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Great is his faithfulness

 

Today I am remembering how faithful God is. My husband and I were scheduled to spend a few days away visiting friends who live several hours away, then spend some time with our children and grandchildren before travelling home. I was so looking forward to it.

Then three days ago my husband developed severe pain which meant a visit to the doctor for a diagnosis and a referral to a specialist and some tests—all of which he was told would take several months in the public health system. He was also told that even if he was placed on a waiting list it was likely to be years if at all for surgery, as it wasn’t considered life-threatening. In the meantime, my husband has to live with this pain. He is unable to enjoy life, unable to do much with his hobbies and unable to do some of his work around the house. It also impacts his mental health. Needless to say, it also impacts me to a lesser degree.

We have booked in for private tests at some expense, and will also pay for a private visit to a specialist. Then, depending on how much it will cost to have surgery privately, we will be looking at our savings to see if we can do it.

When my husband told me we wouldn’t be going away as he simply would not be able to sit in the car for that long, I understood but was still very upset. It took me some time to process the change to our plans and the necessary limitations for us in the foreseeable future. During that time I spoke to my daughter who reminded me of God’s faithfulness. I so appreciated it as, even though I knew he was faithful, during that time of upset I needed the reminder. I then looked at a message from a friend who had no idea of the circumstances, and had messaged that she felt God had a scripture for me; Deuteronomy 31:8

 

The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. (NIV)

 

And then, as I wrote in my prayer journal that night, the following verse was on the page I was writing on:

 

Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress,

and he hears my voice. (Psalm 55:17 NIV)

 

God is faithful for sure. What a wonderful confirmation of his faithfulness. I cried out to Him, knowing he will never leave me and he heard me; he lifted my discouragement and filled me with peace. The situation is in his hands and that is where I’m leaving it. I’m praying for healing but more than that, for his will to be done.

May you too, have personal experience of his faithfulness and be filled with his peace.

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