Searching for the Gold

You missed it!  I just erased the blog that I was writing because for some reason it took a turn from being positive to being an acknowledgment that the enemy may be overcoming my positive mental attitude.  Can’t have that stuff swimming around! 

The good news is that starting Monday, should all go as scheduled, I will be undergoing treatment every day for a month in a hyperbaric chamber to rid my foot/toe of gangrenous growth and to increase oxygenated blood flow.  All I have to do is become able to lay flat on my back for two and a half hours.  This is an obstacle.  So, I am praying for guidance from my Father and should He deem it proper, I will be in the chamber on Monday morning.  This means that I practice laying flat throughout the day and night, trying to lay still and not focus on the pain.  The Docs are working with me on a way to overcome this.  The chamber is very picky as to who can enter and what can be in their system when they do.  I am told I am a good candidate.  Great!

So, with all this going on, I continue to ask you all to please grant me all the quiet time I can get.  Yes, this means I am asking you not to drop by just to visit for a few minutes.  A call on the phone is not prohibited as long as you understand that should I not answer it, I will call you back when I can.  I am not wanting to be rude, it’s just that I have no idea from one moment to the next when I will be sitting, standing, engaged in wound care, trying to sleep (since night sleeping is out the window), trying to walk, laughing, hiding my crying, etc.

 

Yocheved and I are learning a lot right now and we need a lot of time for study.  She is carrying the load, right now, I am the baggage.  So, we continue to ask family, friends, mishp’kha, etc to call ahead, and don’t be dismayed when we express reluctance to invite anyone in.  With all the Dr. appmts (three this week alone) on top of an already full plate, we are both exhausted.

For all who have jumped up to the plate and pitched in to ensure the Shul continues to be a place of Worship and Shalom, we thank you dearly.  We try not to call upon anyone to do anything that would cause distress in their own family.  And we would not think of burdening anyone if we didn’t need the help and know their gifts.  Knowing that YHVH wants a nation of Priests, it is good to know that Kol haMashiach is a breeding ground for what the Father wants.  For some, a gentle reminder that we are a House of Worship is apparent. But that goes without saying.  We all need reminders from time to time, of where we are and the reason we are there.  Let us not forget the great influence adult behavior has over our children.  What they see, they interpret according to their own experiences. They then behave accordingly. Please be a strong influence for Torah compliant behavior for everyone.

I pray to rejoin you all very soon.  Please don’t stop praying; not only for me, but for all of Yah’s Kingdom.  These are tough times we are all going through and the gold is under fire to get rid of the dross.  May we all find joy in the burning knowing that we will be purified in His sight.  

Romans 8:18  For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. (Todah Rabah Dawn for reminding me)

Shalom, shalom

Pinchas a/k/a Frankly Speaking all the time.