Nothing is impossible with God. We can ask, but He can give more than we can imagine.
“With God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26)
He “is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think.” (Ephesians 3:20)
At the same time, we must live in dependence on and surrender to God. He loves His children and is molding us into the image of His Son. He uses trials to fulfill His loving purpose.
You’re heard about the crisis with my eyes. I suddenly could not see very well, and learned I had drainage and macula issues in both eyes. (See Your Will be Done; Practical Exam; New Territory; A Good Talking-To; Humble Faith; Interruption or Opportunity?; Making it Worse to Make it Better; I’m Tired.)
I went from scared to trusting to imploring to scared to surrender to … well, you get the idea.
I did consistently pray for the Lord to restore my vision. But I also determined to put myself in His hands (where I was anyway) knowing He had a loving purpose for my difficulties, and knowing He would be with me, and still have a purpose for me, even if I lost my sight.
“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)
When we pray in Jesus’ name, we mean that our request honors Him and is congruent with His purposes. Too often we don’t get what we want because we ask with the wrong motives, wanting our own way.
“You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.” (James 4:3)
I definitely do not claim that my prayers were perfect. I desperately wanted to be able to see. I cringed at the idea of living the rest of my life with impaired vision, or worse. But I did work at trusting Him.
And God, in His mercy, in His lovingkindness, restored my sight.
Four surgeries later, I can see as well with glasses as I could before all this started. And, except for close up, I can see better without glasses than before (to correct the drainage problem artificial lenses were implanted). Thank You, Lord!
I do have small blurry spots in central vision in each eye, but they are in different places, and are definitely manageable. I’m actually grateful for them because I do not want to forget God’s incredible gift.
In fact, speaking of gifts, you open two every morning.
