Last week
Larry, my husband, was unexpectedly admitted to the hospital for a
re-evaluation of all the medicine he was taking. He began feeling poorly during a routine
check-up on his shoulder which he had surgery on four years ago. The surgeon
told him he needed to see a doctor asap. As God provided, one of the local
doctors was able to see him…thus the admittance into the hospital.
Now this in itself was a blessing as Larry has been
having health issues for some time. This
new doctor was determined to find the cause of his problems. Consequently, he
would need to remain in the hospital for a period of time.
Since his health issues weren’t life-threatening, I
decided to drive back and forth from our home to the hospital which made about
a 120 mile round trip. Normally, this
trip wouldn’t be a concern; however, our “well-travelled” car, which has been a
reliable vehicle for years, has developed a problem. It now requires coolant/antifreeze added to
its radiator about every other day, depending on how much we drive it. This
doesn’t seem like a huge problem, only an inconvenience. However, try as I may,
I have NOT been able to remove the radiator’s cap. Larry has shown me how to do
it, but my attempts have failed so he is the one in charge of this task. Consequently, with him in the hospital and
with me driving back and forth, removing the radiator’s cap became my
concern. Granted, I could have driven
Larry’s Dodge pickup, but to be honest, I’d rather ride in it than drive it J So stubborn me had to rely upon my own
strength or (and this was the main
source): the strength of JESUS!!!
In the morning before I left to drive to the hospital,
I prayed that Jesus would either give me the ability to take off the radiator
cap or send me someone who would. Taking
a deep breath and trusting in Jesus, I attempted to remove it, but I couldn’t.
Consequently, I would follow my second option which was to find someone who
could. With the Spirit’s urgings, I
contacted a friend of mine who has a son who’s a mechanic so she said she would
call him to let him know I was bringing in my car to have him help me. I sighed with relief, but just as I was
finishing our conversation, Larry called.
He told me that the postman had contacted him because I had a package
that needed my signature and wondered if I would be home. WOW!!!!
It wasn’t my friend’s son that God had planned to help me but the
postman. AND to top it off, the package
was from my spiritual sister, LaJuan, (Dimes and Hearts post) who had sent me a
package from Hong Kong. I had no idea
that LaJuan had sent me a package, but God did, and HE also knew I would need
someone to help me with the radiator cap on that particular morning at that
particular time!!!! What an awesome God
we serve. He was in control…all I had to do was TRUST Him and stay out of His way!
The postman came to my aid so I was able to make the
trip to the hospital twice before adding more coolant. By that time Larry was
home and was able to do it. Yes, Larry
is some better, and hopefully, the new medicines and other physical therapy
treatments will make him feel even better.
We are praising God for His assistance through
this unexpected lifestyle change, and I am praising God for his amazing
orchestration as the package from LaJuan brought me my rescuer.
“I will lift up my eyes
to the hills---from whence comes my help?
My help comes from the
LORD, who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121: 1-2
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