Most of you know that I have been struggling with kidney issues since February; I have literally had at least one surgical procedure every month with a major one in May. I have struggled with just about every complication possible and just been struggling to get well. After my last procedure a month ago I was still feeling some pain in my right kidney; the doctor was concerned and scheduled me for a Renal Scan. As I watched the scan take place I knew what I was looking at because I have had a few of these; my right kidney was not draining. I became panicked and our family started wondering what we were going to do. Friday the doctor didn’t have the results yet so we just went on wondering what surgery I was going to end up needing. Saturday we went to the State Fair, convinced that this would be my last major event for a while since I would likely need surgery. Sunday morning I shared with my fellow worship team members what the scan showed and that we were waiting for the doctor to figure out a plan once she read the final results. During service, one of my friends felt led to have our family come forward and the entire church prayed for us and prayed that this attack on our family’s health would end. Suddenly, I felt a peace that whatever the doctor said would be ok and it would all work out. Monday morning I called the doctor looking for the results of my scan and the nurse said that they hadn’t got a chance to fully read them, but at a glance they looked good and that the doctor would call me Tuesday morning (today). This morning the doctor called and said this, "Your kidney is fine. In fact, your right kidney is actually working better than your left one now! Your kidney function is well within the normal range and we just need to keep an eye on it. But your kidney is fine." I woke up yesterday and today feeling good, just super tired from all of the meds; I have some back pain, but believe that is because I haven’t had the steroid injections, I usually get, in about 8-9 months (I get them every 2-3 months). As for my kidney pain…NONE! I KNOW what that Renal Scan showed…that right kidney was not draining. I also know that my God is bigger than a non-functioning kidney and can change things around in a heartbeat! The key is to keep the faith and STAND…when you just don’t know what else to do….STAND on the promises of God. The promises that say “By HIS stripes I AM HEALED.” The promise that says “NO weapon formed against me shall prosper.” Or the promise that says “Greater is HE who is in me than he who is in the world.” God is still in the miracle business today, just as much as He was in Bible times…it is up to us to have the faith to believe and the strength to stand when circumstances tell us to doubt and accept defeat. WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS!!!!
Awesome. God is good.
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