having terrible headaches but my Dr and I figured it was all stress related and nothing much was done, until I blacked out in the shower and landed myself in the ER.
We found out quite quickly that the headaches were more then stress, I have this wonderful condition that allows my CF fluid to build up and put a lot of extra pressure on my brain plus a small heart condition where my heart likes to accelerate to a rapid heart rate (often over 180 a min) then decelerate to my normal rate around 40 beats.
By playing with my husbands meds they were able to better control his weak spells and almost eliminate his passing out though they are still to this day not sure what is behind all this. But this came after we had lost all our savings and the house.
My husband is now back to work, we have found a wonderful house to rent and for the most part our health is stable. I can say that even when it felt like the bottom had fallen out of my world I knew that God was the only one holding it together. We are still going through tough times and I know the only light in these dark days is Him. i know when i cry out to Him, He hears me. He might not always do as I ask but He loves me more than life itself and will get me through it.
Lysa asked for bible verses and I have a journal full of them. I wrote them down whenever I came to them those dark days to reassure myself that He would see my family through. So here are some of my favorite verses:
God is greater than our hearts and he knows everything." -1 John 3:20
"Don't ever worry and say, 'What are we going to eat?' or 'What are we going to drink?' or 'What are we going to wear?' Everyone is concerned about these things, and your heavenly Father certainly knows you need all of them. But first, be concerned about his kingdom and what has his approval. Then all these things will be provided for you.Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” Matthew 6:31-34
"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter5:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:5-6
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. James 1:2-4
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Psalms 46:1-3
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. Isaiah 43:2
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40: 28-31
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. 2 Corinthians 1:3-5
But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him" 1 Corinthians 2:9
Thursday, March 12, 2009
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2 comments:
Oh sweet Melissa,
Thank you for this post. What a strong story that atests to the power of God in the midst of complete heart break.
Praying for God's continued provision for you and your family right now. Thank you for taking time to write this...
what a treasury of verses~
Melissa,
What an awesome testimony to God's absolute sovereignty in your life! Thank you for sharing this story with us, and for being so transparent and open. These are the kinds of stories we all need to hear so that we are encouraged to continually place our faith in Christ and not this world.
Xandra
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