Carol, first of all, sorry for getting the previous email asking for prayers 
late, but I did pray grin and I'm so glad you found the verse that gave you 
calm and peace.

hugs


Lelia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 8:48 AM
Subject: TESTIMONY - MY VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL TODAY!


> Hi all,
>
> Earlier today I asked for prayer about my trip to the hospital, where I 
> was to have further dental surgery (of the least desirable type).  I told 
> you all I was very fearful having gone through such surgery twice already 
> in the past few months . . ..
>
> After writing to you all, I was reading my Bible and saw one of the many 
> verses about trusting God.  I had been speaking such verses to myself all 
> day and singing them too but was finding it difficult to think that one of 
> these verses was really for me, but here was something else.  In Psalm 57 
> and verse 1, I read:
>
> Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy!
> I look to you for protection.
> I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings
>
> I saw clearly (as I have before) that I had a choice here and I needed to 
> look to Him and hide myself!  "Thank You, Lord, for making Your Word real 
> and living to me today and for meeting me in my need!"  There was my help!
>
> Then I went off for the appointment, still outwardly showing fear (getting 
> the time wrong so being ready an hour too soon for my friendto collect me) 
> but inside I knew I was ready . . ..
>
> When I arrived, the waiting-room was empty as the morning session had 
> ended and I was to have special medication which I needed to take before 
> my procedure.  I was therefore not called into the surgeon's room 
> immediately (as I had been before) but the nurse came to me.  First she 
> told me I had been written up for a different medication . . ..  I found 
> myself weighing this up.  It could be good, but it may not agree with me. 
> Then I explained that on both my prior visits I had asked them 
> specifically to look at this tooth so that we could discuss the 
> forthcoming surgery.  Although we had discussed the pros and cons when I 
> was last there, I wasn't aware that the dental surgeon had actually taken 
> a proper look.  He had not said so, or referred to the particular problem 
> with the tooth in question in a way that showed me he had seen it.  I 
> therefore asked if this had been done and was told "Well, he's written up 
> the procedure to be done," to which of course I courteously replied that 
> this didn't mean he had actually seen it for himself and had an opinion. 
> . . ..
>
> I won't go into all the detail now except to say that, by the time we had 
> continued our discourse and he had looked properly (as he did not look 
> before), he offered me a "get out" position.  He said, "You can remain on 
> open support for a year and call us at any time, should the tooth give you 
> more trouble, and you want to have it taken out."  At that moment I 
> remembered the tooth at the front of my mouth which gave me so much 
> trouble in my early twenties and which had almost been taken out three of 
> four times now.  I still have that tooth!  I knew at that moment that I 
> was to take that option.  Of course, that doesn't mean I'm "off the hook 
> for good" but it does mean that I may never end up having to have this 
> done and, if I do, it will be because it really needs to come out.  In 
> addition, everything about the way I'm feeling today and the various other 
> health problems I'm suffering right now need not be added to with this 
> one.
>
> I thought on the story of Hezekiah in 2 Kings 20, when he was sick, and 
> how Isaiah was sent to him to tell him he was going to die, then God heard 
> his prayers and saw his tears and he lived and I thought on the 
> loving-kindness and mercy of our God!
>
> Praise Him and thank you so much, all of you, for prayers today.  They 
> actually changed the situation!
>
> --
> Carol
>
> -- Lies imprison; truth frees. The Son frees indeed as the light of His 
> truth shines in the darkness of our lies. Jesus knows the geography of our 
> souls,
> the origin of our lies, the whole path to deliverance and freedom. --
> Dwight A. Clough, Discoveries mailing list
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