Feeling the heat, but not giving in to the burn…
Exactly a week ago I was in the back of an ambulance on the way to the hospital with Isaac. As I was rhythmically squeezing an AMBU bag, continuing to provide oxygen to Isaac’s lungs the EMT with us in the back called in Isaac’s weak vitals and continued prepping him for our arrival at the hospital. Theresa was left behind…a wreck after providing the first 20 minutes of CPR. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Ephesians 6:16 (NIV) With a week in the hospital behind us…we are now truly able to see the incredible triumphs and the “flaming arrows” that we experienced, an expected result when God has or is working in a powerful way. Spiritual warfare is a real thing and cannot be dismissed. We have learned and continue to learn that in dodging the arrows we may feel the heat from them but we do not have to take the bait and experience the burn. Even though it can be hard in the moment…recognize what the real reason may be for “bad” things happening. We had a tough week for sure. I stayed at the hospital at night with Isaac to stay clear of the cold/fevers that were running rampant at home with Theresa and the rest of the family. I woke up every morning from my transformer chair/bed in Isaac’s room in the Peds ICU on the eight floor with a great view of the rising sun….
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