Roller Coaster Ride

Have you ever had those times in your life; when it feels like you're on a roller coaster? That's what this week has been for us. First, we were in prayer for our son about his possible skin cancer. Then, yesterday we received the great news that the doctor didn't see anything to be concerned about. Now, today I received another phone call. The doctor himself called me this afternoon to say that he had been thinking about our son and his spot. He couldn't explain why, he said maybe it was just his 30 years of experience, but he had a "feeling" about it. He wants us to come in for a biopsy right away. Well, he's going on vacation for a couple of weeks, and then he'll call us as soon as he gets back with our appointment. Yesterday he was telling us that he would like us to get a biopsy done eventually, but we could wait until our son was old enough to cooperate for the local anesthetic. He said he did NOT want to do general anesthesia because of the many risks involved with young children. He didn't feel the biopsy was worth that risk. Today he said that he wanted the biopsy done now, even if we had to do the general anesthesia. He must feel it's pretty important, to change the priority level like that. He said that it was something about the color of the spot that made him concerned. (which is only brown, so I guess that's where the "30 years of experience" comes in handy) He did say that he did NOT think that it was a melanoma, so that was very good. He wasn't sure what it was exactly, but he just had that "feeling". Well, I could tell him where that feeling came from. I'm sure it was the Lord changing his mind for some reason. I don't know what the Lord has planned, but I still trust him. My son could be perfectly healthy and this is happening so that we can strengthen our prayer lives. Or he could be sick and this will be used to strengthen our trust and dependence on God. Or, we may never know the reason why.....and that is okay. I still trust Him! Sometimes it's best that we don't know why, this side of Heaven. I would ask for you all to pray again. Please pray for my son's health, safety, and acceptance of God's will. Please pray that he will cooperate with a local anesthestic so we do not have to put him to sleep. And please pray that we will see what the Lord wants us to learn from this, that we will give all honor and glory to Him for any and everything that happens, and that we will willingly accept whatever the Lord has for us. We are supposed to hear back from the doctor around the 21st, and I will keep you posted as to what will happen next.