Trust in the Lord

When our son was born, he had what seemed to me like a mount of health problems. At six weeks old, he had lost weight back down to his birth weight, he had pneumonia, and it seemed like the problems went on and on. I remember being afraid he would not live, because of that fear, I didn’t say anything, but I did not “Dedicate” him. I was afraid if I dedicated him, that the Lord would take him, which was foolish thinking on my part, but that is how I felt. Our son continued to have problems, and one night I had a dream. In my dream, the rapture was taking place, my husband and daughter were caught up in the rapture, but I was standing there looking up at them. I wanted to go in the rapture, but my feet were still on the ground. I jumped and jumped, and I began to be caught up in the air to join my husband and daughter. In the distance, I faintly heard a baby cry, I reached down to get hold of the baby and gravity pulled my feet back to the ground. I looked up again and saw my husband and daughter going further up in the rapture and I began to jump and once more being caught up in the air, I again heard a baby cry.  I reached down again for the baby, gravity pulling me to the ground I heard a voice from the heavens speak to me saying, “Are you hanging onto something that is keeping you?” I woke up from that dream in a cold sweat, heart pounding and crying. I knew exactly what I was holding onto – my son. I began to pray and ask God to forgive me and I resolved right there in bed that I wanted to release my son and his future into God’s hands. I shared my dream with my husband; we called our pastor and had our son dedicated to the Lord. After we dedicated our son, and after I let go, our son’s health problems were gone.

Prior to the dream, I would stand in church on Sunday and sing, “All to Jesus I surrender, all to Him I freely give. I will ever love and trust Him, in His presence daily live.”  But in truth, there was a lack of trust on my part, the old flesh – human nature took over my thinking and allowed fear to come in. I was wearing myself out trying to be a good mother and make him well. Thank God for His loving nature and reminder that He is our hope, peace, and our provision above anything we could ever imagine! His yoke is easy and His burden is light, I have found it so, I have found it so!

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

Is there something you are hanging onto that you need to release to the Lord? Are you carrying a load that is too heavy and you cannot see or find any answers? God is the solution you need!

Diana Angran

Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His word!