The
tongue has the power of life and death ...
Proverbs 18:21a
Yesterday I wrote
about my husband's heart attack. Today,
I'm going to tell you what made the difference between life and death (or at
least heart damage).
Words.
Yes, modern
medicine played a huge role too. But we
wouldn't have gotten to modern medicine without words.
Words from
Christians who spoke life to my husband.
"Please take
care of yourself. I need you to be my doctor,"
said my husband's
last patient on the day he went to the ER.
"Just get
yourself checked to be sure it's not cardiac,"
said a dear friend.
"I'll drive
you to the hospital,"
said another close
friend.
All words that
ended up getting my husband to the hospital in the nick of time. Let me
explain.
After four days of
chest pain, Glen reflected on those words at 10 p.m. that Thursday night. The
patient's words especially echoed in his ears. She didn't know he hadn't felt
good. Were those words a sign?
So he decided to
let his friends take him to the hospital -- just in case. I stayed home with
our two boys, who were now sleeping.
Glen arrived at the
hospital about 10:30 p.m. His EKG indicated an abnormal heart. The lab tests
over the next few hours showed elevated cardiac enzymes, which confirmed a
heart attack.
Early the next
morning, the cardiologist performed a cardiac catheterization, which showed one
artery 99 percent blocked. He placed a stent in the artery immediately.
As far as we know,
my husband's heart shows no damage.
God's protection is
evident at every turn. How? Through
God's people. He sent just the right people at the right time to deliver the
right words and to take action.
Who is God calling you to
deliver words of life to today? You may not think the words are anything
special. But God specializes in turning the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Stacy
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