Angels in Disguise

Angels in Disguise

October 3, 2016

The Lord had a wonderful day in store for me, and God knows I needed it. I had already gone through mammogram, ultrasound, and biopsy to name a few others. I was tired of it all already. I was scheduled for an MRI today. I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that God had specifically chosen Yvonne to be the attending nurse for me today. As I entered the room that huge, monster of a machine made a dreaded humming sound. With that I decided I needed to plug in to my Power Source for this one. Being claustrophobic and having a history of anxiety and panic attacks wasn't going to make it any easier, but He has said " I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13. As I contemplated this verse, I was reminded of the countless times I have claimed this promise and seen God come through for me. I told Yvonne I needed a moment, and walked over to the side of the room to pray. When I was done and walked back over to her she commended me for doing so and said that everyone should do more of that.  Yes we should. "God is our present help in trouble."
You never know when The Lord is up to something, but He always is! Life with Him is a beautiful adventure looking at His daily plans unfold before me. This opened up a conversation with Yvonne about what God had done in her life and in mine. She told me about her darkest hour several years ago in 2010 after her divorce. She couldn't sleep and was having terrible nightmares. She came across a book on fasting and she decided to put what she had read into action. The nightmares stopped! I shared with her about the Daniel Fast I was doing at the time with my prayer partners, and about the many wonderful things God was doing in my life.
It was time to go into the machine. Yvonne was so patient and reassuring. She gave me earphones to listen to music on Pandora. I selected Hymns. The first one to play was "I Surrender All" as God reminded me once more that I had given Him the reins. I let go and relaxed. I was pushed face down in the machine. God's peace was with me. At times as the machine banged away so hard I couldn't even hear the music, but even in hardships God can be found. So I used the pounding machine as a beat to sing my favorite hymns.
My biggest concern was the contrast that they would inject after 20 minutes. My body is always so sensitive to everything, but then again that may be due to my overly active mind. Praise God He is giving me victory even over that. I could feel it going in. It was cold. No problems.
Finally it was over! I gave Yvonne a big hug. She told me I was an inspiration to her. I told her that God sent me an angel. As I've drawn closer to God I've been more in tune with him and His Spirit. I was impressed to give her a book I had just received in the mail the day before that I had slipped into my bag last minute: "Prayers and Promises" by Brenda Walsh and Kay Kuzma. My assistant, Liset Maceira had been reading the Spanish version and told me I had to get it. So I immediately ordered an English version. I hadn't even started to read it, but I knew that book was meant for Yvonne.  I pray that Yvonne will be greatly blessed by it. I guess I'll just have to order another one for myself.
I thank God for blessing me today, and for the opportunity to bless others. He knows the desire of my heart is to be in tune with him, to do His will, and to hear His voice leading and guiding me in the way I should go. I am so glad I could hear His voice today nudging me to give Yvonne that book. Continue to speak to me, Oh God, and use me to draw others to You.

My prayer: Dear God, thank You for sending angels in disguise to encourage us and to remind us that You promised You are with us every step of the way. With that promise we can overcome our fears and anxieties and believe that we are indeed over-comers because of Your strength and transforming power. Give us Your peace knowing that all obstacles have been removed out of the way. In the mighty name of Jesus. Amen

"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. For thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Hebrew 13:2