More Waiting
Lately I feel as if all I’m doing is waiting on answers.
Waiting on the Lord is part of being a Christian. God moves in His time and His timing is perfect. That doesn’t mean waiting is easy. It is however a time when we grow spiritually. The one thing I learned over the past couple of weeks is that we don’t have to walk around putting on brave faces and forced smiles. It’s okay to respond, “No, I’m having a rough time going through this…” when they ask, “How ya’ doin’?”
I know God has it under control.
I know He has a plan.
And yet there have been days when I’ve stood in my shower sobbing because of the situation. Today is one of those days because the waiting involves my oldest grandson.
L is autistic. Several years ago he was diagnosed with Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome. This means he goes through bouts of severe cramping, abdominal pain, bleeding from the rectum and other symptoms. Two to three times a year he has an upper GI endoscopy done as well as a colonoscopy. He’s s trooper especially considering that he has to deal with his “clean out” medicine more than 24hrs before the procedures, and basically doesn’t eat for over 24 hrs. He’s allowed a liquid diet but it’s difficult when everyone around him is eating regular food. My daughter-in-law is fantastic with him and encourages him to drink the shakes with her. She goes through it with him to help him get through it.
Today, he had his procedures which went well but the doctor found an oddly shaped “mass” or possible new type of polyp that they’ve never encountered with him before. There’s a lot of medical terms and things to do with his pancreas. That’s how my d-i-l explained it and most of it went over my head. The one thing that’s clear is that a biopsy has to be done and it can take up to two weeks for the results to come back. The shape and location caused concern. We’re praying that it’s a normal polyp which still has a downside because he’ll have to have surgery because the doctor needs to use special tools to remove it. So this is yet another storm to wait out.
Thankfully my God heals. He hears prayers.
He covers us with His love and protection during storms.
He is faithful and never fails.
He keeps His promises.
His love is NEVERENDING!
During storms I pray a lot. I also PRAISE a lot! One of my favorite songs is That’s the Thing About Praise by Benjamin William Hastings and Blessing Offor.
I’ll update this post once we get the good news because I’m believing the good news will come. Faith can move mountains and this grandma is rockin’ deep and abiding faith in Jesus. He never, ever, fails.
UPDATE: The test results came back a week later and praise God they’re good! The mass is benign and he’ll be scheduled for surgery to have it removed. He’ll still have to have the upper and lower scopes done each year but we’re not facing a cancer diagnosis. That’s a victory and I thank my God for all of it.
Peace,
