My 8 month old had surgery last week. It was an exciting
surgery that will allow him for more opportunities to mainstream with his
disability. But, it was still surgery. And he hurts.
We sent him off with the Operating Room nurse, his chubby
cheeks smiling at us as he was carried away. The next time we saw him, seven
hours later in the recovery room, his face was swollen, eyes closed in pain and
tears streaming down his sweet little face. We held him and tried to comfort
him, but the pain was inevitable. This surgery was the only way for him to lead
a life in which his body functions wholly, and the outcome will benefit him for
the rest of his life.
But, he doesn’t see that right now. All he sees is pain. All
he knows is that he hurts, and that we allowed it. He trusted us. He doesn’t understand. He tugs on his
bandages. He cries. He doesn’t want to eat. He used to be comfortable in his
little life until we took him to a place that made him hurt.
Isn’t that how we are? When faced with trials, we see pain.
Suffering. Rain clouds that will seemingly never part. We wonder why God has
abandoned us into such misery and such despair. If He cared, He wouldn’t have
let this happen.
But, what aren’t we seeing? There is a big picture, and only
God can see that. My son doesn’t know why he’s in constant pain right now. But,
soon he will heal, and it will have been worth it. He’ll understand someday.
And, so will we; when we finally see what God was doing through our trials, we’ll
realize that there was always a purpose to the pain.
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