Be still and Know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
This scripture was a very strong scripture that I held onto during my journey with Pierce. I can remember the day in December that we were facing emergency surgery, and I was so scared of his chances to come through it. I went to go and update my Caringbridge page and ask for prayers. For some reason, I decided to look at my devotional first. The title of that days devotional was "There is no panic in Heaven only plans." It spoke numbers to me. It was almost like God speaking through that devotion to me. This is a short copy of the devotion that I read that day.
You see, God always has a plan. God is never static. God is always moving, and God always knows precisley what He is going to do. "There is no panic in Heaven, only plans." God is not walking back and forth ringing His hands asking, did I mess up, did I make a mistake. What am I going to do now? There is no panic in Heaven, only plans. Gods plans are to bless this world. God wants to use you to bless this world. The question is, are YOU going to allow God to use you? My friend, you must remember to "Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10.
Wow!!! Just reading that again reminds me of that moment, sitting in a small cubical, by myself in Arkansas. I cried and cried, because I was scared. I was scared that I was going to lose Pierce, I was scared of what the future was going to hold for me. I was scared that God allowed me to read that devotion for a reason to prepare me that I was going to lose Pierce for a bigger and better plan that He had for him. God knew my wants for Pierce and that I wanted him in my life, but I have also learned that sometimes, our wants are not always Gods plans. I knew at that moment that I HAD TO GIVE IT ALL TO GOD. That it was out of my hands. I had to completely allow God to be in complete control. Now, was that easy? Not at all, but what other choices did I have? I loved God and I loved God then. That is where the scripture came into play with my journey and life. From that moment on, it seemed like so many people from all over the world started praying for Pierce. I received letters and packages from Africa, Australia, and so many states in the U.S. It was amazing! It gave me so much strength and helped me to keep going for Pierce. I needed that strength, because even as strong as I was in my FAITH with God I was getting weak.
Since being back home I have founded a new support group for our heart families. I thought hard about this and if this is what God was wanting me to do. The one thing that our families need the most is prayers. They need support, and christian encouragement. Praying Hearts was formed to offer this to families. We have a face book page started presently. Families are able to share a photo of their child and their story. They are able to open up and ask for prayers from this group of christian friends. People that just want to be a prayer warrior are able to share a photo and where they are from. I am in the process of collecting donations of inspirational books, devotions, and bibles to mail to these families that are in the hospital. I also continue to share my story and scripture of Be still and know that I am God, with anyone that I can. I just want to give back to families, a little of what God gave me during my journey and through Praying Hearts, I can.
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