This morning when I woke up, my phone sent me a memory on Facebook from last year. For those of you that remember, Anna was in ICU. Pneumonia and Type-1 diabetes were attacking her. That was a very helpless feeling for me. As much as I hated to watch her go through that, I actually felt sorry for myself somewhat. I know that\u2019s selfish. But as a father, the helpless feeling was terrible. Yes, I definitely prayed. And I am aware of just how powerful that is. But when a moment like that comes, you never know how you\u2019re going to react. Not being able to help her physically rocked me. As a father, we are supposed to protect our children. Keep them safe. Keep them out of harms way. And I felt like I had failed her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, let\u2019s fast forward. A year later Anna is thriving. She is living back at home. She\u2019s a junior in college. Dating a solid Christian man. Pursuing a social work degree. She wants to do something in the medical world with it. She had a social worker when she was diagnosed five years ago. I had a social worker 33 years ago when I was at Craig Hospital in Colorado. We both were blessed to have them in our lives. Because they did all they could to make our transitions back to life out of the hospital as smooth as possible. Now, Anna is considering doing something very similar. That is awesome. She\u2019s always had the heart capable of serving others. Sometimes as a teenager, that wasn\u2019t her first priority. But now you can see it coming back. And as much as I hated being helpless last year, I am more than that humbled, watching her, become the woman that she is. Watching her let the Holy Spirit guide her. Nothing better as a father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, let\u2019s think about this for a minute. Let\u2019s think about God in heaven. Our father in heaven. Our Lord and Savior. What is it you think that he wants for us? What is it you think that he wants for our lives? Do you think he wants it to be easy for us? If you do, I\u2019m going to tell you that I believe you\u2019re wrong. And I may be wrong in this thought, but I believe God wants to guide us in all that we do. He wants the Holy Spirit to take hold. He wants us to \u201callow\u201d the Holy Spirit to take hold. Sending Jesus to die for our sins wasn\u2019t just because. That purpose was for us to not be slaves to our sins. Which intern allows us to seek the Holy Spirit. And then, if we let him take control, what we do will be blessed. Plain and simple. As Anna is finding out now. Letting the Holy Spirit guide her will bless her efforts. Something that we all should do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This morning when I woke up, my phone sent me a memory on Facebook from last year. For those of you that remember, Anna was in ICU. Pneumonia and Type-1 diabetes were attacking her. That was a very helpless feeling for me. As much as I hated to watch her go through that, I actually … <\/p>\n