Everyone has “stuff” happen and our family recently hit a roadblock of “stuff.”
I came home from a church staff meeting to find my husband seriously ill. That led to an ER visit, an emergency ambulance transfer to the University of Tennessee Medical Center and the UT trauma surgical team. If that’s not enough, Tim ended up in emergency surgery, a seven-day hospital stay and an eight-week recovery. Stuff–right?
During the night I found myself on my knees praying, crying out to God, asking, “Where are you in this ordeal? What do you want us to learn? I trust, but I’m scared.”
This was the second time in three years my husband has stood on the edge of an eternal chasm looking in and God wrapped His arms around Tim, pulling him back. Scary was an understatement, but as I prayed, the most amazing thing happened over the next few days. God spoke to my heart each night.
The first night, He impressed on me, “I AM.” The following night, “I can.” And then the next night, “I will.” Following on He impressed, “I already have, because I AM WHO I AM.”
Moses had a similar experience when he asked God what he was to say to the people when he showed up to help them. God empathically replied, “I AM WHO I AM.” There was no question God was the ultimate. He held the perfect solution.
God is the GREAT I AM. Capable of any and everything and His reminder to Moses of His immense power and presence gave Moses the strength to swallow his worry and fear and move on to the task at hand. God was there. No questions were necessary. He had things fully under control.
Often, we forget how close God is and that He hears every prayer. He is I AM. As I sat in the floor by Tim’s hospital bed, God continually nudged me, reminding me He is Who He is and that He could, He would, and He already had taken care of Tim. Though I wasn’t sure of God’s plan, like Moses, I found the strength to move forward and accept His will because I AM said so.
When we pray, God listens, but likewise, we must listen. Pray and open your heart to hear what God has to say. Remember, I AM, can, will, and already has.
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Cindy K. Sproles is a best-selling, award-winning author. She is a speaker and a conference teacher who teaches nationwide. Cindy is the cofounder of Christian Devotions Ministries, www.christiandevotions.us, and www.inspireafire.com. She serves as a writing mentor with WRAMS (Writing Write Author Mentoring Service) and is the director of the Asheville Christian Writers Conference. Visit Cindy at www.cindysproles.com.