Pondering the Wonder of God’s Living Word

These past few weeks have been heavy with pondering, fulfilling my word for the year. Have you found yourself in a similar place?

Decisions and appointments before me, questions and accusations around me. And yet, the wonder of God’s Word surrounding me brought peace in the midst of those storms.

I still don’t know the direction of my treatments ahead, but I do know that Christ has gone before me in this maze of medical advice.

As I was rereading my e-journals from this last month, I was in awe  over the ways He spoke His Word to me before the days unrolled. (Yes, I have come to be so thankful for a way to journal when my hands cannot hold a pencil. It took some getting used to, but I so appreciate these note-taking apps now.)

Will you come on a journey with me through some of my notes?

–2/7/26

Ps 69:32-33 The humble (weak needy and afflicted) will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived (from sickness faintness and discouragement)! For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people

–2/11/26

On a day when accusations shouted in my head, and I felt my weariness and inability to navigate these medical systems, these are the Scriptures He sent in my morning readings:

Ps 71:9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.

Hebrews 12:3 Do not grow weary and lose heart.

–2/12/26

As I was crying out to the Lord for help in this decision, feeling like disagreements with my Doctors were ahead, I asked these questions: How can I stand my ground? Should I stand my ground? Am I too weak to even consider this? … Here were His answers today:

Ps 71:16 I will come in the strength of the Lord GOD;
I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.

Philippians 4:13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

Daniel 2:20-22  Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.

–2/13/26

After nights of crying out for help in the midst of so many questions, I realized that my biggest fear wasn’t so much about whether I would or should face the procedure ahead. No, the  biggest fear was simply about facing my Doctors. Then the Lord sent me these verses in my morning reading, uncovering my need to trust Him more, and speak His truth from my heart:

Psalm 71:17-19 O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds. Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation,Your might to all who are to come. Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God,You who have done great things.Who, O God, is like You?

Jeremiah 1:4-8 The word of the LORD came to me, saying: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”

But the LORD told me: “Do not say,

‘I am only a child.’

“For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,”

This was my “calling”  verse as a teenager when my highschool counselor kept prodding me to choose a life path. I was so afraid to disagree with her, to tell her that I felt my path would be different. But God gave me those verses to know that I could trust Him and speak what He asked of me. …

–2/14/26

And after facing the Doctor who actually did live up to all my fears and belittled me in the very ways I thought he might, the Lord reminded me of this post from 7 years ago. So I am reblogging it here, with the prayer that Christ will cover you with the same peace and healing that He brought to me. Oh, friends, His Word is alive and active, meeting us right where we need it the most: right where we need HIM.

Treasures from the Sands

May He vindicate the afflicted among the people; may He save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor. May they fear Him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations. Psalm 72:4-5

**If you are in the midst of a heavy flare, please know that the Lord understands the weariness you feel. In those times, a list of verses may feel like a jumble of confusing phrases. If you ask for his help, He will guide you to just one phrase or word that meets you where you are. I have found even that to be a gift from His hand.

May I pray with you today?

Dear Lord Jesus,

We come before You now, in all of our weakness and confusion, and we lay our thoughts honestly before You. Thank You for giving us Your Word and meeting us right here. Thank You for telling us we are not alone, that You will never leave us. Thank You for giving us Your own strength and wisdom when we have none. Oh, our great Saviour, we are in awe of Your great power on our behalf. Help us to trust You and Your ways. And help us to lift our voices in praise and wonder before You this day.

In Your name we pray,

Amen.

****UPDATE on Wednesday, March 4: The Lord indeed has been holding my hand and sending me where He wants. This morning an early appointment opened up, so I met with my original endocrinologist. She was so thoughtful and thorough, and she has her own referring specialists and surgeons for me to see. My first steps are some major dental work that has been put off for too long, then on to those specialists that will look more deeply into the issues with my thyroid and throat. But Praise God, He knows the way to keep us so safe!****

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