“When You pull me closer, I come to life”

-Tobymac, “I just need You”

My prayer is that God will pull us closer through this hospital stay. I pray that our hospital room will be filled with hope, peace, joy, and Jesus. I pray that Josiah would get a sense of who God is more than He ever could imagine. While the doctors work on his lungs, I’m praying that God will work on his spirit. Give him the confidence that You are bigger than CF, God. He knows this, but give him a reminder deep inside his spirit.

I have to remind myself that he isn’t five. He knows what #cysticfibrosis is. He knows what the numbers mean. He knows why he is in the hospital room getting pricked, injected, and shook. He’s read more on google than I ever wanted him to, but I’m realizing I can’t shelter him from the tough stuff. I can’t pretend the word “terminal” doesn’t exist in his world. I can’t paint in water colors and expect it to last through the storms.

I’m praying during this tune up, he experiences something different than ever before. Amongst the tests, scans, labs, IVs, nebs, treatments and everything else they throw at him…God, let Josiah see you in a new way. Let him have an encounter that is life changing. Let his hospital room be a sanctuary for both him and the staff.

God pull him closer to You, and let’s watch Josiah come to life. Let his light shine so bright that people see You through this. God, let Josiah dream bigger than ever before, and help him to live out the vision that you are giving to him.

Amen.