1A, I continue to pray. There's nothing anyone can say to make it less painful to go through this. I know it's comforting to know that your wife is ready to see Jesus. But that doesn't make it easy for you to watch her suffer, nor will it make you miss her less. All we can do is surround you with our love and prayers, which we are doing.
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I am so grieved for your situation 1A. Know that I am holding you up in prayer daily. I am praying that God give you strength and when you feel you cannot go any more you will feel His loving arms wrapped around you.
As you know, we have been asking Godfor His guidance in what to do in regards to my wife's health. The last few days have been... well, you can imagine. But, yesterday, while we discussed the options and the consequences of our decision, the Lord gave us the answer. It came to us from God's Word. Here is what the Lord gave us...
2Ch 16:12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease [was] exceeding [great]: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
We have two choices facing us.
1) Continue treatment which will prolong life a few weeks and will more than likely cause additional suffering and will end in death.
or
2) End treatment which, in all liklihood, will hasten death but will spare my wife much suffering.
Asa trusted the doctors rather than God. And died. We have chosen to trust God. Treatment, chemo... meds... all may fail. But God will not fail. She may recover... and He will not have failed us. She may be completely healed... and He will not fail us. Or... She may go on to be with Lord, but, if this is His will, then ...He has not failed us.
Thank you all for your encouraging words and for your prayers. Special thanks to Heavenly One. Your words were very helpful. We have discussed everything we know to discuss. All is well, and God is good.
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"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him...." -Psa. 37:7
Waiting for the Lord is easy... Waiting patiently? Not so much.
As you know, we have been asking Godfor His guidance in what to do in regards to my wife's health. The last few days have been... well, you can imagine. But, yesterday, while we discussed the options and the consequences of our decision, the Lord gave us the answer. It came to us from God's Word. Here is what the Lord gave us...
2Ch 16:12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease [was] exceeding [great]: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
We have two choices facing us.
1) Continue treatment which will prolong life a few weeks and will more than likely cause additional suffering and will end in death.
or
2) End treatment which, in all liklihood, will hasten death but will spare my wife much suffering.
Asa trusted the doctors rather than God. And died. We have chosen to trust God. Treatment, chemo... meds... all may fail. But God will not fail. She may recover... and He will not have failed us. She may be completely healed... and He will not fail us. Or... She may go on to be with Lord, but, if this is His will, then ...He has not failed us.
Thank you all for your encouraging words and for your prayers. Special thanks to Heavenly One. Your words were very helpful. We have discussed everything we know to discuss. All is well, and God is good.
My good brother, know that I am praying for your wife and your family. I can't possibly pretend to know what you are going thru, but our prayers are with you. I appreciate your spirit on this forum, in spite of personal anguish, you still maintain a wonderful demeanor and a positive outlook......you are an inspiration to many.
God bless......
__________________ "Many people view their relationship with God like a "color by number" picture. It's easier to let someone else define the boundaries, tell them which blanks to fill in, and what color to use than it is for them to take a blank canvas and seek inspiration from the Source in order to paint their own masterpiece"
As you know, we have been asking Godfor His guidance in what to do in regards to my wife's health. The last few days have been... well, you can imagine. But, yesterday, while we discussed the options and the consequences of our decision, the Lord gave us the answer. It came to us from God's Word. Here is what the Lord gave us...
2Ch 16:12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease [was] exceeding [great]: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
We have two choices facing us.
1) Continue treatment which will prolong life a few weeks and will more than likely cause additional suffering and will end in death.
or
2) End treatment which, in all liklihood, will hasten death but will spare my wife much suffering.
Asa trusted the doctors rather than God. And died. We have chosen to trust God. Treatment, chemo... meds... all may fail. But God will not fail. She may recover... and He will not have failed us. She may be completely healed... and He will not fail us. Or... She may go on to be with Lord, but, if this is His will, then ...He has not failed us.
Thank you all for your encouraging words and for your prayers. Special thanks to Heavenly One. Your words were very helpful. We have discussed everything we know to discuss. All is well, and God is good.
Oh brother, I could cry at your words. You are so right....no matter what takes place, God will not fail you. I will continue praying for you both and for your family.
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Like others have said, I cannot imagine what you are going through even though we did have to make a choice about my mother. We were able to ask her what she wanted and she was ready to go see Jesus - - it made our decision much easier.
I will continue to pray for you and Mrs. OA. I pray you feel God's love and the concern and love of the people here for you and your family.
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