Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight! Here is another Update from Jen with her Happy Feet!
Hi friends, I am so excited to share our news... could barely sleep! God has healed Gigi! I believe what we saw as a decline in her health over the last few days was a final attemp by satan to attack our girl. No doctor can explain what happened. All labs/scans came back normal, yet she was not responding for 2 days. This morning Drew & I were led very strongly in our devotions to "walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinth 5:7)...... trust was once again the word and the feeling God placed in our hearts. We prayed strongly for satan and all evil to leave Gigi... that God had already claimed victory through Jesus's sacrifice. We prayed for God's protection, for Him to command His angels over her. I am so happy to tell you that we left the hospital this afternoon after spending over an hour with an alert, interactive Gigi!!!! Praise God!!!
The other hours we spent there were with doctors... the time was truly a blessing from God! We know He orchestrated every second and every detail, as they listened to our concerns (that Gigi is healed and doesn't need the shunt) and they felt it needed further investigation on their side. Praise God...... He got our foot through the door! It's the first time anyone would hear it without immediately discounting the possibility of healing!!! Drew's parents also arrived to join in the discussion... timing truly orchestrated by God. We've also been able to glean info received by our brother-in -law Steve.. a radiologist in Pittsburgh. God has placed so many people around us for His purpose!
A specialist... a neuroradiologist... re-read her brain scans yesterday, and finds no occlusion in her ventricular canals. Because she has very little drainage from her external drain, there is now more acceptance medically to the idea of removing her drain, with hope she will manage the fluid on her own and not need a shunt. Her neurosurgeon has been away all week, and this will be presented to him Sunday when he returns.
Ultimately it will be the decision of Drew and I in giving consent for any surgery. PLEASE pray for us in the days ahead... that we keep our eyes fixed on God.... that He continues to reveal Himself... that He continues to bless Gigi in health.... and for protection against the enemy. Please pray for God to guide us and give us strength, as this may all result in us having to stand against medical opinions. Most importantly, please pray that God will draw closer those who don't know Him... that they may know of His love for them personally, and the price Jesus paid on the cross for their eternal life! May they see His wonderous works in all of this!
Thank you for your prayers and your love!!!
Jen
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Dear Gilfillans,
I wanted Gigi to be able to add what God put on my heart for her to her scrapbook of prayers.
Thursday, December 7, as I was praying for Gigi, God put Abraham and Isaac on my heart and I asked Him, "What am I to understand about Abraham and Isaac for Gigi?" He told me that Abraham, through blind faith, went up the mountain with Isaac to sacrifice to God. He told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, but on the way up when Isaac asked where the lamb was, Abraham knew in his heart that God was going to provide the lamb. I was reminded that Abraham went, obeyed and then God provided. God is confirming through us for you to believe, trust and have faith, just as you are!
Just after I had this revelation, I read, "I Will Bring the Victory" in Come Away My Beloved, pg. 56..."Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" 1 Corinthians 15:57. Here is what the devotion says...
O My child, have I ever failed you? Have I ever turned My back on you, or forsaken you? Have I not been your refuge and your strong defense?
I have protected you and kept you in sickness and in health. Yes, I am with you to help you now. Fear not. My purposes will be fulfilled in spite of your weaknesses, if in your need you rely on My strength.
My will shall be done regardless of the flaws in your life, if you count on the power of My righteousness. I do not work only in cases where there are not obstacles; but I glory in overruling the prevailing circumstances, and I take pleasure in bringing victories in those places where no victory is anywhere in sight.
Count on My coming. Know that whenever faith brings Me on the scene, everything is changed. Darkness is turned to light. Grief is turned to joy. Sickness to health. Poverty to My sufficient supply. Doubt to faith. Anxiety to trust.
No negative force can occupy the same place as My Spirit. When My Spirit comes in, all these things must go. Yes, they shall go!
Ask for the victory. I will come and bring it. Don't look for the victory--look for Me, and you will see the victory that I will bring with Me. After I have come, you shall behold the miracles I will do.
Praise Him, Father, Son and Holy Spirit that Gigi is healed in Jesus Christ's name!
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