His Power in His Peace
I saw a dear friend post this today from an update. I'm inviting you to read, remember God is great, and then asking you to pray for our brother and sisters during this time.
"It’s amazing how 3 little words can change your life and the lives of those you love forever. “We’ve Found Something.” Those were the words spoken by the doctor at Children’s Hospital shortly after my 15 year old daughter Jenna went through an MRI. The past few months had been rough. Jenna started forgetting things, throwing up, and feeling sick. She would get panicky very easily and so we thought we were dealing with some sort of anxiety or possibly post traumatic stress disorder from an accident earlier that year. The MRI was just to rule out anything else. We were told we would find out the results next Tuesday and at that time proceed with treating the anxiety or PTSD. Then life cou
"It’s amazing how 3 little words can change your life and the lives of those you love forever. “We’ve Found Something.” Those were the words spoken by the doctor at Children’s Hospital shortly after my 15 year old daughter Jenna went through an MRI. The past few months had been rough. Jenna started forgetting things, throwing up, and feeling sick. She would get panicky very easily and so we thought we were dealing with some sort of anxiety or possibly post traumatic stress disorder from an accident earlier that year. The MRI was just to rule out anything else. We were told we would find out the results next Tuesday and at that time proceed with treating the anxiety or PTSD. Then life cou
ld get back to normal. But after hearing those words “we’ve found something,” I knew our lives
were about to
be anything but normal. The doctor continued to explain that he wasn’t a Neurologist so he wanted to send us to a different Children’s Hospital and have someone take a look at her scans. We arrived at the E.R. and waited 6 long hours. The neurologist came in an explained they had found a lesion on her brain. After 24 hours we learned it was a tumor. It was inoperable. It was most likely cancer and most likely level 4. But through the chaos of everything the doctors and nurses, the pokes and blood tests, IV’s and tears, I watched a strength in my child emerge. I always knew Jenna loved her God. She has loved Jesus with all her heart for many years. But at this moment, I watched an inner strength emerge from my child that could only come from God. The moment we arrived at the hospital Jenna also spoke three words: “God’s Got This.” “God’s got this mom. I know he does. It’s going to be ok.” She was right. We experienced that “peace that passes all understanding”. There was no reason for us to be experiencing this peace at this time. It didn’t make sense…by the world’s standards, but God doesn’t make sense. God had poured his peace over us that could only be from him. And we have lived there, in that peace, ever since. Yes there have been tears, lots of them, but deep down there is a peace that doesn’t move. It is solid, like a rock. It is God. And I believe with all my heart that he’s got this."
were about to
be anything but normal. The doctor continued to explain that he wasn’t a Neurologist so he wanted to send us to a different Children’s Hospital and have someone take a look at her scans. We arrived at the E.R. and waited 6 long hours. The neurologist came in an explained they had found a lesion on her brain. After 24 hours we learned it was a tumor. It was inoperable. It was most likely cancer and most likely level 4. But through the chaos of everything the doctors and nurses, the pokes and blood tests, IV’s and tears, I watched a strength in my child emerge. I always knew Jenna loved her God. She has loved Jesus with all her heart for many years. But at this moment, I watched an inner strength emerge from my child that could only come from God. The moment we arrived at the hospital Jenna also spoke three words: “God’s Got This.” “God’s got this mom. I know he does. It’s going to be ok.” She was right. We experienced that “peace that passes all understanding”. There was no reason for us to be experiencing this peace at this time. It didn’t make sense…by the world’s standards, but God doesn’t make sense. God had poured his peace over us that could only be from him. And we have lived there, in that peace, ever since. Yes there have been tears, lots of them, but deep down there is a peace that doesn’t move. It is solid, like a rock. It is God. And I believe with all my heart that he’s got this."
Jess, thank you so much for sharing this. Really puts things into perspective. It's comforting to know that that kind of peace exists and comes from God, even in the toughest of times. This family will definitely be in my prayers. And what an incredible faith this 15-year-old girl must have, as well as her family. Love you.
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