Prayer is powerful
My friends, prayer is powerful. Let me repeat that so there is no mistake in what I say…
PRAYER IS POWERFUL.
If you have been following along for the last week, a dear friend of mine (Ava) has been keeping me informed of her husband’s (Albert) progress after cancer surgery. He had lung surgery, got pneumonia in his good lung, was on a ventilator, on pain meds, unrecognizing his own family, had a high fever, all looking like there was nothing going his way.
Ava has only asked that we pray, not so much for healing but for God’s will be done. Her prayer request was that we raise Albert and her to God and ask God to do, in his time, what He had planned to do.
Although Ava was weary and worried, she continued to know that God was in control and that her hope was not just a pipe dream but a reality.
Paul wrote to the Roman church in Romans 5:5 And hope will never disappoint us.
Ava’s hope has never wavered. Her strength may have faded, but her faith never wavered.
Last night Ava shared an amazing story. As story of hope, a story of prayer, and a story of faith. A faith built on reality, not a dream.
Please read her latest update on Albert. Then ask yourself, “is this the God I need to come into a close personal relationship with?”
Don’t give up, don’t quit praying, for we all, even you who are reading this, need to be the recipients of prayer.
Dear family and friends,
I am SO excited tonight I can hardly type. I have to start from the beginning though, and I didn’t even know the beginning until about 10:00 tonight.
This morning, our pastor, Dale Davis, and another man from our church K.J. went to the hospital. Dale said he just felt led to go to the hospital today to pray for Albert and Prissy. He didn’t want me to know because he didn’t want me to feel obligated to be there and did not want to see me….but rather his purpose was to pray specifically for Albert and Prissy’s healing.
He said they did just that…they prayed for them and then went to the chapel in the hospital and prayed some more. As they were leaving the chapel, KJ told Dale he just KNEW that God was healing Albert in a big way at that time and Dale said he told him he felt the same thing. They came home.
When I got there today, I walked in the door. Albert looked at me and smiled the BIGGEST smile. He tried to talk, and I stopped him. He started smiling and nodding yes and no to everything I asked him….squeezing both hands and KISSED me on the lips…I mean he even puckered up, and SMILED really BIG.
Al and Adam and Tyler came in and he laughed when they said silly things to him….no sounds of course…but it was a definite laugh. He was SO responsive.
We asked to see the nurse. She told us that they had completely taken him OFF the sedation meds. and he was breathing on his own. He STILL has to have the trach to help finish his breathes, but he initiates them on his own. On a scale of 1-10, he was a 9 today for me.
It was amazing. I could not wait till the 8:30 visit, however after eating Barry came home. He thought I KNEW he was coming home and I thought we were going back. He has to get up at 2:30 am so I TOTALLY understood. HOWEVER….I HAD to go back…something just kept telling me to go back so I called a friend, Linda Parker and she and I rode back down there.
I have NEVER felt so happy in my life as to see him like that although he was beginning to get tired. The nurse told me they did an x-ray and will see the results tomorrow, so I will let you know what they showed.
On the way home, I just felt so compelled to call Dale, NOT knowing at this time that he had been this morning. I was so afraid I had waken him. He said NO….I have been waiting for you to call. I asked him had someone already told him about Albert….he said YES….God told me this morning that you would find him this way today. He said he could not wait to call KJ, and that he was waiting by his phone also, because they KNEW that God had spoken to them this morning and HE answered their prayers.
My sweet friends and family….let me tell you….God is USING Albert to speak to some of you…US! Please listen to Him. He is showing us how mighty and how powerful a God He is. He is showing us that HE IS in control.
I have to take this time tonight to tell you. God WANTS a relationship with us all. I hope that if you don’t have that relationship with Him, that something in all this will draw you closer to Him. It sure has me.
I will continue to make mistakes, we all will, but if we strive to do better, God will be there to pick up the pieces when we make a mess. I know that God has used me in all this with Albert…I’ve already received emails to that witness. I just love you all, and I want God to be given ALL the glory and honor for what is happening in Albert’s life. Oh…trust me….he’s NOT out of the woods just yet….he has a LONG way to go…but I know that God is going the journey with him…and I TRULY believe that he is going to be walking out of the hospital sooner than we ever imagined. He’s going to open some doctor’s eyes as to what GOD can do along with them.
I am SO excited tonight I can hardly type. I have to start from the beginning though, and I didn’t even know the beginning until about 10:00 tonight.
This morning, our pastor, Dale Davis, and another man from our church K.J. went to the hospital. Dale said he just felt led to go to the hospital today to pray for Albert and Prissy. He didn’t want me to know because he didn’t want me to feel obligated to be there and did not want to see me….but rather his purpose was to pray specifically for Albert and Prissy’s healing.
He said they did just that…they prayed for them and then went to the chapel in the hospital and prayed some more. As they were leaving the chapel, KJ told Dale he just KNEW that God was healing Albert in a big way at that time and Dale said he told him he felt the same thing. They came home.
When I got there today, I walked in the door. Albert looked at me and smiled the BIGGEST smile. He tried to talk, and I stopped him. He started smiling and nodding yes and no to everything I asked him….squeezing both hands and KISSED me on the lips…I mean he even puckered up, and SMILED really BIG.
Al and Adam and Tyler came in and he laughed when they said silly things to him….no sounds of course…but it was a definite laugh. He was SO responsive.
We asked to see the nurse. She told us that they had completely taken him OFF the sedation meds. and he was breathing on his own. He STILL has to have the trach to help finish his breathes, but he initiates them on his own. On a scale of 1-10, he was a 9 today for me.
It was amazing. I could not wait till the 8:30 visit, however after eating Barry came home. He thought I KNEW he was coming home and I thought we were going back. He has to get up at 2:30 am so I TOTALLY understood. HOWEVER….I HAD to go back…something just kept telling me to go back so I called a friend, Linda Parker and she and I rode back down there.
I have NEVER felt so happy in my life as to see him like that although he was beginning to get tired. The nurse told me they did an x-ray and will see the results tomorrow, so I will let you know what they showed.
On the way home, I just felt so compelled to call Dale, NOT knowing at this time that he had been this morning. I was so afraid I had waken him. He said NO….I have been waiting for you to call. I asked him had someone already told him about Albert….he said YES….God told me this morning that you would find him this way today. He said he could not wait to call KJ, and that he was waiting by his phone also, because they KNEW that God had spoken to them this morning and HE answered their prayers.
My sweet friends and family….let me tell you….God is USING Albert to speak to some of you…US! Please listen to Him. He is showing us how mighty and how powerful a God He is. He is showing us that HE IS in control.
I have to take this time tonight to tell you. God WANTS a relationship with us all. I hope that if you don’t have that relationship with Him, that something in all this will draw you closer to Him. It sure has me.
I will continue to make mistakes, we all will, but if we strive to do better, God will be there to pick up the pieces when we make a mess. I know that God has used me in all this with Albert…I’ve already received emails to that witness. I just love you all, and I want God to be given ALL the glory and honor for what is happening in Albert’s life. Oh…trust me….he’s NOT out of the woods just yet….he has a LONG way to go…but I know that God is going the journey with him…and I TRULY believe that he is going to be walking out of the hospital sooner than we ever imagined. He’s going to open some doctor’s eyes as to what GOD can do along with them.
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