Update on Hips and Amanda's Surgery

I doubt anyone could say our lives are uneventful! Amanda's surgery on the 6th February went "perfectly" and her doctors are pleased with her progress; she will get all the clear in May. John saw his hip doctor last week and is scheduled for a double hip replacement on the 3rd May. We both look forward to being able to move on with our lives, John walking, Amanda healthy. It's been our hope for a long time. When we talk about the replacement we are filled with equal excitement and a tinge of disappointment. Our belief in God healing John supernaturally remains but we must also do what is right, what is medically necessary. It's not doctors or God; God uses Doctors all the time to heal people. We believe he has spoken so much over this past year about John's health and I admit (Amanda) that perhaps I misinterpreted and placed my own assumptions on what I heard. Truth is I know I heard the Lord and I know what He said, His faithfulness and goodness is not in question. However I have learned that often the problem is in the hearing, the human end of the equation. This last year has taught us so much. The art of simply trusting and the disappointment and sometimes embarrassment of walking in faith. The important thing is John is going to be ok, he is going to be able to be healed and back to normal. However God does it, it is surely his faithfulness to do it that matters. Should we complain about how He does it? Or should we just be thankful that He did what He said He would do? Pray for us as we approach yet another surgery. Pray for wisdom for the doctors, for strength for John, and for Amanda. Pray also protection over us both from the shadow of self pity. So often we are tempted to feel bad for ourselves, we look at our lot and we ask "why us?" but we know self pity is a poison and praise and worship of our Lord bring clarity and joy. Here we go again...