Miracle Amnesia

I think my hernia is growing. It seems to hurt every time I try to get up now. Last week I asked people to pray for a miracle of healing. That got me thinking.

Do we really believe in miracles? Or are we just parroting someone else’s belief? Do YOU believe in miracles?

I was going through the story of Moses in the book of Exodus — you know —- that episode of the movie, The Ten Commandments, where Moses raises his cane and the red sea parts and allows the Israelites to walk on dry land to safety? Now that’s what you call a MIRACLE — an MGM type of miracle … complete with orchestral music and CG effects.

If you were one of those Israelites walking between two raging masses of water, you’d think that vision … that memory would be forever etched in your mind, right? Sadly (except for Moses, Caleb and Joshua) millions of Israelites had a case of Miracle Amnesia.They couldn’t trust God to help them conquer the promised land. They blew it! Instead of faith in God (who already proved Himself) their logical mind took over. They only saw how big and fortified the enemy was and chickened out of the miracle. Because of their unbelief they wandered in the desert for 40 years until they all died off. It was their children led by Caleb and Joshua who entered and took over the land of Canaan.

Again I ask, do you believe in miracles? Some say the parting of the Red Sea never really happened. Some say the Bible isn’t really an accurate historical book. Some say God was different then. So many excuses. So little faith.

I believe the parting of the Red Sea did happen. I believe there are  chariots and armor still buried underneath the Red Sea. I believe that the same God responsible for that miracle then is the same God that will allow a miracle today. So God will heal my hernia? Don’t be silly! I’m not saying He definitely WILL. I’m saying, it’s up to Him. I can only request. He’s not a genie in a bottle who grants my every wish.

You got major problems? Pray! He’s got a lot of  miracles up His sleeve.

But this is just me. TGIF people!

“The smaller your God, the bigger your problem. The bigger your God, the smaller your problem.”
— Anonymous

Joke of the Week

Thanks to Dennis of Riverside, CA for sending this joke.

Video of the Week

Musical Colonoscopy
Sent by Tom of Pasadena,CA

I think I shared this a long time ago. Because of my upcoming surgery this song is closer to my heart … I mean my stomach.

Don’s Puns

From Don’s collection of puns

Heavy Thought of the Week

Sent by Ernie of New Jersey

Parting Shot

Thanks to Don of Kelowna, B.C. who shared this.

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Yep! I said Potty. Every ten years after 50 years of age, you are required to have a colonoscopy to detect colon cancer. It’s a proactive test that can save your life.

So, you see your doctor and during the examination your doctor asks when you had your last colonoscopy.  Of course you don’t remember when, but you do remember what you went through, that’s for sure.  This is my question; “Where does all that crap come from?  You can’t believe how much stuff can exit your body and at Mach speed too!

You go to your pharmacy, give them the Rx and they tell you which aisle you can find the Simethicone Tablets on.  So you go looking and looking because you won’t find anything called Simethicone anywhere.  However, if they told you to get “Gas Relief” tablets your search would have gone much faster!

On the first day you do not eat any solid food.  You can drink broths, clear liquids and eat Jell-O.  You have to have 200 calories each hour to keep your sugar level as stable as possible.  I drank French Onion and Chicken Noodle soup that were strained and it was awesome.  I’m surprised how easy it was and how good I felt throughout the day.

At 5:00 pm the night before my test, I begin by mixing another pouch of the A stuff with a pouch of B stuff, then add water and shake.  If you’re smart, you add two individual packages of Crystal Light lemonade mix and if you’re smarter still, drink the potion through a straw.  It’s easier that way because the straw helps the mixture go down your gullet much easier!

It takes about an hour to drink this mixture and I binge watch a couple of things On Demand until the flood gates start to do their thing.  Initially, I begin counting how many trips I make to the John, but then I decide to stop counting because I have to concentrate on reaching the crapper (aptly named) without leaking any of this stuff where it didn’t belong.  Believe me, I have several “photo finishes” during this process.

So it’s the morning of the actual test and the second batch of the A and B potion go down in record time, because I know I’m almost at the end of that tunnel.

I have friends who had a colonoscopy who had no symptoms and literally saved their lives because of the test.  Removing a polyp is a simple snip, and it sure beats removing a tumor!  Bottoms Up!

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