Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Stellan


I'm sitting here tonight thinking about Sweet Stellan. I'm sure that anyone who would be reading my blog knows about Stellan and MckMama...but just in case you don't....go check them out at mycharmingkids.net. Stellan's story has captivated my heart from the very beginning. I was reading MckMama's blog while Stellan was in her womb. He was diagnosed there as having SVT. The doctor's informed her that he would probably never take his first breath! He was born a healthy, happy, beautiful baby boy! He has spent the last five months surrounded by his family that prayed so faithfully that they would get to see him grow. And his family is forever singing praises that the Lord has healed this child....The amazing thing is, she praised him even when she thought this child would die!
On March 20th...Stellan was admitted to the hospital for his heart once again being in SVT. This poor baby is such a fighter....and his precious body is suffering so much from the sickness that's controlling him. His momma is also a fighter...she has rallied around this child and is claiming and believing that God is in control....regardless of the outcome. She AMAZES me!
I will admit...I have been one of the faithful blog readers that is obsessively checking her blog and twitter to see the updates....Once an hour, I am on, to see if she's given any insight into his life for that day. This child has made me pray more in the last week and a half then I can even fathom. I want so badly for this baby to be healed on this earth.
I had a conversation with a friend tonight about the purpose of prayer....she asked...if all these people all over the world are praying...then why is he still sick? Why does God allow babies to die? How do we have hope in that?
I have been processing this thought all night....we pray because we have hope, we pray because we need hope, we pray because God hears the cries of our hearts, we pray because sometimes his mother doesn't have her own words to be praying. Sometimes our hearts are so heavy we have no words. We pray because Christ is our ONLY hope!
I want so badly to have a faith that firm....that the threatening of death to my own child will not shake me. I want to be able to say....I know that HE is in control and that nothing can separate me from Him. I am longing for that faith...I hope I already have that deep rooted faith. I pray that my faith is never challenged in the ways that Jennifer, Michelle, Patrice, Brooke or countless other parents have been challenged.
I pray that my faith makes others want to step out and make that leap towards an eternity in heaven...I pray that others see Jesus in my heart!

Oh Lord, Heal Stellan! Heal him on this earth. Jennifer will FOREVER give YOU the credit for this precious baby's life. Please touch his sick body and make it well. Touch his frantic heart and make it beat in normal rhythm. YOU are the answer for Stellan. No medicine, or procedure is even needed when YOU lay your hands on him. Please Lord, touch him...HEAL him. It's in YOUR name that we pray and ask and believe these things.....

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