We had been going Not Consumed Developing a Quiet Time before I began having issues with my eyes. It is a great study about establishing our quiet time with God each day. We will get back to it as soon as possible. I still have to do reading in small quantities which will be the case for awhile due to my eye issues.

In the meantime, I plan to share tidbits of what I have learned from this latest health episode, an episode so outside my normal that it hit hard. A condition so rare that most of the doctors had never heard of it which meant an increased diagnosis time (and having lots of medical students parading through my room). It allowed me much time to think and pray as best I could through the high-powered meds. I could only rest in my Savior, rest in His care.

One lesson that hit me over and over was that of being prepared. How do we prepare for these hard times? for times that we could never anticipate? for storms that knock us off our feet? I believe our best preparation is building our lives on the firm foundation of our relationship with Jesus Christ. When we know Him well, we know we can trust Him. We know who He is and what He can do. This is one reason that our quiet times are so important. It keeps us close to Him and helps us know Him more. The quiet times with Him each day are not just nice times of meditation. They are times to truly love and trust Him and get to know Him. When the hard times come, we know He is in control. We know He is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent.

There is safety for us in abiding in Him. No matter what comes, we are safe in His hands!