Why God Does Trust ME!

So before I go into my son's diagnosis...I want to share how I got here, to this blog...and why I named it "Why God trusts ME with a diabetic child."

On October 15, 2011, I attended my church's annual Women's Conference.  I was given a scripture card by one of the families that pray for the ladies attending the conference.  I was in charge of passing out these cards, so I read my verse, but didn't give it much thought. I tucked it away safely into my purse.

So what was on my card you may ask?

Proverbs 3:5.  "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding."

Yeah, we've all heard this verse a hundred times.  Yes, I thought I trusted God.  I trusted him that I would have food to eat, a house to live in, clothes to wear...all that normal "trust" stuff.

but then...my son was diagnosed with Type I diabetes.

DIABETES?  What?  No one in our family has diabetes!  This was my baby!  Lying in a hospital bed with an IV!  Shots? Checking his blood sugar?

Those were some of my thoughts...but mostly I thought, "God would never give you more than you can handle.  These things happen for a reason." I really needed to trust God...because I sure didn't understand any of this!

It wasn't until the day after D-day that I thought about that little card again.  So I pulled it out and read it.  I didn't share my thoughts with anyone, but I thought to myself, "I didn't need this two days ago...but boy, do I need it now!" (isn't God's timing perfect!)

So on go a couple more weeks.  I was asked to lead a devotion at a meeting that I would be attending.  I told my husband that I was asked to do this during this time in my life for a reason.  But that sentence didn't even make sense to me yet.  I thought it did...but it was clarified for me about a week later.  I was searching and searching for inspirational quotes and motivational thoughts to share at this meeting.  But I couldn't find quite the right "word" to search for.  So I gave up efforts.

In the shower this morning, November 13, 2011 (exactly four weeks after D-day)...I thought about that little card again.  I wondered where it was.  My purse maybe.  Hah!  Think I'll find it there?  I know it had something to do with TRUST...yeah, that was it.  I can't rely on myself to take care of my son, I need to rely on God.

So I knew that if I could find that little 3x5 card in my messy purse, among all those old church bulletins, coupons, old kleenex, etc...that this was meant to be.  And that's what I would share at my meeting tomorrow night.  And I could maybe pass on an "encouragement card" to everyone at the meeting.

So I finished getting ready for church and went to my purse.  Guess what was the first thing I pulled out of my hundreds (ok, I may be exaggerating) of papers?  That small 3x5 card!  God was again showing me to trust Him!

And where did the name of my blog come from?  Well, when I was searching last night for poems and quotes, I came across a poem called, "How God Selects the Mother of a Diabetic Child" by Erma Bombeck.


So, here I go...with this blog to share with you why I think God trusts ME with a diabetic child.