answered prayers and peaches

I’ve been thinking lately about the idea of asking God for big things. It’s a scary thing to do, because we don’t always get the answer we want. I recently read a book (there have been so many that I can’t pinpoint which one. I am going to write a post soon of books that have been so helpful during this crazy time as well as a playlist that has been great and encouraging), that mentioned one of my favorite passages from the Old Testament. It’s Daniel 3. In it, there are 3 Israelites who refuse to bow down to the statue of the king and worship him. Their punishment for this is to be thrown into the fire. Their response to this punishment was “If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. BUT EVEN IF HE DOES NOT, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.” (empasis mine). I love their response.

BUT. EVEN. IF. HE. DOES. NOT.

This is the faith I want. Here is the thing: God is good regardless of how He answers my requests. So when I struggle with asking big things of Him, I need to remember that regardless of the outcome, it doesn’t change that He is good. So I’m gonna ask for big things.

 I write this because last night I asked Scott to pray for my hearing test today. One of the chemotherapies I get can cause hearing damage, and since I received this chemo in high school, they are keeping a close eye on it. The one I got before my first cycle of chemo showed that I had some minor hearing loss at a particular pitch. So I asked Scott to pray that it wouldn’t be worse. They told me that ringing in my ears was a bad sign and I’ve had that ever since my first chemo, so I was nervous.

I went to the test today and the guy said, “You have phenomenal hearing”. The pitch that I couldn’t hear before? I could hear it. He triple checked it to be sure. It took me a few minutes as I was walking out to remember that I asked Scott to pray about that specifically last night. I was pumped.

I went on from my appointment to pick up peaches from our peach guy. Yes, we have a peach guy. He only comes once a year. It’s a big deal. Scott was supposed to be the one picking them up, but he ended up not being able to go. I was kind of sad about going, but I went. The guy that helped me load my car with the boxes asked me if I was in treatment. No hair will do that. I said yes. He asked if I was a Christian. I said yes. He proceeded to talk to me about how his dad was healed and about claiming the promises in scripture and it was so encouraging. God literally reworked my day to show up. My hearing appointment was a surprise, we just found out about it less than 24 hours before, and I wasn’t supposed to go get peaches, and I did. He is good.

All that to say I am asking big things of the big God I serve. I believe Him big enough to answer, but even if He doesn’t, He is still good.

Update: Chemo number 3 starts tomorrow with a 4 day inpatient stay. After this one, we will be halfway done with chemo! There should also be a meeting with the team to discuss and decide radiation, so prayers for those 2 things would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for trekking along on our journey.

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