All that jazz

[marcb]

Today, my wife was getting an MRI and we were in the room together. I prayed silently for quite some time for healing, peace, and God's presence. I started to feel at ease, then my mind fought it and the thoughts returned. It figures that this would happen when praying in a stressful situation. But get this, God was so near and I felt such a peace in the midst of a tough situation, that I continued to pray despite the thoughts. It was as if I was having a conversation with a friend, but I didn't like the background music. Like when you're at a coffee shop and totally engaged in a conversation in spite of that annoying "acid jazz" -- you know that horn that just goes on at some insane pace and pitch and makes you want to scream?

Hope this helps. May you all find peace in spite of the jazz....Marc

 

[Bianca01]

Thank you for sharing. Good analogy.

Praying for you and your wife.

 

[gracealone]

HI Marc,
Glad to hear of your victory over the irritating background music. It really is like that. I'll be doing just fine and then the thoughts creep back in.. like that music in the Jaw's movie.. which starts out kind of quiet and in the background of my mind but sometimes if I pay it too much attention and then I get the loud frenzied music that you hear just before the Shark clamps down on it's victim. Along with that I get gut wrenching anxiety and fear. It can be a huge struggle to ignore those sharks swimming round in my brain. Hopefully.. I'll be able to reduce them down to minnows with practice.
Praying for you and your wife.

 

[SkyCloud]

I understand what you're saying. I always an anxious for that background "noise" or irritation, whatever, to stop. God has always stopped it before, in any given situation, and I know he'll do it again. Let's not lose our faith in Him. God Bless.

Dan