Dealing with Uncertainty

One of the major issues we all face in life is uncertainty. The impact that uncertainty has on a person depends on how that deal with it. For some, it means great anxiety. For others, it is simply a minor nuisance that one must work through.

Today, we were hit with the issue of uncertainty. For three weeks we have had doctors saying with strong certainty that the growth on my kidney was in all likelihood cancer. We received a referral to a doctor who is considered the foremost expert on kidney disorders in all of Florida. He reviewed all the facts from the other doctors and looked at the two CT Scans. Then he gave us his thoughts on the issue. We were all prepared to hear him call for immediate surgery to remove the kidney. But that is not what he said. You see, he is just not sure that the tumor is cancer. There is a very large growth, and the appearance of the growth on the CT Scan could be cancer, but it could also be a benign cyst. Instead of surgery, I will be going to the hospital for an MRI on Saturday morning. Then back to the kidney doctor on Wednesday for more tests and an evaluation of the MRI.

In this case, uncertainty is a good thing. We have been praying that the hand of God would touch this problem and make it go away so that no additional surgery would be necessary. Lacking the MRI, there would be no proof that God had healed the kidney. Please continue to keep this need in your prayers. Pray that the healing process will be complete before the MRI on Saturday. Pray that when we go back to the doctor on Wednesday, he will be shaking his head and talking about how he cannot explain the difference between the CT Scan and the MRI. Pray with us for a miracle from the Lord. And pray for peace within our minds and spirits as we continue to wait for a final diagnosis and plan of action.