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O LORD,
I Give
My Life To You
Scripture
Psalm 25
1 O Lord, I give my life to you.
2 I trust in you, my God!
Observation
Five
years ago yesterday I had a heart attack that has forever changed my life and
Kathy’s life. I had the heart attack on Monday, October 24, 2011 at 10pm!
As
I write this blog this morning 5 years later all I can say that it has been an
amazing journey so far!
Fourteen
hours in surgery trying to repair an aortic root dissection that went all the
way down to my abdomen and blown away right coronary artery, 17 drip lines
putting into my body over 100 pounds of fluids, a week in a coma, a month on
kidney dialysis, months of not being able to have a taste for food, I could go
on and on but I won’t!
I
am here today because many of you prayed and asked God to save me and He did.
When
I think back, which I do almost on a daily basis, my heart is overwhelmed with
gratitude and joy thinking about how so many of you rallied around Kathy and my
children and wouldn’t give up even though there was medically very little hope
of me making it. When the surgeon told Kathy that there was less than a 5%
chance of me making it from surgery up to ICU I think he was preparing Kathy
for the worst!
Do
I believe in miracles? Absolutely! Do I believe in the power of prayer? You bet! It was
an unforgettable lesson in the power of prayer! All of you that prayed for me
to pull through took away all doubt if there ever was any! Doctors and Nurses at St. Joseph Hospital called my recovery a miracle! May God get all the glory!
One
day though I will die. Two times in the past 5 years my defibrillator/pacemaker has
brought me back to life. But one day no amount of prayer, no pacemaker, no
defibrillator are going to keep me from getting into Heaven when God calls me
home.
…But…
But…
until that day comes I want to live in a way that brings God glory and honor!
I
want to keep telling people about Jesus and I hope that is your desire too.
Application
But…
until that day comes I want to live in a way that brings God glory and honor!
I
want to keep telling people about Jesus and I hope that is your desire too.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I think that it is only right that I think about what You did for me
and for Kathy 5 years ago. You are a God of mercy and compassion. I didn’t
deserve what You did for me. I understand that You did it for all of those that
prayed for me more than You did it for me. I realize that I could have been in
Heaven. I could have left this earth and all of its problems behind, but You
heard the prayers of Your children and You did not take me home. One day You
will take me home and You know that I am ready. You also know that I am not
afraid to die. You have taken care of that fear by letting me die multiple
times already. My life and my breath are in Your hands. What do I have to fear!
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