"W" Whatever!

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"W"
Whatever! ( valley girl accent)
I was finally getting over acute bronchitis. The weather was looking wonderful, with spring breezes coming in the windows. I could hear the birds singing and chirping. The bronchitis had made my body extremely weak and I was pushing it to the limit. I was running the ministry as usual, caring for my husband and children.I was in the cycle of work, exhaustion, work, exhaustion. My car began to shake on the way down to Brooklyn last week and turned off at the tolls of the George Washington Bridge.I made it to a auto shop my friend suggested but it ended being pretty much right next to JFK airport, otherwise known as a far far away land. We got the news that the car would be there for at least a week. This car is our ministry car and family car so it took some time to adjust to the news. I was able to borrow another car for ministry Saturday and God was faithful to get me and 145 loaves of bread, pastries and cakes safely to Brooklyn. And one shopping bag of Chipotle donations. We had a wonderful prayer meeting and feed many hungry faces with a delicious chicken in cream sauce, green salad and rice. As I left the ministry storefront on Saturday afternoon I was thinking of all the things I could do starting Monday, take walks, work out, join a Zumba class, exercise, bake, etc. Basically I daydreamed of tons of post bronchitis activities. Monday morning I rested, prayed and studied. And at 4pm the little ones came home from school. We started a silly wrestling match on my bed. My son ran and cannonballed into me full speed, landing full force on my left knee. We all heard a loud popping noise! We looked and my kneecap was floating out of place, completely apart from the rest of my leg. I was looking at it and then I realized I was screaming at the top of my lungs and the next second the pain hit me, excruciating! Having had 3 children, various spinal taps, ear aches and such in the past. This pain was up there in the top! I shifted my leg slowly and we heard another pop, the knee cap went back into its place, but the pain was there. Gosh, we have no car, my husband is at work. Time to pray! The children helped me to immobilize my knee as much as they could. All I could think of was my activity list being flushed down the toilet. So back to the doctor, onto crutches and a huge leg brace, back to bed you go. Plans for the week were changed to: lay in bed and wobble to the bathroom as needed. Oh, and on top of that there will be pain involved and you will have to wear a huge brace ( soft cast) on your leg that will prevent you from being comfortable most of the 24 hours of the day. I am in the perfect setting to throw a big ole pity party, and invite sadness, depression, anger and frustration as my VIP guests. As a missionary in reality, if you can't walk you can't do. I can't drive to the mission, I can't shop for the food that will be cooked this week at the feeding program, I can't prepare the place for the youth on Friday. Not only can I not walk without crutches, but my car is somewhere in Queens. Totally shut down!
This is the point that I think of my dear friend Rebekah. You see I met Rebekah about 11 years ago when she first moved to NYC from California. We used to joke at her California sayings and we still do. I remember playing around and saying "whateveeer" and then making a W sign with our hands..
As a Christian, a minister, a wife, a mom and a friend I have to right now make that little hand sign to the enemy of my faith- whatever!!!!
This is what I mean:
Whatever attack may come
Whatever flood might cause me to feel like I'm about to drown
Whatever circumstance
Whatever battle
In tears and in joy
Whatever comes my way
Whatever way I get shut down
Whatever evil words may be whispered in my ear
Whatever way I may be tried to be stopped
Whatever!
I know that whatever happens
Anything that may occur
Nothing will stop Gods love and plan for me
Whatever happens to me He cares
Whatever comes my way,
Nothing absolutely nothing
Can separate me from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus!

I don't know what your facing today friend, doubt, pain, anger, confusion. maybe you're just tired or maybe you're afraid. Maybe you feel like giving up on what called you to do, or maybe you feel as you don't really know what to do with your life. Join me today, as we put both our hands up and make the W hand sign, Whatever! Let's do it all day all week! Whatever comes our way nothing can separate us from the love of God!
I feel like dancing when I think of this, so right now in bed with this huge brace on my leg I'm shaking my shoulders in victory!

~ An adventure wouldn't be complete without some obstacles to learn from.

Cheers!