Damsel in Distress

Ahhhh. It's good to be back. I've been browsing quite a few blogs lately and it's inspired me to "pretty" up mine a bit. There are some beautiful ones out there. But it may be quite some time. Spring is sprunging :) and my latest project is to work on my garden and some other planting around the yard. So furthering my blogucation (blog + education) may have to wait. But it will give you something to keep checking back for!

Alright, on to something with a bit more substance.....

Yet again, our family has been touched by the lovingkindness of our Heavenly Father. Why do we so often seem surprised by these events? And yet because of this surprise, He cares to touch our lives all the more.

This week beheld an event for our family in which the anticipation of was wrought with fear and trembling. That dreaded day of coming face to face with.....The Dentist! I confess. It had been a year since their last check-up. The previous check ups, which had been on a routine 6 month cycle, were filled with cavities for our beautiful little girl.

I was as concerned as she was, inwardly of course. She was a trooper during the previous episodes with the mouth invader as she fought back her tears. I was proud of her, but had no desire to see her go through it again. She just seems to have received the bad teeth gene from one us...I won't mention who! :)

On the morning of the appointment, we spent our usual time in devotions and prayer. Little Miss K. tends to be pretty generic in her prayers and seems apprehensive to pray for things for herself. But this morning brought something different. I heard her sweet little voice, with an uncommon boldness, ask her Heavenly Father to let her be cavity free!

I rejoiced to see this boldness and boost in her faith. I knew it was a lot for her to step out and ask that. And then, WHAM!, my weak flesh crept up and the faithless thought barged its way in. What if? What if she did have cavities? Up went my prayers, "Please Lord, answer her prayer. Don't let her down." Seems trivial, I know, but this is HUGE faith-building stuff in a 10 year old! Ummm...perhaps 30-somethings too. And off we went.

We waited and waited. Then I waited and waited. Finally, out she comes with the dentist not far behind. You, the reader, likely being filled with great faith, unlike me, probably already know what the results were. Not one single cavity....only loose teeth, ready to fall out. Can you say, "REJOICE!"

One of the first things she says is, matter-of-factly, "God answered my prayer", with the biggest smile you could imagine. Though I didn't have my camera with me, it's a snapshot on my heart to be remembered into eternity. How great our God is. His love for us is immeasureable, even when we lack faith. His handiwork is amazing and oh, how He likes to dazzle us with it. Don't be fooled. Our rejoicing wasn't in Miss K.'s cavity free visit, but in the mighty work of God. He loves her more than I ever could and He desires for her to be His. He will go to no end to prove it to her.

Rejoice in the Lord always, Again, I say rejoice!