Amy's 'momentary trouble'

We’ve been waiting since Monday for return of the lab results on the fluid that was removed from Amy’s stomach cavity. They had said we should hear either Tuesday or Wednesday, but as of 2:00pm today we hadn’t received word and the anticipation got the best of the both of us and Amy asked me to call. The lab tests show that is no sign of cancer. Praise God! We’re still not sure what’s going on with the liver that’s causing the fluid buildup, but at least the cancer hasn’t returned!

I’m starting to feel a bit like the ‘boy who cried wolf’ in that we’ve been confronted time and again with the real possibility that her cancer has returned…and, knowing the significance of that occurrence, I send out the hue and cry. This in turn stirs some people up; either upsetting them or causing them to take a knee and bow their heads. It makes me wonder how many more times I can cry out before, just like the boy, people turn a deaf ear…but look at it in a different light. We receive a report of a possible bad result...I raise the warning flag and request prayer…You (family, friends, even complete strangers) respond by lifting Amy up to God in prayer…The actual report comes back and shows a good result…Whew! OK, I guess that was all for nothing then. But wait a second, not so fast…there’s a portion that’s missing, very possibly the most important part. Right after the portion where you’ve lifted Amy up to God in prayer, the following should be inserted; And God answered your prayers. Did you catch that? AND GOD ANSWERED YOUR PRAYERS. How awesome is that?! It’s not that it was all for nothing and that we shouldn’t have gotten worked up; it’s that you honored God by taking your request before Him with a sincere and humble heart.

James 5:16 ‘…The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.’

God answers prayer-why should we be surprised?

This is Amy's story as seen and told by me – V