Faith

Matthew 7: 9-11 tells us....."Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him ! "

There is a lost said in these few words. God's love for us is a powerful thing and sometimes when things don't go the way we want or expect then we question if we are really loved.

Only we forget that somethings happen just because we live in a less than perfect world. When we had a goat give birth to a kid with many health issues, we never once questioned why God allowed it to happen, and we never blamed ourselves or the mother goat for the kids birth defects. We just knew "those things happen". You can see where I am going with this I am sure. With Mei-Lings health issues or even Melanie being diabetic, we don't blame God. We don't think He has served up some harsh things to teach us all a lesson, what we do know is that in a imperfect world, things happen and then it is up to us on how we react to it and if it stretches us to learn more compassion. To grow more loving and to see it all for just what it is without casting blame on God or anyone for that matter.

I fully understand God is powerful and could if He chose perform a mighty miracle and in an instant Mei-Ling could have two healthy kidneys, and have perfect health, but He chose not to and I am fine with that since He knows so much more than I do, He can see the end from the beginning. When Melanie was little and we nearly lost her to a diabetic coma, we prayed without ceasing for a might miracle of healing. We had the church elders anoint her for healing, but she was not healed. I could have said all sorts of things like, "the elders must not have had real faith" (actually I may have said that one ) I could have been mad at God for not working a miracle but you know that wouldn't accomplish anything in my heart or the hearts of my children. So instead, we accepted and thanked God for modern times and medicine that preserved her life. We don't know the full picture, it has not all unfolded, but we know God knows more than we do. Pretty simple actually.

Faith isn't just about expecting good things to happen, its also feeling assurance that God knows best, that secure feeling that it will all be o.k. even when its difficult beyond words.

I am on my way to the hospital. Still uncertain at what hour the surgery will be as it was just added to the end of the Operating Room Schedule.

It brings us all great comfort to know so many of you are praying for Mei-Ling and the family. Pray also for the Doctor, that his hand be guided during this operation.