Thankful Thursday ~ For God's Intervention

This time last week things were not looking very good for my mother. Chest pressure, runaway heartbeat, climbing blood pressure. So the ambulance was called around bedtime, and she was taken to the ER. She had been in and out of the hospital a few times recently with stoke-like symptoms and atrial fibrillation, but this night was to be more alarming. While in the ER, her blood pressure and pulse began to drop dangerously low, and the staff prepared for an emergency cardioversion.

My sister had gone home to get a bag for spending the night with Mom, not realizing things were getting as serious as they were. Upon arriving, she found the ER staff hastily working with Mom. After a few moments, she was asked to leave the room, and as she did she offered a simple prayer for God to spare our mother, yet for his will to be done. At that very moment, Mom's blood pressure and pulse returned to normal, just as the shock was about to be given. God had intervened.

Mom is not afraid of death. Indeed, she is looking forward to seeing her heavenly Father. Sometimes He chooses to intervene in the natural processes of our physical body; sometimes He doesn't. His ways are not our ways; His thoughts are not our thoughts. For whatever His reason or purpose last week in giving Mom more days on this earth, we are thankful.

To God be the glory, great things He has done!