Today marks nine months since I went into the hospital. I was so sick. My wife and I had been praying for such a long time for healing, wisdom for the medical folks, and guidance for what to do. The answer to those prayers showed up nine months ago with a visit to the Emergency Room, then the ICU, then surgery.
I spent eleven days in the hospital but that is nothing compared to the last three years of decline, and the total nine years of not thriving.
God has a way of bringing us to the end of ourselves, letting us thrash about seeking the answer when all along we should be seeking Him. I am so thankful that I never gave up seeking God, asking for answers, healing, wisdom, guidance. I am so thankful for a wife that prays. I am thankful for a wife that knew to pray and that called so many others to pray as well.
God answers prayer! The outcome was better than we expected, beyond what we imagined! Years of life have been restored. Strength that was gone nine years ago has returned. He makes all things new!