The one about trusting God...

I sing these powerful words all of the time... "Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders, let me walk upon the water, wherever you have called me." It takes on a whole new meaning when what you are truly saying is, "God, help me live my life in this little box with these perfect little borders and not allow anything that doesn't fit within my plans....then life will be good, God will be good."


He has bigger plans, plans that I can't see or understand and those plans do not fit in my tiny box. God is calling me to trust him on his terms, not mine. Now He wants to go and rock my world and see if I am willing to trust him without those borders we were talking about.


My husband found a mass behind his ear. After a few doctors appointments and a sonogram, we have discovered that the mass is called a "Complex Cyst." It is rock hard, immovable, and also has fluid in it. They also discovered that only one of his tonsils is enlarged. It is not common for only one to be swollen and can indicate larger concerns. The C word was dropped and he will be having surgery on the 10th of September to have the Cyst removed and biopsied as well as remove his tonsils and run tests on that as well.


I am asking all of you to please be in prayer for him. Pray for a miracle! When he goes in for pre op that they find nothing. I know my God is powerful and will do that if his people pray and plead for His mercy.


Here are a few things we know and are resting in as we play the waiting game.


Our God is a God of Comfort...

2 Corinthians says, 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. 9 Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.

That He promises us grace and constant help in our time of need...

Hebrews 4:14-16 says, 14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.


That He will give us peace...

Philippians 4:4-7 says, Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.



Thank you for your prayers!
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~~~~~UPDATE...8/4/14~~~~~~~~~~~

God is answering our prayers....we went for pre op today and the doctor canceled the tonsil removal part of the surgery. You heard me right!!! The doctor we saw today is not concerned anymore that the tonsils are connected to the mass nor is he concerned that the tonsils may be diseased. He does want to keep his eyes on them and we will need to go in in 6 months to have those checked out, but as of today, it is a non issue when it comes to surgery on Wednesday....WAHOOO!!!!  We will probably get a second opinion on the tonsils too because we don't want to take any chances. God is gracious and has answered our prayers for his tonsils. Your prayers are powerful!!!

He looked at the mass behind his ear and is sending him for a CT scan tomorrow morning to find out where specifically this "cyst" is. If it is in a gland, then it is a tumor for sure and a  little more of a higher risk as far as cancer goes than a if it isn't in a gland. 

If it isn't in a gland, there is less risk that it is cancer, but still needs to come out. Because of the location of the mass, they are worried that if they do surgery, it could interfere with the nerves in his face and ears and cause some facial paralysis. They want to be sure of where it is before they decide on how to do the surgery. We will know more tomorrow, but please keep up with your prayers because God is working through you. 

We consider today good news...we are going to pray this away and thank God for the trust that He has grown in us all!!! God is so good!!!