So, friends, I went before God again in prayer and said… father, this is what they are saying… the size has increased and it can rapture anytime and cause great damage.
God, you are the one that created medical science, you have been merciful to me by keeping this aneurysm untouched and intact up until now. Please direct me to what I should do. Should I have the intervention now? I prayed for a sign, a firm conviction from him that I’ll know he has spoken. I also asked a few friends and family to pray along to seek God’s face for clear direction.
To be honest, those few weeks were tense. I’ll be fearful for one minute… with all sorts of thoughts running through my mind and brave it up the next minute. Sometimes I would go to town dressed like a crazy woman, to me I looked okay, but one honest friend saw me one day and said to me why? it seems you’ve allowed this thing going on to get the better of you girl, that was when I became aware of how I looked. Funny but not funny.
I again had a panic attack crisis which ended in the hospital.
Time was running according to the doctors, and they were wondering if I truly understood what was happening to me… this was an emergency. They needed my consent to do the surgery asap. I too on the other hand needed God’s leading…, the green light to go ahead.
A lot of prayers went on, and after much waiting and travailing in prayer and seeking God’s face, I had the release I was looking for. This is how I learned the importance of hearing and listening to what God is saying. His still small voice, the signs, the peace you have or uneasiness after you have prayed about something.
I had peace, inner peace within me and he confirmed it with so many other affirmations to go ahead with the surgery and that nothing will happen to me. I knew he has spoken because anytime I start to think I wasn’t going to do it, I had this feeling of unrest. My sister had a dream and in it, she said she heard God saying… Rita has no idea the innumerable angels I have sent to go ahead of her and perfect everything! Exodus 14:14 NKJV The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.
Can you imagine being told that this thing is right behind your left eye… we can’t guarantee what might happen during surgery, it can affect your eye and you can go blind, you can go into a vegetative state, can paralyze, lose your memory or you might not wake up…. the list is endless.
But when you know God has spoken, you know he has the power to deliver!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! The day of surgery came. I had two wonderful neurosurgeons perform the operation. My family was told surgery would take between four to six hours. Guess what! Surgery was done and dusted in less than two hours, SUCCESSFULLY! without any complications.
I remember the surgeon coming to me in the ICU after surgery and saying, Rita, it went so well.
Thank you, Lord!! To me, it’s a miracle, and God’s perfect timing… and I’m forever grateful to God.
Always remember…
Christ in you, the hope of glory.
