It
must be the season of Purim because God turned my story upside down just like He did for Esther in the Old Testament. Esther,
the beautiful Jewish queen, stood in the gap for her people when the mean bad guy,
Haman, tried to annihilate the Jewish people by building tall gallows with which to hang them. But God intervened! He turned the story upside down when Haman
ended up on those gallows. I like
feel-good stories where justice prevails.
Here’s What Happened to Me
I
knew it was a test when the eye drops were delayed. My husband’s second eye surgery date arrived
and he needed a prescription for steroid eye drops to take for ten days. A few days before his surgery, he asked his
primary VA doctor if they were ordered and was told they are on the way. We decided to pray, trust God and commit this
delay to him. We vowed to help each
other stay stress free, but what if they don’t arrive in time?
The
eye drops are expensive. We guessed our
co-pay amount at $40. The eye doctor explained
these drops prevent the eye from swelling.
Tom’s
surgery went very well, but the eye drops never arrived. The eye doctor gave us a sample.
After all that rigmarole, we sat in the parking lot and wondered what to do. We started to complain feeling veterans once again get the shaft in our country when Illegal’s can climb the fence to get in with hands out for free benefits. We instantly knew the stinking thinking won’t help. So we prayed instead. We felt peaceful leaving it all in God’s capable hands.
There’s Nothing Like Shopping to Lift One’s Spirits
We
decided to stay in town and shop. On the way back home, we stopped at the pharmacy
one more time to ask when they expected a shipment of the drops. I will never forget the smile on Tom’s face
when they handed him a prescription of the eye drops, but in generic form. Our co-pay came to only $8. Relief!
I
said: “This is a test of our faith!” I
think we passed it, too.
2020,
the Year of New Vision
That’s
how God turned our story upside down.
I wondered if the year 2020 would teach us how to see things more
clearly. This I know: that which is sent to us for fear and panic
can turn around for good when we get God involved. Oh, to trust Him in all things!
That's a beautiful story! 'All's well that ends well' - and the eyedrops issue ended very well.
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DeleteWhat a wonderful testimony! I don't know that my Tom would be so level-headed. Those of us bound to the V.A. can sure identify.
ReplyDeleteI know right? Socialized medicine for you.
DeleteI wonder if the original brand was made in China. They stopped everything for a while. My contacts are on backorder. I don't know if they are made there, just wondering.
ReplyDeleteI asked the same question! We don't know the answer.
DeleteGreat to hear your encouraging testimony ! Your faith triumphed !!! And God turned it around for blessing and healing!!! Praise God!! Look forward to the year of new vision and as things are being turned around even now as we trust in Him all things both on a personal and "corporate" level !! Blessings and Love!!💖
ReplyDeleteWe have many months ahead to see God manifest in our faith!
DeleteLOVE this story of how God worked! Praise the Lord and thank you for the precious reminder that God is in control of all things...eye drops and all. Hugs and blessings to you sweet one. Cindy
ReplyDeleteYour story of faith and trust in God's timing is a great lesson also for us who come here and to keep it in mind to do so in this faith testing season of viruses. Fear just doesn't help let alone to panic. I always picture a balance during time of testing. That if worries go higher the other scale of faith goes down and that's not good! Looking back, I have learned to trust God in everything because He made it known that He truly is faithful and is always with us no matter what as He promised.
ReplyDeleteAs a vet's wife, I can also feel your frustrations when it comes to the healthcare part. It truly tests our spirits most of the time that it's just easier to say something bad or do something mean. Yet, thanks be to God, He always reminds us that's not a pleasing way of approach. True enough, He makes things happen anyway. Just not the time that we expect!
So glad bro. Tom got his meds and that praying for his continued healing same for your guys' strength! God bless and always keeping you in prayers. Love to you sister Mary. Thank you for lifting up my faith!
You lift up mine! Praying for you and yours too!
ReplyDeleteI love reading those little God moments. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLittle God moments...I love that.
DeleteHello sister in the Lord (Sales Lady). I am a Pastor from Mumbai India the other corner of the world probably never dreamt that there would a reader of your blog post from other corner of the world but this is unique how God can bring His people in friendship with the cord of love. I am so encouraged by your story when God involves how He trun things around but trust in the Lord is also more important which in your case is so vivid. I am glad to stop by your profile on the blogger and the blog post as well as also I am blessed and feel privileged and honoured to get connected with you as well as know you as a woman of prayer who has her interest in seeing our intersessory prayers being heard by the Lord and people are being healing and the broken are restored. I love to get connected with the people of God around the globe to be encouraged strengthened and praying for one another. I have been in the Pastoral ministry for last 40 yrs in this great city of Mumbai a city with a great contrast where richest of rich and the pooeest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Chris to bring healing to the brokenehearted. We also encourage young andthe adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love to have young people from your family, friends or church circle come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. I am sure they will have a life changing experience. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on you your family and friends also wishing you and your family a blessed and a Christ centered rest of the rest of the New year 2020. My email id is:dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is diwakar Diwakar Wankhede. Since I seldomly revist the blog post I would love to hear you via my email id.
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