Waiting and worrying (just a little bit) in the Waiting Room

Even with all of these technological advances and all of these amazing things we’ve learned about this human body that You’ve created, God, we know that everything is ultimately under Your control. So we pray for guidance for the doctors and ready recall of what they have learned. We pray for a quick recovery. We pray for healing. Because You are the One who brings healing.

I don’t know how many times I’ve prayed that prayer (or something similar) while sitting with a patient in preparation for surgery. I know it’s the right thing to say. I know the One Who’s in control.

But I’ll be honest. It isn’t helping right now. They just wheeled Christy back for the surgery. She’s been waiting for this surgery for 7+ months. It’s time. It needs to be done. The recovery will take a while, but the end result will be worth it. And even though I know that, it’s hard not to worry. It’s hard not to imagine all kinds of complications that could happen. It’s hard not to be a little bit scared.

I know. Things today are as unpredictable as they were yesterday. They’re as unpredictable as they will be tomorrow. I’ve heard nothing but fabulous things about her surgeon. And God is faithful. I know all this.

That doesn’t stop me from wishing I could know with 100% certainty that this surgery will be the smoothest surgery they’ve ever performed.

But for now….we wait.

Man, I hate waiting.

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Howdy. I'm Matt. My wife, Christy, and I have four kids and two dogs, I'm passionate about orphan care. I'm a die-hard fan of the Evansville Aces, the Indiana Hoosiers, and Star Wars. I'm trying to live life by the Todd family motto: "It behooves us to live!"

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