Thank you to everyone that has been praying for Amy and Rob as the news about their baby hit them hard the beginning of this week. The last few days have been very rough on both Amy and Rob, emotionally & physically.
After learning about the condition of the baby and exactly what was going on, things have just continued to spiral down. Amy's doctor told them that she could carry the baby to term, that the baby could be born living. The baby could live minutes, a few hours they were really uncertain, which meant they could be forced to make a quality of life decision. The other option would be for her to miss carry any time between now and October, when the baby is due.
This news hit them hard! Was she just supposed to walk around like normal for the next four to five months getting smiles and congratulations from complete strangers who had no idea of her situation? Was she going to have to go through a normal delivery, all the while knowing that she would not be taking home a baby when she left the hospital?
I think my husband said it best... he said," this is hard because we are not sure when the low point will actually be. When someone in your life dies there is an instant separation and you know the only thing to do is to begin to heal and move on. In this case, we are not sure when the low point will be, therefore it is very hard to start the healing process."
Late last night Amy was taken back to the emergency room because she was in sever pain and could not keep anything down, food or pain medication. The doctor then decided to sedate her. This morning she was moved in to labor and delivery since her body has started the labor process. At this point I am waiting to hear the outcome.
At this point I don't really know what to pray for other than peace and healing. I am not sure what the best case scenario would be here as she could deliver a living child and he/she may live for a very short period of time, she may deliver and the baby will not be living. I don't know what would be best for them at this time. I just pray that through it all they will be able to find peace and rest in their Heavenly Father.
As I was driving in to work this morning I heard the following song on the radio... I ended up having to pull over and just pray that the Lord would give me FAITH to believe that the Lord has a plan and a purpose in all of this.... here are the lyrics... I will update the blog when I have some news- thank you all for your prayers!
Laura Story - "Blessings" Lyrics
We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know the pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It's not our home
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Divine Miracle
A "Miracle" is defined in the Random House College Dictionary as " an event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a divine or supernatural cause." In other words, GOD DID IT!
Dear Father, I am so thankful that You are still the God or miracles, for they do take place every day to those who ask and believe. I am a believer and one who expects miracles. Father, as I write this, names and faces come before me of people who need a miracle today. In the Name of Jesus, I ask you to intervene and miraculously show again that You are God the One who can do anything.
I have started this blog for my sweet precious sister and her family in their time of need and prayer. I know that God can work miracles and there is NOTHING, that is too great for him. My sister and her husband have just found out that their baby to be born in October of this year may never have a chance to see the world, and know what wonderful parents he/she has. The news they were given today was there is an issue with the baby that is not allowing amniotic fluid to flow in and out properly, causing the baby to fill with fluid. The condition has a name, however I was so upset upon hearing the news I can't remember the medical term for it. I am asking for all who believe in the power of prayer and that God works miracles to pray daily for a divine miracle in the life of this precious child.
As I was told the news this morning, a rush of emotion came over me, but the two things that came into my head were - Jeremiah 32:27 and 1 John 5:14-15
Jeremiah 32:27 - " I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?"
1 John 5:14-15 - This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us- whatever we ask- we know that we have what we asked of him.
After the initial reaction of sadness and disbelief I have comfort to know that The Lord God of all mankind can do anything, there is nothing that is too great for him. Whether or not it is His will for this baby to live, we do not know, but I know that God can work miracles. I am asking all of those who receive this to pray for a miracle of life for this sweet baby. Not only for a miracle, but also that my sister and her husband would feel the arms of their Savior and Heavenly Father wrapped around them, that the Lord would hold them close to Him during this time of waiting and unknown.
Asking is faith in itself... every born again believer who is in Christ Jesus is encouraged to "Come BOLDLY unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." (Hebrews 4:16)
The Bible commands us to pray about EVERYTHING in Philippians 4:6, so that we can have the peace that passeth all understanding in verse 7. That peace is believing that God keeps his promises, and won't let us down. If we have done our part, then we must rest in the character and integrity of God that He keeps His Word. This is why Psalm 138:2 says that God magnifies His Word above all His name, because God's name is only as good as His Word.
Prayer is truly a miracle, because we have a miraculous God in Heaven, our Maker, Who loves and cares for us.
As the next few weeks unfold I am asking that you please pray that the Maker would spare the life of this precious baby if it is His will, that my sister and her husband would rest and know that God is in control and there is a purpose in all he does!
I will keep this site updated with new information as it is given.
Thank you!
Dear Father, I am so thankful that You are still the God or miracles, for they do take place every day to those who ask and believe. I am a believer and one who expects miracles. Father, as I write this, names and faces come before me of people who need a miracle today. In the Name of Jesus, I ask you to intervene and miraculously show again that You are God the One who can do anything.
I have started this blog for my sweet precious sister and her family in their time of need and prayer. I know that God can work miracles and there is NOTHING, that is too great for him. My sister and her husband have just found out that their baby to be born in October of this year may never have a chance to see the world, and know what wonderful parents he/she has. The news they were given today was there is an issue with the baby that is not allowing amniotic fluid to flow in and out properly, causing the baby to fill with fluid. The condition has a name, however I was so upset upon hearing the news I can't remember the medical term for it. I am asking for all who believe in the power of prayer and that God works miracles to pray daily for a divine miracle in the life of this precious child.
As I was told the news this morning, a rush of emotion came over me, but the two things that came into my head were - Jeremiah 32:27 and 1 John 5:14-15
Jeremiah 32:27 - " I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?"
1 John 5:14-15 - This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us- whatever we ask- we know that we have what we asked of him.
After the initial reaction of sadness and disbelief I have comfort to know that The Lord God of all mankind can do anything, there is nothing that is too great for him. Whether or not it is His will for this baby to live, we do not know, but I know that God can work miracles. I am asking all of those who receive this to pray for a miracle of life for this sweet baby. Not only for a miracle, but also that my sister and her husband would feel the arms of their Savior and Heavenly Father wrapped around them, that the Lord would hold them close to Him during this time of waiting and unknown.
Asking is faith in itself... every born again believer who is in Christ Jesus is encouraged to "Come BOLDLY unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." (Hebrews 4:16)
The Bible commands us to pray about EVERYTHING in Philippians 4:6, so that we can have the peace that passeth all understanding in verse 7. That peace is believing that God keeps his promises, and won't let us down. If we have done our part, then we must rest in the character and integrity of God that He keeps His Word. This is why Psalm 138:2 says that God magnifies His Word above all His name, because God's name is only as good as His Word.
Prayer is truly a miracle, because we have a miraculous God in Heaven, our Maker, Who loves and cares for us.
As the next few weeks unfold I am asking that you please pray that the Maker would spare the life of this precious baby if it is His will, that my sister and her husband would rest and know that God is in control and there is a purpose in all he does!
I will keep this site updated with new information as it is given.
Thank you!
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