Name above ALL Names

In the last post, I talked about waiting for the blood results to determine auto-immune retinopathy or the other. The results came in yesterday afternoon....

I will be undergoing treatment for the auto-immune retinopathy that is racing out of control and testing for the other. I'm the only rare eye disease my retina specialist has ever had; however, my neuro-ophthalmologist has devised the plan. Yea for teamwork. 

Just when you think you are prepared for what is to come, the storm hits, and you realize there's not enough plywood over the windows, and the generator is low on fuel.

Needless to say, I cried, have cried, and am crying. But...I'm not sitting still waiting for the storm to pass, rocking silently in my chair, singing HeeHaw's "Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me." I can't, too much to do, responsibilities haven't faded. (blah, blah, blah)

Last night, I was awake until 2:30 a.m., tossing and turning, interrupting Bama's sleep on my pillow. I opened my Fire to read some of Sheila Walsh's It's Okay Not to Be Okay book. This is my 3rd go around. The book opened to a phrase I had highlighted, "Take a deep breath in and hold it for five seconds, and then let it out. Again. Again."

The Holy Spirit sent me to that page. I continued reading through Chapter 1. I had read it before twice, but now it has a whole new meaning. The next highlighted section hit me even harder.

"What about believing that all things work together for good to those who love God? What happens to that when something really hard hits your family? How can what's happening right now be good?"

I've been praying, my family and friends have been praying, but the vision problems are continuing, and now there's a new complication.

Hello, God, are YOU even listening??!!??

Have you ever felt like that? Scripture tells us Paul went through physical trials, asked God for healing, and God said, "No."
 
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'' 2 Corinthians 12:9

God is with us in good times and bad, in the light of day, and the dark of night. We just have to inhale, exhale, and wait. You can feel HIS presence in the waiting.

While waiting in the dark of dawn, listening to the dogs' snoring, a phrase popped into my mind, "Name above all names." It's a very nice song. In the pst, I thought it just meant Jesus' name was above every person's name (i.e., Buddah, Confucius, kings/queens, professional athletes). Last night, it took on a whole new meaning.

Jesus is above all names, names of sicknesses, diseases, addictions, complications, and worries. JESUS is over it all. Call out HIS name louder than the problem. CALL out HIS name more often than the problem. Believe in HIS POWER more than the power of the problem.

"Jesus, Jesus, Jesus; there's just something about that name."

Zach Williams & Dolly y Parton: There Was Jesus https://youtu.be/37wV6D49iEY?si=_Ihnkr9zc938UWRy


Have a blesssed day,
PB





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