7 weeks until we see that the Doctors and specialist WERE correct that there WAS nothing humanly possible to be done for our child and that at the human level, all is lost. HOWEVER, we'll see that to God be ALL glory, honor, and praise, our child HAS been healed and HE is greater than our understanding and IS worthy to give our COMPLETE and TOTAL trust with EVERYTHING in our lives!!!! I pray that those who not know Him personally, will be reached through this awesome journey He's led us on!!! March 16, 2010 is quickly approaching!!! Thank you to everyone who has joined and is joining us in prayer for our precious little child! Our God is larger than any mountain we'll ever encounter in this lifetime!!! – Jonathan
I had another doctor’s appointment on Friday. Nothing has changed with the diagnosis with out baby. The doctor was considering putting me on restrictions since he doesn’t know what to exactly expect with the diagnosis that was given. He keeps saying that I can go into labor at anytime and who knows what this baby is going to do. He then said, BUT this baby is acting like it’s normal, so there isn’t a need for restrictions. It was all I could do not to scream it’s because of God’s grace and healing power that my baby is acting normal because it is normal!!! Instead, I kept it to myself.
God has been so gracious to us during this time. If He were to ask us to go through this again, we would in a heartbeat. We feel so honored to have been able to go through this process and to know Him more. This truly has been a joyful and peaceful time in our lives and we wouldn’t change it for anything. We understand why this makes no sense at all. At times it’s hard to share or even put into words all we are experiencing. You’ve read about our journey and have prayed for us and we thank you so much and are so blessed. As you know, we’ve been searching, learning, growing, praying, reading, fasting and so on. But what you don’t know is that ALL of this has not been for healing of our precious baby, it’s because God has been and is revealing himself more and more to us and we are excited to learn more and receive a greater understand of Him and His Word. Yes, we want our baby healed, but more than that we want a deeper and more intimate relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That is what is the most important with this situation is seeking God’s face because He is worthy of our honor, worship and praise.
We’ve been listening to a lot of songs lately and right now, I think this song by Hillsong United- From the Inside Out best describes where we are.
A thousand times I've failed Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again Still I'm caught in your grace
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart and my soul,
Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart, in my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out Lord, my soul cries out
Another song that has just been our “theme” song, if you will and has been such an encouragement is by Kutless titled What Faith Can Do.
Everybody falls sometimes
Gotta find the strength to rise
From the ashes and make a new beginning
Anyone can feel the ache
You think it’s more than you can take
But you are stronger, stronger than you know
Don’t you give up now
The sun will soon be shining
You gotta face the clouds
To find the silver lining
I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains
Hope that doesn’t ever end Even when the sky is falling
And I’ve seen miracles just happen
Silent prayers get answered
Broken hearts become brand new
That’s what faith can do
It doesn’t matter what you’ve heard
Impossible is not a word
It’s just a reason for someone not to try
Everybody’s scared to death
When they decide to take that step
Out on the water It’ll be alright
Life is so much more Than what your eyes are seeing
You will find your way If you keep believing
I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains
Hope that doesn’t ever end
Even when the sky is falling
And I’ve seen miracles just happen Silent prayers get answered
Broken hearts become brand new
That’s what faith can do
Overcome the odds
You don't have a chance (That’s what faith can do)
When the world says you can’t It’ll tell you that you can!
I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains
Hope that doesn’t ever end Even when the sky is falling
And I’ve seen miracles just happen
Silent prayers get answered
Broken hearts become brand new
That’s what faith can do That's what faith can do!
Even if you fall sometimes You will have the strength to rise
If you need an encouraging cd to listen to that speaks to every area of your life, I encourage you to get the cd by John Waller titled While I’m waiting. There is not a weak song on this cd, it is amazing!!! If you are going through any type of trials I just encourage you to seek God with all your heart and lean not on your own understandings. If you do this, you will experience an amazing journey. We love each and everyone of you. Love, Jon and Kristin
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