My Reason

My sweet Elijah has used every wish, every prayer, every day to ask for my complete healing. I knew in 2008 because God told me when I first started getting really sick that things were going to get much worse but He would heal me only when His timing is right and He receives the glory for my healing. For those of you that do not know, I have Idiopathic Gastroparesis caused by a genetic condition known as Autonomic Dysfunction. I am currently on IV nutrition through a central line and on several medications. I had a gastric pacer implanted in 2010 to alleviate some of my symptoms and it worked well for 6 months but my nerves quit responding and I finally had it removed this January. In other words it did get much worse. I start this blog now because I know God will not let my baby's faith die.

Friday, August 1, 2014

Day 563 waiting

"Wait for The Lord, be strong and take heart and wait I say for The Lord" Psalms 27:14. As I say that I have been given news that I am going to have to be more patient than ever. I was going to write immediately after that about how I know God will heal me in His time. I know as long as we Seek Him first he will provide for our needs. It is difficult for me to just let that go because I am a fixer and I want to make everything right and it seems the more I try to do to fix our problems the worse they get and the moment I hand them back to God, He fixes my mess. I know He is my Jehovah Rapha, my God who heals. I know he is my Jehovah Jiro, my God who provides. I know he is Agape, love without conditions or expectations. Knowing all of this I am still weary from waiting, but wait is His answer to me right now, so I wait expectantly knowing He will meet our needs in His perfect time. 
Our home is small but has always been and will always be a safe haven for those who need it. We believe in a drama free zone with no yelling or ugliness. We expect nothing from those we give a place to stay, or food to take, or meet whatever their need may be. Our mission is going to grow much larger in time. I have a vision of a place large enough to be rest for the weary, food for the hungry, and hope for the hopeless. God only knows how we are going to get to that point, He only knows the timing. Until then we will wait. My illness has kept me from taking care of my family and my home in any way. I was the fun mom that all the kids loved to come and play. I cleaned diligently singing songs of praise. I prepared food and included my children in baking cookies, making candy, and even cooking meals with me making it fun. I was the wife, mother, and overall woman God created me to be. At this point I feel like a bump on a log. Sometimes I can't even get up to walk to the bathroom without blacking out. All I want is to be the person God created me to be.
I started this blog with one goal, as the name says I am counting down the days it will take for God to heal me. I know I don't deserve His healing or provision, but through His grace He gives these freely. I pray that everyone who reads this blog, whether you are sick or know someone who is sick, whatever the reason for reading, know I pray diligently for you.
If you believe in my cause and want to help there is a PayPal donate button. I am not sure if my mailing address is on here but it is on my new site www.honopeah.com. I built that site to bring researchers, doctors, and patients together to understand rare diseases and find cures. I know I need to revise it in order to make that happen, but with God's help I know the world will be changed through this. 

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