When I asked myself the question, “How is God working in my life?” I was hoping to write about something that would wow you. As my husband Joel and I discussed it, we realized that our lives have been mundane these past six to eight months, and honestly, this is a pretty wonderful and welcomed stretch of health. Sometimes, I forget that God is equally working in the mundane as He is in the grand periods of life.
Throughout the last seven years, our family has gone through a handful of health issues. When we adopted our son, Ezra, we were informed that he would likely be diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. And to be honest, while the things that come along with CP are not easy, they haven’t been the hardest part of Ezra’s health issues. When he was 4, he had his first of many seizures. It has taken a few years, but we are thankful they are now under control, and he has been seizure-free for more than a year. Sickness has always been very challenging for him; last year he had strep throat seven times. It was a very draining and hard year. But this past November he got his tonsils out, and it has been such an amazing gift. Colds no longer make him miserable for many days. He has not gotten super sick since then.
In addition to this, when Ezra was 8 months old, Joel had to have emergency spine surgery. As you would likely assume, this was incredibly impactful. In the past three years, he has also had both of his hips replaced—something we knew needed to happen. We are so thankful that all of these surgeries are behind us.
Through all of this, God has been faithful to provide for us in so many ways. We have been encouraged by all of the prayers of our church, our family, and our friends. Sometimes the simplest of phone calls or a cup of coffee has given us the encouragement and support we needed. So many families provided meals for us when it was not something that we had the time or energy to do on our own. A Scripture that we felt so many live out in our lives is Matthew 25:35–36: “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.”
Now as we live in this mundane season, we see Him continuing to provide for our every need. We are so grateful.
Chris Rasmussen [FLBC class of 2008] is a member of Grace Free Lutheran, Maple Grove, Minn.
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