The start to another story

I really haven't written much about an upcoming situation. The short story: I have a jaw problem. I had surgery a year about Feb 14 and continue to have problems. I've seen both my surgeon and ortho and the bottom line is I'm getting braces and having a second surgery. The next surgery is entirely different the first and of course the braces are an addition.

If you have followed the story that is my jaw, you know that is been a picture of faithfulness in my life. One of those things that you wish you didn't have but yet you would never let go, because its the clearest picture you have of God's character. So how could you wish it away? Its like wishing away God. 

I went to the Ortho Thursday and finally nailed down the final details of getting the braces. I have to have braces for 9-12 months before I get have the surgery. It will help to move some teeth around and align my top and bottom jaw so that when the surgery occurs and my jaw is broken, the top and bottom match. I confess, I've had to work through the issues of having braces, but I'm dealing with it. 

Here is why I'm inviting this into my life. Sitting in the office on Thursday and hearing the numbers thrown around, I know that it will be impossible for me to do this on my own. Now, you might be thinking, you do nothing on your own on staff--thats right. I raise support and have dozens of people alongside of me. But you hope that in these situations, when life happens, you can pay for yourself. The cost of braces and surgery just isn't going to happen on my salary. So, I'm trusting that God is again going to show Himself faithful. This is something that I medically need done and I suspect He isn't going to leave me hanging. Matching that up with my calling in life--God knew He would call me into ministry and I would be on staff at the time this jaw problem would happen. Thus, God will be at work in front of me.

In fact, He already has been.

Wednesday, I showed up for my Community Bible Study. I have been sharing with the women in my group about the up coming braces and surgery. Someone handed me an envelope and said it was anonymous. When I later opened it, it had 500 in it, with a note that said 'God wants to bless you, its for your braces' Wow!! Tears rolling down my face. Its the start of another story. Our God is faithful. 

The following day, I'm at the ortho getting the final costs and such, and the doc says to be 'I think I'm going to reduce the price, I'm just suppose to' So he talked it over with someone, and took off 500. Within 24 hours, God had provided 1000. 

I have no question in my mind that somehow, someway, the money will be provided for. More than that, I believe God will meet me in my insecurities of self-image that I hardly knew I had. He will sustain me and comfort me when I feel weak. 

Although it doesn't seem like the most exciting journey, I suspect God will shock me. I'm excited to see whats in store...its going to be 'another story' written on my life.