Friday, October 02, 2009

the worst kind of nighttime cough

this may be too much information, but i do have a point (aside from whining).

i've discovered the worst kind of nighttime cough to wake up in the middle of the night with:

coughing through the aftereffects of having vomited in your sleep.

the entire upper respiratory tract BURNING.

i felt whiny and ripped off - what with the pain and disrupted sleep and all - until i remembered: this can't have happened 'by accident'. this isn't an 'oops' that slipped by Jesus' notice.

no... i am awake, at 4:05 am, in pain and with a horrid taste in my mouth, because of God's sovereign hand.

meaning it's for my benefit and God's glory.

hmm.

what *are* You up to in this, Lord...? You awe me.


Clover
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3 comments:

  1. Creatorschilde6:53 a.m.

    Wow....
    You realized, that by waking up, He saved your life?

    Too many people die, choking like that.

    Gods grace is definitely on you, darlin.

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  2. Jenny9:00 a.m.

    heartburn...isn't it lovely?
    I used to get it lots,but don't anymore.

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  3. Lynnie Ha2:56 p.m.

    nicole... i never thought of that... especially seein as how i'm pretty sedated overnight.... :)

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