Greetings Pastor John.
I thought I had sent this a couple of weeks ago, but I just found it in my drafts box. I still want to thank God, so I am sending it now.
I want to thank God for all He’s done for me recently. The signal messages were only a part of my experiences.
I have been wanting to work less hours for a while, but every time I got close someone would quit, huge loads of freight would show up, or we had to rearrange the store and on and on. Because of my hernia, I had to stop working. During my absence, the home office has insisted (they thought it was their idea) that I go part time. My initial instinct was to get mad. “How dare they take advantage of me when I was injured?” But I kept my peace and prayed. Jesus showed me I was getting what I needed without having to upset my boss. She wants me to work more and go back to being a manager. So now I will be able to work a more reasonable amount of hours.
The morning of my surgery I was not nearly as anxious as normal. While they prepared me for surgery, they checked my blood pressure. The nurse made a funny face and asked if I had taken my bp meds, which per instructions I had not. So, I asked her how high it was. My blood pressure normally goes thru the roof whenever a Dr. is around. That morning it was 95/55. I was amazed, but I was at peace. I was focused on helping the nurses prepare me and praising God. When I woke up my BP was again low. I did not have any bleeding issues, no infections, and limited pain. My healing has gone well. The hardest part has been restraining myself from doing too much.
During recovery, I don’t know how to explain it; there was no spiritual conversation. It was just an imparting of knowledge. I knew Jesus had given me the answers to some questions, not by telling, but by giving me knowledge. I would just know the truth about an issue or people. My mind was just changed, and I felt and knew it was right. There was no voice, it was just knowledge that was suddenly there!
There were more but I was interrupted while writing and now I don’t remember them, but I do know it was Jesus.
Love,
Mark