{"id":1167,"date":"2018-06-18T16:25:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T16:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/safeplacewithruthgraham\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2018-06-18T16:27:18","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T16:27:18","slug":"like-a-miracle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/safeplacewithruthgraham\/2018\/06\/like-a-miracle.html","title":{"rendered":"Miracles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I told you I was having surgery for hydrocephalus &#8211; I did. Not pleasant but it&#8217;s like a miracle. I no longer walk side to side like I&#8217;m drunk. I no longer fall dawn. I no longer drag my feet or have to crawl up the stairs. I walk with strength and confidence. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s amazing and I am so very grateful. I can look forward to doing things with my family &#8211; not being on a bench watching. I will be able to travel freely. I have a new lease on life! How long I have been struggling with this! It&#8217;s been 4 years since the symptoms appeared and I began to see a number of fine doctors. <\/p>\n<p>Along the way I felt like the woman in the Bible who suffered many things at the hands of many physicians. I spent a lot of money trying to find out what was wrong but finally was diagnosed with hydrocephalus, had the surgery a week ago and now feel ever so much better. Yes. There is  healing time and a &#8220;re-learning&#8221; of certain routines but it is 1000% better and I am so relieved &#8211; not to mention grateful.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your prayers and concerns.<\/p>\n<p>I must tell you of one sweet thing the Lord did for me while I was in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted a private room but with all else on my mind, I did not think to pray for one. I guess I sort of just expected one. Well when I got back from the OR &#8211; after waiting 4 hours in the recovery room &#8211; I realized I was in a double room. At that point I didn&#8217;t really care. My &#8220;roommate&#8221; was an older lady who seemed to be hard of hearing. Everything was loud: conversations, the TV, the doctors, her family&#8230;everything. <\/p>\n<p>As you know, I live alone with a cat. Everything is very quiet! How was I ever going to rest&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I tried to settle in and when things seemed to quiet down, a smiling face peeked around the curtain. I was surprised and wondered what it could be about. He introduced himself as the son of the lady in the next bed and asked if he could pray for me. I was surprised but readily agreed to have him pray. He explained that the Lord prompted him to pray for me because I &#8220;needed encouragement&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t thank him adequately because my heart was full of emotion. I was deeply touched. God saw my need and sent this young man, a stranger, to touch my life in a point of need. A young man whose presence I would not have had if I were in a private room. God knew my need so much better than I did. That&#8217;s the kind of God we have!<\/p>\n<p>Before his mother was discharged I tried to thank him again, but, again, was too emotional. I pray he got the message in spite of my inadequacy.<\/p>\n<p>How grateful I am that this young man obeyed the prompting of the Lord to touch and encourage my life. God is so good, so faithful, so gracious, so kind&#8230; I am humbled and grateful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I told you I was having surgery for hydrocephalus &#8211; I did. Not pleasant but it&#8217;s like a miracle. I no longer walk side to side like I&#8217;m drunk. I no longer fall dawn. I no longer drag my feet or have to crawl up the stairs. I walk with strength and confidence. 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