First of all I need to extend my gratefulness to those of you who lifted my friend David’s son, Daniel, up in prayer to our holy Father. His 5th cervical vertebrae was shattered in an auto accident while he was riding with David.
He was just released from the hospital yesterday and although C5 controls all motor function and damage to that vertebrae can result in paralysis, God had another plan for Daniel. He walked out of the hospital with a walker. Yippee!
I also want to praise God for his hand of protection over my brother who fractured his 6th and 7th cervical vertebrae in a four wheeler accident in September.
At a recent family reunion my sister-in-law reported what the paramedics said when they flew my brother to the hospital.
If the fracture of his 6th vertebrae had been just a slight bit different he would have gone to be with the Lord and I would have lost my brother whom I love so deeply.
If the fracture of his 7th vertebrae had been a placed just a hair’s width off he would have been paralyzed.
They didn’t expect him to walk.
Due to God’s protective hand he is walking and is farming again.
Glory to God!
Continue to keep both of these men in your prayers as you are led by the Holy Spirit.
A traumatic injury such as a cervical fracture can sap the strength of the strongest men and they need prayers for full restoration and healing.
Now I have a personal prayer request.
Tomorrow I am representing myself in a court proceeding against my ex-husband. This action was initiated by me to try to collect back child support.
I am not a lawyer so I ask intercession for wisdom and a sense of calm throughout this proceeding.
I am standing on the Word of God for this proceeding and have claimed Proverbs 18:5 as my verse in this matter.
Proverbs 18:5, “It is not right to acquit the guilty, nor to deny justice to the innocent.”
I have searched the very depths of my soul to make sure that there is no motivation for revenge in this matter.
I am at peace with the knowledge that my yearning is justice and not revenge.
Please intercede for me in this matter.
Praying for you and your family. God is not only our Healer and Protector, He is also a God of vengeance and justice… God woke me up one morning with this verse… Psalm 45:4, “In your Majesty ride prosperously with truth, humility, and righteousness.” As we always seek these 3 things, God will find favor with us. I pray for strength and prosperity for you tomorrow and that God will give you Divine Favor with the judge, restoring all that you have lost in Jesus’ Name. Love you, my sister!!
Thank you and I love you too. I am preparing right now to go into the “lion’s den”.
Hi Gracie,
I am grateful for your friend’s son and your brother’s escape from disaster. I have a lot more to say but right now I just need to be silent. To much bad stuff happening that I can’t control. I will await the Lords final judgement on the first problem and hope he gives me wisdom for the second.
Both of my issues parallel the issues discussed in this post almost exactly.
Okay now I am worried about you. Sounds like you are handling it well though.
Gracie, my best friend since 7th grade has battled heath issues beginning when he was 23. We are both 53 now. He has lived his life for the last 30 years not knowing if he was going to wake up the next day. Literally. You know that song that goes ” live like you are dying” well that is the way he has lived his life. And every day with a big smile on his face and a warm greeting. At this very moment I don’t know if he lives or if our Father has taken him home. i have never lost anyone that I truly loved before with the exception of my x. And so this weighs very heavily on my heart. He has always been there for me without exception and those kind of friends are hard to come by.
The other issue is trying to figure out a way without going to court where my x will pay for at least some of our daughter’s expenses. I pay all of them now and she pays nothing even though she makes twice as much money as I do. YOU know the drill, I don’t have to splain it to you lucy. (Get it, even in these succky times I still try to make joke)
Well I didn’t go to court after all. I messed up on the time. I figure though if God had wanted me there I wouldn’t have done that. My ex cheated me out of >150,000. And according to present law I could have asked him for $242,000+ I have sent him a copy of the calculations but I don’t think he is going to pay me shit. Narcissists never care about anyone other than themselves.
Are you still around? I have not gotten a comment from you recently and that is unusual.
Yes Gracie, I am still around and I read everything you write every day. Tonight its the Canwick dance where the girls ask the guys. My x is out at some fabulous place with her yoga teacher, but dear ol dad, is at home waiting for his daughter to get home like I always have.
Oh Gracie, the reason I am so drawn to what you have to say is because it mirrors so closely what is going on in my life. I am pretty sure that you understand my deep abiding faith in Jesus but also my frustration with what is going on in my life.
I probably should stop talking now. Even a fool when he stops talking is deemed wise.
You are so cute. Yeah, sometimes I wonder about the narcissists in the world and just why exactly they seem to have all of the fun. Last night I had a social event to go to and I stayed home instead to clean my carpets. I think I may just be a fuddy duddy. lol
I read that poem early in the day. Thank you so much for sharing that blog with me. It is an inspiration! BE blessed dear one. You are already are… you just need to realize it.