Through the Highs and Lows

This morning my dad woke up with a severe head ache, and the last few days his blood pressure has been really high. The nurse that gave him his steroid infusion earlier this week told us to take him to the emergency room if he has high blood pressure and pain. So with him having a bad head ache and high blood pressure this morning, mom and Narthea took him to the emergency room. Which meant that I was in charge of my younger sisters.

Every time dad goes to the emergency room, hospital, or even every time he has a major symptom I feel really scared. I try to act brave around my dad, though, because I know it would make him feel sad if he saw how upset I was. But after they left for the emergency room, I was snapping at my sisters and sitting around thinking about all the possible reasons for why dad wasn't feeling good. I started worrying even more. Then I remembered,

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." ~Matthew 6:34~

Right then I stopped and prayed. I asked God to help me not worry. I prayed for my dad, for my mom and Narthea, and for everyone else I could think of that needed prayer. After that, I felt peaceful. I wouldn't say joyful or happy, just at peace. I wasn't scared anymore, and I trusted God. He took away my worries.

The great news is that mom called and said that dad's blood-test results came back and they were good. There was one more test dad had, but at the moment I cannot think of it, and it came back good as well. So, daddy is doing better now, his blood pressure has gone down and after being gone all day, they are on their way home! :D

I was thinking the other day, "Why do we have to go through this? Why can't God just heal my dad now?"
He can heal my dad now, the thing is, He's not ready. God has a purpose and a plan for all this. This is our road which we must travel. God is taking us down this path to refine us, and to glorify Him. I can't keep making it about me, or what I want. Sure, it's not wrong to want my dad to be healed, but what God wants from me is trust. No matter what lies ahead, I pray that I can run the race with perseverance, and make my heavenly Father proud! :)