“How did you end up here?”
the Oncology Nurse questioned, after reviewing my unremarkable medical history.
“Divine intervention,” I replied. Her eye brows frowned at me over the rim of
her glasses. “You must have had some
symptoms,” she replied...
Welcome to Coffee Hour at
Chicklit Power and Megan’s Monday Mantra with Trench Classes United.
Truth be known, I did have
one significant symptom – and that was the Lord prompting me to get off my
hind-end and go to the doctor for a chest ex-ray!
My seasonal allergies did
feel worse than normal and I was a bit more tired than usual, but
“In the
World According to Dave” (that would be my husband), these were just normal
signs of aging. Plus, I was still mourning the loss of my Mother. I credited
feeling less than my best to emotional distress or depression - until one early
morning, when the Lord’s prompting broke through.
After a heated argument with
my Doctor who believed that my stuffed-up nose and congestion-free lungs did
not warrant a chest ex-ray, he relented and wrote the order. Forty-eight hours
later I was summoned back for more tests. The diagnosis of probable early stage
non-smoker’s lung cancer and major lung surgery was the result.
I was healthy - I was
symptomless - and it is rare to detect early stage lung cancer.
WHAT IF I HAD FAILED TO FOLLOW THE PROMPTING OF THE
LORD? I would not be cancer free
today.
How do we know it is God
prompting us and not just something we conjured up ourselves? That is always my
biggest concern. Scripture tells us we were created to know God in a personal
way. In John 10:27, Jesus says, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them,
and they follow Me.” We were created to have a relationship with God,
through His Son, Jesus Christ. Everything starts and ends with our relationship
with Him.
It is through our personal
relationship with God, that we become sensitive to the promptings of His
Spirit.
“I will bless the Lord who has counseled me; indeed,
my mind instructs me in the night.
I have set the Lord continually before me; because He
is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” (Psalm16:7-8 NASB)
Your comments are always
most welcome.
Lovingly in Christ,
Megan
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