Still in the hospital. I’m not even asking the doctors when we might be discharged. It puts too much pressure on Ellis, so we’re just staying put until we’re ready to go home. She had a moment of tears when her nausea hit again this morning, since she
I pray for healing and complete recovery in her body, as well as wisdom and insight for the hospital staff. I might be biased because that experience is behind us, but it seems her valve surgery recovery last summer went smoother than this and that was open heart surgery! Nausea is not for the faint hearted…in my opinion, it’s one of the worse ailments.
Talk about a test of faith and practicing endurance. A week before this happened, I started memorizing James chapter 1; I only got to verse 11, but those verses are so apt for my situation right now.
Ok, I’ll type it here from memory, so please excuse if there’s any errors. But these verses apply to our situation!
This letter is from James – a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the twelve tribes – Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings! Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance has fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
If you need wisdom, ask our generous God and He will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask, make sure your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person like that is as unsettled as a wave of the sea who is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world-and they are unstable in everything they do.
That’s from memory, so there may be errors, but the message in those verses touched me deeply this week. I needed to ask God for wisdom and knowing that God will give it if I ask has been reassuring to me. Maybe God was preparing me in some ways for this challenge and he armed me with those verses. I was inspired to start memorizing parts of James, because Pastor Levi Lusko memorized the whole book of James and he shared how it’s been life changing. It was talked about in one of his sermons: “Why it matters to memorize scripture.”
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I’m going to use this Home Free video in my posts leading up to Christmas, but it occurred to me that you might enjoy hearing it now. It’s filled with the kind of perfect peace that’s rarely found in a performance.
Soothing and lovely! Thank you for sharing it with me. It’s a great idea and a blessing for your readers to see that video in your posts leading up to Christmas. It gets so hectic and overwhelming with the holidays.
Hang in there Esther.
Thank you, Linda! It’s so hard to see and go through. Her condition flip flops constantly throughout the day and I feel helpless.
I hope the doctors can come up with a solution for Ellis – you will wear yourself down with worry and being bedside. I know you don’t want to ask the doctors how long until you can leave, but hopefully they give you some indication (out of earshot of Ellis)?
Wonderful sculpture on walk to the cafeteria at Stanford Hospital. Iam so happy you share to the hospital staff pray for Elliott.
Really true you sharing Memorizing Scriptures. It’s filled with the kind of perfect peace that’s rarely found in a performance.
Tack care,my dear friend, Esther 🙏 ❤️!
Yes, the scripture has been reassuring! God has good plans and lots of good things come from pain. But to be honest, I don’t like it one bit! It’s too challenging and uncomfortable.
Thank you for your kind comment, Raj!
Thank you so much.
This is a perfect example of the good thing about memorizing the scriptures, Esther. Hang on there.
God must’ve been preparing my heart…I don’t know why this is happening and taking so long for recovery, but I’m hanging onto Jesus. It’s weak faith though. ugh…
Just keep praying until it’s over, Esther.
I hope little princess recovers well
Hope so too!! Thank you, Devang!
I don’t have words for what you’re going through. Hold on to hope.
Thank you, Jo! I am holding onto hope and waiting for a new day with a breakthrough in this condition!!
Thank you for the update, Esther. I hope you’re taking good care of yourself.
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