WHAT A SURPRISE!

 

“A man’s steps are of the Lord:

  How then can a man understand his own way.  Proverbs 20:24

“For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and He ponders all his paths.”  Proverbs 5:21

Are you ready for a read and a “cuppa tea” or “coffee?”  Today is the day I wanted to let you in on a surprise I had a few weeks ago.  Now, like you, there are some surprises I enjoy.   But this one took my breath away.

I’ll preface this with my husband’s thoughts about doctors and dentists.  He prefers a dentist over a doctor.  When I inquired as to why, he simply stated that: “A dentist must stay in your mouth, whereas a doctor can go anywhere.” I appreciate both careers and their helpful focus on a patient’s health.

My husband was going to the Mayo Clinic for a thorough exam on his body.  The results were a few biopsies, and then later was told about a basal cell carcinoma on his head which needed surgery.   All that has now been accomplished, with cancer cells removed, and a long two months or more of healing.

At the time of his appointment (which I called in), it passed through my mind that maybe I should just make an appointment with a thorough dermatologist locally.   My physician suggested a doctor, and I made an appointment. 

Honesty prevailing, I felt I had no need for this, but felt it might be a cautious idea worth pursuing.

A week later I was sitting in this examining room and my ears perked up when I heard the physician say, “I don’t like this spot.”   The next thing I knew, he proceeded my direction with his needle in hand.  Within a few moments, I felt nothing, but watched him carefully lean over my leg like he was dissecting a frog.

“All done now.  We’ll send to the lab and be in touch.”  Within just a few days, the office phoned and poured out a new word to add to my personal vocabulary.   Their message was brief, “You have a melanoma on your leg and the doctor wants to see you in a day or two to discuss a little surgery.”

I hung up the phone in shock.  It was just a little spot I thought, nothing to be concerned about.  Immediately I had a thorough conversation with Jesus about this.

This blog won’t be long, but I wanted to let you in on this surprise and WHAT GOD DID.

A week later he removed a portion of my leg and told me to stay off my feet for almost two weeks.  With my personality, I asked, “Does that mean no housework?”   His response was, “Absolutely not.”  So, I jumped into gear and requested that he write a prescription for “no housework” so I could present that to my husband.   We both laughed and then I was released for “rest.”

A few days later he reported that the lab result was good; all the cancer was removed, and then some.

After both our surgeries, my husband and I began to reminisce about our two adventures, and our good news.

A number of people wondered why we were moving to Arizona.  All we could tell them was that through God’s Word and His ways and job circumstances, we felt strongly this was His will.

Perhaps you’ve had similar circumstances where you just knew what God was moving you to do, and others questioned you about your “step of faith, or better yet, “step of obedience.”

As we thought about it, two dermatologists (one in Canada and the other in Australia) never caught my husband’s spot on his head through their examination with that delicate light they use.   And two of my doctors never noticed or commented about the spot on my leg.

It was after all this was over, that it dawned on us……………. GOD KNEW and even though this was a SURPRISE to us, it wasn’t to God.   If we hadn’t moved to Arizona and had the orchestration of our steps to these specialized physicians, we would never have known about the cancer.  I don’t think I even need to add more to this paragraph of information.

Many times, we have no idea of God’s plans and purposes, so we just go day-by-day.  And that’s what we should do and trust HIS PROVIDENCE and SOVEREIGNTY.

So, we’ve ceased asking God to show us why we’re here in Arizona.  We already have one BIG idea.  ISN’T GOD GOOD…and thorough!