I read this quote today:
"We need to ruthlessly eliminate hurry from our lives." Pastor Pete Wilson
and you can read the article where it was quoted here
This is very timely! I have been out of commission for a week and a half with kidney stones.
It was a week ago last Wednesday that I woke my husband up and said I have a pain in my back that feels like a pulled muscle, but it is not and I need to get this checked right now...it was 11:35 p.m. We called a friend to come and stay with the kids and we headed to the ER. We were there all night. I left with lots of pain killers in me and lots of paperwork and the two kidney stones I arrived with.
In my mind our only choice was to get these little suckers blasted as soon as possible because we have four kids, homeschool, business...you know HURRY, HURRY! So, on to the urologist. Well, he said they would not do anything till the next week, so here is another prescription for pain killers and I will see you on Monday. If they are still there we can blast on Tuesday. Tuesday? That was four whole days away. He was in no hurry.
We scrambled. My kids were shuffled all over the place. Friends, neighbors, even strangers came to watch the kids at my house. The kids loved it (although I think they did start missing Mommy). I missed my life and I had no clue even after the blasting when I would feel better. I still have the stones. They are persistent and they are in NO HURRY!
Through this, at least when I have been awake, everything I have been struggling with has been amplified. When you are not feeling well things tend to look worse than they actually are or things that you did not even know were wrong come up.
Today a friend prayed that the Lord would help me find my mustard seed and as I close tonight that is my prayer too. I need that mustard seed to see me through tomorrow...when I try to slow down.
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Matthew 17:20
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5 comments:
Oh Mari, I'm sorry you are dealing with this. It's interesting but you have come to mind several times in the past week and now I know why! I'll pray you find that mustard seed and get rid of the pain too!
I just read that article from Peter Wilson too!
I am Praying for you girl & I hope you are feeling better soon!
Ouch! Feel better soon! My prayers are with you. ((hugs))
Praying for you Mari!
Bless your heart! May those stones disintegrate quickly and leave your body. May you relax in His arms and release the "to do list" to your Father. After all, you are just a girl. be good to yourself.
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