Faithful to the End!

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I know this world is not my home, and all of this is only temporary! I'm almost 41 years old and God has mercifully brought me through 40+ surgeries and procedures, plus another dozen hospitalizations outside of that not necessarily related to surgeries. In fact, I am in the middle of recovering from surgery number 41. I wanted healing and did not want to be in the middle of another shunt revision surgery, yet God said "no" but He's kept me and brought me through and His healing was flowing all in the operating room. It was a complicated surgery, it was double the time, so much could have caused me a long recovery or extra time in the hospital, yet it was a final success, and I am recovering in God's healing hands.

Those surgeries are not counting all of the multiple dozens of in-office procedures I have endured and hours upon hours spent in waiting and exam rooms for doctor appointments or hours spent at the emergency room.

Most of it remains a blur to me now. I just know God brought me through it all, because of faithful prayer warriors that have been in my life (many have now gone on to be with the Lord). Yet, He's faithful to place more armor bearers and prayer warriors in my life. But as many surgeries as I have had, there have been just as many that God has stopped. I have been healed of other conditions and diseases. I have received God's healing power instantly and overtime. I am human so in my fleshly side, I have my moments of questions and doubts and discouragements and despairs and the why me? Oh but, God set me apart and despite the struggles in my life, I know that I am a testimony to the fact that God still heals, delivers, and sets free. God has poured His favor, anointing, and blessings into my life in ways I never thought possible. I want to do my best to be an encouragement for Him, because through it all GOD HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO ME! If the Lord tarries, and I see year 41 in April, I continue to remind myself of just how faithful God has been and continues to be to me. I am thankful that He delivered me from the 10+ years the enemy had me bound-up of wanting to be sick. I understand the peace and strength God has continued to give me to get through it all, in spite of myself. It is a sustaining and perfect peace that passes all understanding. Sometimes in the middle of crying out for my healing, I remember God's ways and thoughts are not mine and much higher than mine. If it is my job to remind others to keep perserving and praising God through it all, Lord help me to keep going on and pushing through the sickness that comes my way! In the middle of the exhaustion and through the tears, God has reminded me to remind you that even when we do NOT get the answer we want at the time we want it.... He is still working things out on our behalf one step at a time, behind the scenes, to give us what we need to keep going.

"And I will sing of all You've done. And I'll remember how far You carried me. From beginning until the end. You are faithful, faithful to the end. There wasn't a day, that You weren't by my side. There wasn't a day, that You let me fall. All of my life, Your love has been true. All of my life, I will worship You". ♡ 

Song: Faithful To The End



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