This is my jar full of thankful. Each marble in it represents something I am thankful for. Today my thankful jar consists of thanks for blessings such as friends and family who surround loved ones with prayer, financial provision even without full employment, and a God who continues to reveal His amazing love and power to me through His Word.Today, I encourage you to create "a jar full of thankful" both for your life and for Dwight's. You may not have a jar of marbles (although I highly recommend it for the audible sound of thanks each clink provides), but take a handful of something --- paperclips, coins, candies, etc. --- and one by one, hold the item, lift up a prayer of thanks to God for something specific in your life, and then set aside that item. Do this with each item until you have a set aside pile of "thankfuls." Here are a few reasons to give thanks, just to help you get started:
- You are alive and breathing today and in relative good health if you are reading this.
- For Dwight's stable condition beyond all odds. (According to my amateur research, patients without any brain activity do not have a heartbeat and are not able to breathe on on their own beyond 48 hours of being "disconnected." Dwight is on Day 3.)
- For the miracle that two construction workers came to Dwight's aid on the scene of the accident and administered CPR to ensure blood flow to his brain. (Read news about it here.)
- That Dwight's mom and another relative have accepted Christ since the accident.
- That Dwight is covered in prayer.
- Our God is a living God.
- Medical care.
- For the life and renewal of spring.
- For a God who listens to our prayers.
- And the list goes on and on...
Psalm 7:17
I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness
and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.
Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy
and I will give thanks to Him in song.
Psalm 30:11-12
You turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
O Lord my god, I will give you thanks forever.
and I will give thanks to Him in song.
Psalm 30:11-12
You turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
O Lord my god, I will give you thanks forever.
1 comment:
MRI had shown that both hemispheres of the brain are dead. However, parts of the brain stem are dead but not completely dead. It is unfortunate that once brain cells die, they cannot regenerate. We are told that the brain stem controls respiration which is sustaining Dwight. The Dwight we know is in a vegetative state. The family is allowing Dwight to die with dignity.
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