My mom sent this to me in regards to Allie and all of her medical stuff (endometriosis, PCOS, migraines), and after reading it I realized that this is where I am..... this is the reason I am able to go on day to day. I wanted to share it with everyone.
Blessed are those who believe when there is no evidence of an answer to prayer—who trust beyond hope when all means have failed.
Someone has come to the place of hopelessness—the end of hope—the end of all means. A loved one is facing death and doctors give no hope. Death seems inevitable. Hope is gone. The miracle prayed for is not happening.
That is when Satan’s hordes come to attack your mind with fear, anger, overwhelming questions: “Where is your God now? You prayed until you had no tears left. You fasted. You stood on promises. You trusted.”
Blasphemous thoughts will be injected into your mind: “Prayer failed. Faith failed. Don’t quit on God—just do not trust him anymore. It doesn’t pay!”
Even questioning God’s existence will be injected into your mind. These have been the devices of Satan for centuries. Some of the godliest men and women who ever lived were under such demonic attacks.
To those going through the valley and shadow of death, hear this word: Weeping will last through some dark, awful nights—and in that darkness you will soon hear the Father whisper, “I am with you. I cannot tell you why right now, but one day it will all make sense. You will see it was all part of my plan. It was no accident. It was no failure on your part. Hold fast. Let me embrace you in your hour of pain.”
Beloved, God has never failed to act but in goodness and love. When all means fail—his love prevails. Hold fast to your faith. Stand fast in his Word. There is no other hope in this world.~
I realize that I don't have all the answers about what God has planned for Allie. I also know that He WILL bring something great out of all of this. I could be angry and upset, but I find myself mostly at peace....which I thought was rather strange until I read this.
Now I think I'm right where I'm supposed to be.....
and so is Allie.
God bless her.
© 2011
2 comments:
Hugs. What a great reminder from your mom. Garth Brooks' song "Unanswered Prayers" is one of my favorite. It reminds us that even though our plans don't turn out the way we want, that doesn't mean they go unanswered. He's answering them, even if it is not the way or how we want them - so we don't always *hear* the answer when He gives it.
I just found you guys through BlogHer and wanted to say that I feel for your daughter, I was diagnosed with PCOS and migraines when I was 21 after struggling for 8 years with all kinds of issues. It was many years after that they I finally figured out what the doctors couldn't. My migraines were caused by a Sulfate allergy. I started out with an allergic reaction to an antibiotic and then started reading labels -- diet drinks, chewing gum, shampoo, breath mints...all of them include sulfates or sulfites or asulfamane...I stopped eating or using anything with those ingredients...I've only had a handful of migraines in the past 6 years as a result. I know it may be a long shot, but I wanted to share my experience in the hopes it might help your daughter. My doctors still won't confirm that's the issue, but I can say from experience that even one sip of a diet drink on accident sets off a raging migraine that is quite miserable.
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