Small but irritating!

There are some things in life which are small and beautiful and some which are small and irritating!  This was one of those.

After Ken's accident the doctors found a huge ulcer on Ken's liver, caused by a 'dropped' gallstone from a previous operation.  Unknown to Ken, it had been growing secretly on his liver for years.  It was reaching an impressive size that the doctors originally thought it was another organ when they first discovered it!  Something so little as a gall stone was able to create fatal results if it hadn't been discovered and removed.

But removing it wasn't going to be easy. So big was the ulcer and so far its reach, it had attached itself to many other major organs.  Unfortunately I can't tell you which they were as I'm not familiar of the location of the human organs - just that we need them all to be there and all to be working properly!  Therefore the operation was to be a biggy and posed quite a lot of risks for my gorgeous husband.

So what did we do?  Did we believe God's promises for healing or feel our fears?
We did what it say in the bible:

'Is anyone among you sick?  He should call in the church elders ( the spiritual guides).  And they should pray over him, anointing him with oil in the Lord's name.'
                            James 15 v 14

And that's what we did.  We prayed. We waited. Many others prayed and many others waited with us. And we all trusted.
And you know what ................
                                            ............... We now have our very own walking and talking miracle!

Last week when Ken went for his pre-op scan, the doctors and the consultants couldn't find any evidence of an abscess at all!  It had gone!  WOW.  How awesome! How amazing! It's unbelievable and yet really real. I stand amazed!

Did I know that God is a healer?  Yes. Did I know he answers prayers?  Yes. Did I expect He would do this for us in such an amazing fashion?  Probably not. Yet our God has performed a miracle and
   ' ....is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think.....'
                                                                      Ephesians 3 v 20
He surpassed my expectations.

So on this journey of beginning our work for MAF, it is a privilege to serve a God who can do this and more!  and this is just the beginning.  I'm now starting to pray bigger prayers.

Small but irritating ( like me at times!) or small but beautiful?  (Ditto previous brackets!) God can work with both for his good and his glory.

Thank you for everyone who prayed.  Your prayers have been answered.

Maz.