We received Sasha's referral on Wed (2/17). With the emotions of our previous referral still very real it was hard to be excited about another referral. Our initial response was one of fact, we will send her information to the specialist we had contracted with and have it evaluated. Since we got the referral late on Wed it was considered Thurs morning when the doctor received the information. Therefore it would be Monday before we would hear from her to go over the evaluations All weekend long we struggled with a lot of emotions. While we tried to remain objective it became harder and harder to do that while we waited on her call. We started experiencing glimpses of excitement and hope but were quick to stifle them so we wouldn't be disappointed again.
Sunday (2/21) while we were singing worship songs at the beginning of the church service a verse came to my mind: Be still and know that I am God. These words kept running through my head as we continued on. Once we sat down for the sermon I asked Matt what the scripture reference was and he said Psalms something. So then I asked a friend sitting next to me and he wasn't sure either. So as the sermon went on we were all thumbing through our bibles looking for this verse. Finally, we found it: Psalms 46:10. Later that day my sister called and invited us over for dinner. When we arrived at their house she showed me where she had been doing some decorating. She had put a verse up in their living room and it was Psalms 46:10. Then when Monday morning came around I had an e-mail from my sister-in-law. She had been doing her morning devotion and we just kept coming to her mind. She wanted to share with us that devotional and it was on Psalms 46:10. Ironically enough she was running behind that day so she didn't use her current devotional book. She had an extra minute a little while later so she grabbed a book they had in the kitchen and happened to open it to this page for a quick moment with God.
God definitely had a message for us to hear and he wasn't just speaking to us, he was shouting! This verse has since brought us so much peace and comfort. We know without a doubt what Sasha's life verse is going to be. Although it may be more accurate to say what our family verse is going to be.
God uses His word to speak to us all the time. I know in our home we are often to busy to take the time to listen. I'm so grateful that God is willing to go to extreme measures to make sure we hear His voice and to remind us of His promises.
Psalm 46:10 (NIV) "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."
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