Jennifer, I was reading John 9 this morning and when I read Jesus' words about healing the man born blind ("Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life"), I thought of you immediately. It amazes me to my CORE how God has already used this trail in your life to bring you closer to him, how He has strengthened your relationships with your boys, with your husband, how you all have been brought to your knees before the Lord in reverence and worship, how your faith has been strengthened. I am amazed. And humbled. God's name is SURELY glorified!!!!!! You have a beautiful heart. You treasure our God above all things. He is certainly honoring that. ("But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere THE FRAGRANCE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIM." - 2 Cor :14).
You are my precious friend, I am praying for you today. Other Scriptures that are on my heart for you are:
"Be joyful in hope patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." - Romans 12:12
"For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk, but of POWER." - 1 Cor. 4:20
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. ... Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead." - 2 Cor. 1:3, 4, 9
LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Melissa
Jennifer,
We've all been praying for you this morning. His mercies are new every morning, and continue to be!
Just relax and enjoy your anesthesia today. After so much worry over the past week, you finally get to sleep peacefully and get this over with! Have a scripture in mind as you drift off. You will feel like you only slept for two seconds before some very annoyng person is bugging you to wake up.
And just to say it again...people don't die during surgery for "easy-to-get-to" brain tumors. It just doesn't happen. You are healthy (even healthier than you were 6 months ago--aren't you glad you did all that hard work getting so fit?!), strong, and have nothing to fear. Just try to relax and let all the medical people do their job. You will do great!
Susan (My nurse friend)
From Diana -
Dearest Jennifer,
Since your Mom e-mailed me at the beginning of the week you and Jeff have constantly been on my mind. I wish I could reach out and give you a hug and kiss......but then I wouldn't be able to do that without crying.....
I love you so much and am so sorry that you are going through this. I have been reading your blog... You are putting into words what all of us have been carrying in our hearts for you....your fears, questions, concerns are what any young Christian wife and mother would naturally feel. But your ability to express them have amazed me. It is obvious that you have become a woman of God with incredible depth.
And so what can I say to you....I learned a long time ago, as I know you have too....that there are just some things we live through that are so hard that words of comfort are hard to find. When this occurs I have clung on to the words of Paul in Romans 8:26-27. Paul shares with us....."and in the same way the Holy Spirit helps us with our daily problems and in our praying. For when we don't even know what we should pray for, nor how to pray, (when the pain is so raw) the Holy Spirit prays for us with such feeling that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who
who knows all hearts, knows, of course, what the Spirit is saying as he pleads for us.."
From Lisa:
Hey Jennifer, I tried to post to your blog but could not do it. I was so amazed at how strong you seemed yesterday at church. I could see that you were leaning and trusting God during this trial. I am sure that at times you feel as if you need to fall to the ground and cry. I love your sense of humor through it all! I love Isaiah 40 when I need to be comforted... especially vs. 11 "He tends hi flock like a shepherd:He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart;he gently leads those that have young. ..." and of course I also always love IS 40: 28-31. I have prayed for peace and comfort for you this day. I have prayed that God would make himself so present to you today that you would feel as if he is holding you and carrying you. It was good to see you and give you a hug yesterday. You will be the center of my prayers today. Love in Him, Lisa
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