A little over ten years ago Polly has two bad car accidents within three months of each other. The first she was hot almost directly head on by a car trying to pass on a two lane road. Her car flipped over and she ended up in a ditch but crawled to safety and escaped relatively unscathed. Three months later, still shaken by the first accident she was rear-ended by a Suburban and pushed into the opposite lane of a two-lane road where she was struck by a Cement truck. She walked away from that relatively unscathed as well. I told Polly, after these two accidents, that she is a super-hero. To walk away from both of those accidents was nothing short of miraculous and we are forever grateful to God for that.
The lasting memory of those accidents was some back, neck and hip problems. Most of the time she was oaky but every so often it would flare up. That happened like never before a couple of weeks ago and no amount of Chiropractic adjustment helped. This eventually led her to the ER and it was discovered she had an acute herniated disc in her neck.
We all have pain that we live with. Whether it is the direct physical pain or the pain of loss or brokenness that is the result of living in a fallen world. This is why we need a Savior. The Apostle Paul spoke of his own pain in this way…
2 Corinthians 12:8-9 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
My wife has dealt with pain unbelievably well. I can tell when she is in pain but she rarely lets on about it. She keeps going. She has incredible faith and believes, as Paul did, that God’s grace is sufficient for her in all ways.
Having said that tomorrow Polly goes in for surgery to repair a herniated disc in her neck. She is hopeful of the prospect of relief from pain. She is at peace knowing that God is always with her and she is incredibly strong. My wife is my hero!
We believe healing will come and we appreciate the prayers of all of you. We believe in prayer. Prayer is powerful and effective!
James 5:16 The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
When we are weak….when we are in need….when we are hurting, God is there. He never leaves….He never forsakes. He is awesome! Thank you for standing in the gap and interceding and praying for Polly, we look forward to seeing you soon. Have a great week!
Pastor Stan and Polly
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