Glory Revealed

God as El-Shaddai

As you grow, you will learn and meditate on different aspects of God's character.  This word El-Shaddai means that God is all sufficient.  When other sources run dry, God is abundant.  When everything else fails, God is able.  The last few months of your life have proven this time and time again.  You have had numerous medical issues and seen many medical specialists.  All of the doctors kept saying something was definitely wrong, but they couldn't give us an answer as to what.  Every natural means of helping you was exhausted.  We needed to put you on a feeding tube because you were not taking in the nourishment that you needed on your own.  As Mama and Papa kept praying and trying new things to help you, nothing seemed to help enough.  Certain things would help at times, but nothing got you to where you needed to be in order to thrive and get off of the feeding tube.  We cried out to God and prayed for your healing.  Each feeding time was a chance for Mama to trust God and not any certain special formula, comfortable position, way of rocking you, medicine, or any other means of helping you.  Many times it would seem as if you were not going to drink anything, but God would intervene and the bottle would be empty by the end of the feeding.  God showcases His glory when we turn to him.  His strength is sufficient in our weakness!  There was nothing natural that could help you enough, but God is faithful.  He is more powerful than any sort of medicine.  We can rest and trust in God, even when our natural eyes see no signs of hope.  God gets all of the glory even for something as basic but essential as an empty bottle.  This detail of your life is not out of God's view.  He knows every detail, and your life is in the palm of His very capable hand.  

2 Corinthians 12:9

And he said unto me, "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness."  Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.