Could I share something personal? God has been so good, and I feel I must tell you about it.
Late Friday afternoon I came back from a two-day retreat in the North Georgia mountains. Sandy was planning on coming with me but had previously committed to manning a station at the local hospital's "Health Fair." She could not keep her word to the hospital and still accompany me, so Thursday morning we kissed goodbye and I went to WinShape alone.
Friday, on her way to the hospital, Sandy's CD player clicked to a song by Steven Curtis Chapman about a husband's commitment to his wife during dark, uncertain days. (The song is "Go There with You." You can read the lyrics here. ) For no apparent reason, the Lord strongly impressed upon Sandy the thought, "You know that's how Jim feels about you. He will walk through anything with you." She didn't understand what that was all about; but it made a deep impression, and she knew it was coming from God.
A few hours later, during a lull in the Health Fair, Sandy decided to take one of the free tests for diabetes. To her shock the test came back positive. Not only positive, but apparently she has had diabetes for an extended period of time! That this had never been detected was unbelievable!
Only one who has received such unexpected news can really understand the distress and dismay that comes at such a time. Now she was beginning to understand the song and the...
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faithfulness, fatherhood of god, healing, providence
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