Today has been a miraculous day and I remain in awe of our Most High God!
Background info: Recently, God has been using me in many ways to affect The Kingdom. I have joined an intercessory prayer group, have received Words from God about whom I am to assist in certain ministries, as well as messages of how I am to serve God down the road. I've received messages of how I am to prepare for some of these things...and I have been constantly amazed at how God works....at how...even when I don't always do what I should...He can still use and move through me and others.
Today has been especially eye-opening to me. For a few weeks, our prayer group has been interceding on behalf of a 10-year-old boy who is struggling with cancer. Things were going well until last week when another tumor was found and the chemo wasn't doing what it was supposed to do. His body was not performing the way it should in order to receive the treatments. The doctors gave his parents very little hope. Even more prayer kicked in. Today, a friend awoke to find her five-ish son in the middle of a Gran Mal seizure. He seized for at least 35 more minutes after that. My sister-in-law (this is her best friend's child) called and asked me to pray..they thought he was in a coma...and I immediately enlisted the prayer help of others.
Throughout the morning, the burden for these children increased on my heart. I didn't get much work done for all the praying I was doing! But the whole time, I could feel God's presence and knew He was surrounding those children. I believe God speaks to us in many ways. Sometimes its audibly, specifically to us. Sometimes its through His Word. Sometimes its through other people. For me today, it was through other people. My friend and leader of our prayer group sent an e-mail praying over this child with the seizure. In it she witnessed that there would be someone with the healing touch of God that would go and pray over him and he would be fine. I thanked for doing a "reply-to-all" as I had the feeling that that person was included in the e-mail list. As the morning went on, the burden I felt for these boys increased immensely. I can't explain the feeling of it...just that they were on my heart so heavily and all I could do was pray. My best friend/sister and I were conversing through IM and I tried to explain to her what I was feeling. She asked if I was going to the hospital. I told her I probably would. She told me she was glad because if I'd said no, she was going to tell me I HAD to go. God was telling her to have me go to the hospital and pray over these children and hug their mothers. She had no idea of the e-mail my other friend had sent. And I was in awe of the fact that God wanted me to go...I even asked her if she was sure...because I just knew God would use someone more experienced in that area...like one of my cousins. She said no...it has to be you and don't forget to hug the moms so they'll know God is with them. So I called my friend/prayer group leader to confirm that the 10-year-old was at the same hospital as the five-year-old...and I asked her if she'd received the e-mail I'd sent (which described what my sister had said). She confirmed that both boys were at the same hospital and that she had not read the e-mail but that yes...I was to go. I said, "what?" She said, "Yes...you are to go to the hospital and pray." God is so amazing to confirm to us what He wants us to do!
So...I thought to myself.."Well...I guess I better go to the hospital!" And I have to tell you that as soon as I acknowledged obedience to God's command, the enemy started trying to keep me from it! Every time I tried to walk out the door from work, someone was at my desk needing something immediately. Finally, I quickly prayed, "Lord I've got to get out of here" and was finally able to go. I called on several people to pray for me as I did this. You see, this is all kind of new to me. It's not that I ever doubted God's Power....I'm just now beginning to open myself up to be used by Him. So in that sense, I'm a baby at this and needed the strengthening prayers of others around me. So anyway...off I go. I work downtown so the hospital isn't far...but traffic was horrible!!! I started getting frustrated at other drivers and I finally realized that once again, the devil was trying to stop what God was doing. he was trying to change my attitude...delay my arrival at the hospital...anything. So then my cousin calls and I'm thinking great...he can pray with me and that'll help. Of course, I'm still overwhelmed by God's Presence and this burden for these children. And as I'm talking to him about it, he reassures me that this is what God does. He will place a heavy burden for something or someone on our hearts...so heavy that all we can do is pray about it. Then he asked if I felt overwhelmed. Overwhelmed is an
understatement! Then he asked if I felt "out of my comfort zone". Absolutely!!! He said that's another thing God does...takes us out of our comfort zone to do His Will. I guess He does that so that we have to trust God completely for the outcome and that ultimately, HE will be glorified...not us. So my cousin asks if I want him to pray right then...absolutely!! So I'm pulling into the parking garage at the hospital and wouldn't you know it, as he starts to pray, the phone goes dead! Dadgum devil again!!! By this time I'm quite angry at satan but I he wasn't going to stop this. I parked my car and just sat there an prayed. I said, Lord...satan is trying to keep me from doing Your Will...but I'm not going to let him dissuade me. I know this is what You desire of me and I'm going to do it. These hospitals have strict security measures now. I just pray that You would make my path clear and allow me access to Your Children." Ladies and Gentlemen, I must tell you that I had no problems in that hospital! I didn't even have to wait for an elevator. Every door that I needed to walk through was opened. Every person that I needed information from gave it easily and quickly.
I went to see the little boy with cancer first. I'll call him "C". I did not know C or his parents. I used to work with his aunt. But I will tell you that when I walked into that room and introduced myself, I felt like I did know them. C and his dad were so open and welcoming. So kind...it was almost as if they'd been expecting me. C is such a sweet child and you can tell he knows God loves him and he has faith and peace in that. I asked if I could pray with him and he agreed...and as weak as he was, he lifted his hand for me to hold while I prayed. And though it was a short prayer and very to-the-point...and I spent maybe 5 minutes with him and his dad, I knew God was there...surrounding C and his dad...and even at that moment with his mom who was driving home to get some rest. I kissed C's little bald head and hugged his father....and asked his dad to pass the hug along to C's mom. As I started out the door, I heard C's small voice say "Thank you for coming by." I told him I was more than happy to do so. As I shut the door to his room, I was just overcome with tears...of joy, amazement, feeling God's presence and healing power...and I just can't explain it.
So I went downstairs to the ER...that's where D was. Again...no problems getting back there to see him. D's mom is the best friend of my husband's sister. I hugged her and she started crying and told me she had been afraid that today was going to be the day she had to plan a funeral. God whispered in my ear, "no today is not d's day"...so I told her that...Today is not D's day...he's got a lot of time in front of him. She said deep down she's knew he was going to be okay but they just weren't sure how the seizure was going to affect him once he woke up. D was born with some other challenges and has been taking some oxygen infusion therapy to "wake up" some brain cells...and they had made quite a bit of progress. This seizure could wipe all that away. So I asked her if I could pray with them. This was about 1:15p and he had been in this post-siezure sleep for about 8 hours. I was told that a gran mal seizure affects the body the way running a triathlon would...imagine that kind of exhaustion in the small body of a 5 year-old. So I prayed for D and his parents, asking God to not only restore D but to increase his progress. I chatted with them a while longer, hugged both parents and went back to work. About 2 hours later, my husband called and said they were on their way home from the hospital! I learned later from my sister-in law (who'd arrived at the hospital about 1:30p), that shortly after she got there, they were trying to rouse D in order to get him to eat or drink something so they could go home. She said he sat straight up in the hospital bed, eyes wide open and wanting chocolate milk! This after 8-10 hours of this deep post-seizure sleep! It was literally within a half-hour (from what she told me) after I had done what God told me to do and prayed over this child! The next morning, I e-mailed his mom and she said that he seemed to be back to his old self and woke up demanding breakfast! LOL. She said she even noticed some new muscle movement in his arm, I believe it was. Again, I was reminded that God would increase D's progress. I saw his mom Friday, and she said his little body was still recuperating from the trauma of the seizure...and that he'd had another small one at school the day before...but they have him on medication for them. But he is doing well and is a wonderful example of how miraculously God works....and that prayer works!
All of this to say: God is working miracles everyday. Unfortunately, most people are too busy or blind to see them. He is the same today as He was yesterday and as He will be tomorrow. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and soul and might and He will direct your path! Be obedient...the blessings that come from it are too awesome to even attempt to describe! I love you all and my prayer is that by sharing the stories of these two little ones, that you will be blessed...and know that God loves each and everyone of us...and only desires that you accept His Son, Jesus Christ, as your personal savior...so that we may all live for eternity in Heaven with our Masterful Creator and Awesome God!
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I pray that each person who reads this blog will be blessed. I pray that You will use it to reach someone's heart who needs You Lord. I continue to pray for increased healing with C and D. I pray for their parents as they go through each day, dealing with whatever events arise in the treatments of their children. Lord, we also know that this is stressful on their homelives, their finances, and other relationships. I pray for Your supernatural Provision for these families to meet every need they might have. Surround them Father God with Your Love and Your Peace that surpasses all understanding. May the events that unfolded on 12/11 bring You Glory continuously. May this bring someone else into Your Fold. We love You Father and its in Faith that we pray in the name of Jesus. Amen. Chrissy ... 
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