And The Good News Is....

Any of you ever had an experience with one of these machines? I had my first experience today..

A couple of weeks ago, I detected an issue that I needed to go get checked out. So off to the doctor I went. That visit resulted in going today for a mammogram and ultrasound (which was my first experience with either, and I have to say, I am no longer modest).

The good news is - I'm fine. I'm 40 now, so I can expect changes in my body. I also have a note from the doctor that says I'm normal - copies are available to those non-believers! LOL

The mammography center left me a message, telling me what not to wear on the day of my appointment:

- Do not wear jewelry. Okay, I can deal with that.

- Do not wear perfume. Okay, I can deal with that, too.

- Do not wear deodorant.

Do not wear deodorant? Oh, my...I don't think they were realizing what they might be in for! (I have remedied that issue since I left the appointment)

So, I get there and everyone is incredibly nice to me, which is great, because I was getting a little nervous. I went into a room filled with ladies dressed in hospital gowns, and changed into my own gown and took my seat. I found someone to talk to in just a minute, and we chatted until they called me back to encounter "the machine". Before I left that room though, I noticed a little elderly lady who came in and she looked lost...I didn't have a chance to talk to her before I went in but she left an impression on me.

When I went back to the waiting room to wait for my ultrasound, I was alone, until that little lady came back in from her test. She sat next to me and I smiled, and we made small talk. I saw a Bible on the table, and for reassurance, I opened it and read Psalm 91. She told me her stomach felt funny, so she got some crackers and I helped her open them, and we talked about why we were there. She was also having an issue and needed an ultrasound, and in her thick, German accent, she said to me, "God is in control". I smiled and told her that I believed the very same thing, and she said, "I can do all things..." and then smiled. I finished her sentence with "in Christ who gives me strength". We chatted some more and she finished her crackers, and while she was getting something to drink, I went to the bathroom. I didn't get a chance to tell her goodbye because they called me as soon as I came out of the bathroom.

God knew that lady and I would be there for the same test at the same time. I felt His comfort in talking with her, and sharing Scripture while we were waiting. We were the same..sisters in Christ...kindred souls...and neither of us wearing deodorant, and neither of us cared.

The good news is that I'm ok. Not because my tests came back negative, but because I believe the Good News and am bought by the blood of Jesus Christ. No matter what the outcome had been today, it would have been okay, because my God loves me and is in control of my life. Whatever the outcome had been today, He would have received all of my praise, and He will use this experience for His Glory!

And He spoke to me today in the form of a little lady with a thick German accent. We never know where He might show Himself.

That's what's on my mind today.