Swimming for my life!

How are you feeling right now?

Me, over seven (7) days ago, was feeling like I’d been dropped in the middle of the ocean and swimming so hard, fighting to stay afloat! Fighting the sinking feeling! Fighting fatigue! Swimming to stay alive, knowing there’s so many unknowns out there that can take me down, anytime and any place, in the middle of the ocean.

One thing for sure, I didn’t and I’m not giving up, not because of my own strength and courage, but trusting in the constant and everlasting grace of God that keeps me floating even when I feel like I’ve started sinking.

Amen! God is my portion, as the Psalmist says here:

My flesh and my heart fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Psalms 73:26 NKJV

How do I know for sure? I may not see God, but I feel him all around me and in me: the air I breathe in and out, keeping me alive; my heart beat and pulse as they go, thump, thump, thump, out of sync usually due to my condition!

I felt God’s presence via the blood coursing through my vein and out of the cannula as the nurse or Medical Officer (MO), try to fill up vials for test after test. I felt and saw, and still do – God’s love through my family’s smiles, hugs, worried and loving faces, cheerful voices as they try to be strong for me – my grand children’s playful laughter and voices through video call on mobile, and through the messages and calls from various people.

I am sincerely and utterly grateful to God for his healing and protection, for my husband, our children and grandchildren; my boss & colleagues at work, all the family & friends out there, and prayer warriors from church – all these heaven sent people whose support and prayers keep me going 🙏❤️

Hope you understand the importance of that one call or text message, a card, even just a simple ‘hi’: how valuable that is to the person at the receiving end!! It’s like a life jacket or lifeboat been offered to someone lost at sea who’s just been found. I pray for God’s abundant grace upon each and every person who has reached out in one way or another over the past two months 🙏

A friend in need is a friend indeed

Ennius

Right now, well, I’m happy to be alive and somewhat healthy, if not 100%. Feeling grateful for life, family, love, friends, bosses, colleagues, prayer warriors, and most importantly, for God’s amazing grace🙏