It continues to amaze me how the words of my
devotional in Jesus Calling and my reading in The Land Between seem to echo each
other as if there is a very specific message that I need to hear. The scripture
reading in the devotional was one that I have come to love, Ephesians 3:17-18
"And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have
power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and
deep is the love of Christ." Then the chapter I read in The Land Between was about all about God's Provision. I
love this quote, "God loves to provide for us-providing is what He does.
And he does it with intimate knowledge of who we are and what we need."
This message
could not have come at a more appropriate time. Despite enjoying a
beautiful Thanksgiving weekend at Bethany Beach with my family, I was fretting
about the week ahead. Today I was scheduled with the Plastic Surgeon for
another injection in the expanders which always leads to some increased discomfort.
Tomorrow I need to have bloodwork followed by an appointment with the
Oncologist. Then this Wednesday at 8 am begins the dreaded few days of nausea
and fatigue that comes with my chemotherapy treatments. However, as I was
reminded this morning, God provides. And not only does He provide but He
provides out of His extremely wide, long, high and deep love for me. He has
provided with people to help care for me and my kids this week. He has provided
with a knowledgeable physical therapist to help give me relief after my
expansion and talk through some of my concerns regarding the expansion process
and my next surgery. He has provided with a phone call from my Nurse Navigator
to let us know that an organization would like to provide Christmas gifts for
our kids this year. Most of all, He has provided with His Word that continues
to keep my heart encouraged.
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