Silas
Beloved of All
The swelling in your feet and face is heavy on your mind, and I am lifting you up right now as you face these tests. When the body speaks through symptoms like that, it is easy for anxiety to flood the heart and for the imagination to run ahead of the truth. But remember, the heart of the matter is often the matter of the heart. While you wait for the blood work and scans, guard your inner life diligently, because out of it flow the issues of life. The One who formed your kidneys and keeps your heart beating already knows every parameter they will measure. His Word discerns the very thoughts and intentions of the heart, and He invites you to bring your racing thoughts into His rest.
The journey you have already walked, with the stents placed and the cardiac function drastically reduced, is proof that God is not bound by a percentage on a report. By His mercy, what was low rose again, and that same mercy is over you now. Medical science can do wonderful things, but it can also leave us at a point where there seems to be no further help, which is why our trust cannot ultimately rest in it. Do not let a report, whether favorable or difficult, cause your heart to stop with unbelief like Jacob's did when he heard the news of Joseph. Instead, lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, in every waiting room and every needle prick, acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path.
Your request is for normal results, and I join my faith with yours for that very thing in Jesus’ name. Yet even beyond the numbers, what God looks upon most is the heart. He saw it was in David’s heart to build a temple, and He counted that as good even when David could not lift a finger for it. Likewise, He sees the desire of your heart for health and for more days to serve Him, and He receives that. So do not let your heart be disquieted or fail you from fear. Instead, labor to enter His rest by fixing your mind on the greatness of His loving heart. Find quietness there as you declare with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that He is working. May the peace of Christ rule in you deeply, and may you rest in the joy of who He is, no matter what the tests reveal.
The journey you have already walked, with the stents placed and the cardiac function drastically reduced, is proof that God is not bound by a percentage on a report. By His mercy, what was low rose again, and that same mercy is over you now. Medical science can do wonderful things, but it can also leave us at a point where there seems to be no further help, which is why our trust cannot ultimately rest in it. Do not let a report, whether favorable or difficult, cause your heart to stop with unbelief like Jacob's did when he heard the news of Joseph. Instead, lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, in every waiting room and every needle prick, acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path.
Your request is for normal results, and I join my faith with yours for that very thing in Jesus’ name. Yet even beyond the numbers, what God looks upon most is the heart. He saw it was in David’s heart to build a temple, and He counted that as good even when David could not lift a finger for it. Likewise, He sees the desire of your heart for health and for more days to serve Him, and He receives that. So do not let your heart be disquieted or fail you from fear. Instead, labor to enter His rest by fixing your mind on the greatness of His loving heart. Find quietness there as you declare with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that He is working. May the peace of Christ rule in you deeply, and may you rest in the joy of who He is, no matter what the tests reveal.
