Knowing Why



Some people have commented on the fact that we are praying for a bowel movement for Ripley. The original reasoning was that the surgeon will not allow Teresa to feed Ripley until the bowels start to move. Teresa was beside herself because her little girl was hungry. An I.V. was supplying Ripley liquids so she was all right. Actually, the above situation was resolved this morning. Ripley was allowed an ounce of Pedialye at 9am and another at 11am. Since she kept it down, Ripley has been able to have an ounce every 2 hours of Teresa’s milk. Early this afternoon, Ripley had a little moving of her bowels and another one just before I left my ladies. We are praising God because it is showing that nothing is wrong with her bowels.

You see, the surgeon needed to make sure that the operation was worked. If we would have feed Ripley and the bowels were not lined up, then she would have been vomiting and it would have been a setback. The doctor knew what he was doing and he informed us of the reasoning for the no feeding, but it still broke Teresa’s heart to hear Ripley being a little fussy. We had sugar-water to make her think she has something. The 36 hours of no feed were rough on Ripley but was for the best.
God does the same with His people. God knows everything, and He communicates to us that we should not do something or should do something. We may not understand why (even though we know any), but we should obey. He is looking out for our best. Just as if we feed Ripley any way and everything was not right with her bowels; the consequences would have been bad. It could have been deadly. The consequence for man for not listening to God was separation from Him. God came in the form of Man and paid the sin debt for us to be reconnected. The consequence for Christ-followers for not listening to the voice of God is discipline. Sin is fun; even the Bible says it is fun but only for a season. In the poetry section of the Old Testament says that sin is like eating honey; sweat and tasty until it gets to the stomach and it gives you a stomachache.

Since Teresa and I listen to the authority(the one who knew best); Ripley is doing great and now gets her Mommy’s milk. Wwe should heed God’s voice and obey Him. He wants and has the best for us.