Ephesians 6:1
Children, Obey your parents in
the Lord for this is right.
I’ve struggled with obeying my
parents yesterday. I got so many errands to do, have to accompany hubby in the
project he’s currently doing the whole morning and I got to go and pay her
Meralco bill and she also requested me to go to the doctor’s clinic to ask
about Tatay’s condition and ask for a
medical certificate.
I was able to pay the Meralco
bill with a help of a friend. But I almost gave up and did not go to the
hospital because there wasn’t enough time to do it, well so I thought. It was almost 12pm and hubby needs to go to
the office to make it on time, time in is 2pm. My human brain calculated (the
accountant in me rules), the time going to the clinic, the waiting
time, the travel time going back at the house, and I figured we wont make it.
I told my husband it doesn’t seem
possible. I already called the clinic but the phone is not ringing. I felt like
Ive already done my part. I wanted to
call Mom and tell her to go to the clinic herself and ask the doctor maybe
they’ll be more accommodating to her since -- she’s well a senior citizen already
and she might be able to bypass the line in the doctor’s clinic. I however was
still calculating and I knew we do not have enough time to line up. Hubby
suggested we go to the clinic first and see if we could ask the doctor but if
it will require so much time then we would go there next time. I bit my tongue,
I was hoping he was correct but I knew ( with my calculator mind ) it will take
a while. So we went to the hospital where the doc holds clinic.
I was told to hurry so I did. I
ran to the elevator, and waiting for the lift to open feels like hours, so I went
inside and pressed 4 where the clinic is. When finally the door opened I rushed
outside, then I saw a familiar face, heard that familiar voice. Doc Glenn
Gatchalian was talking to a woman and he was about to hop inside the elevator.
I rushed right in the lift and called DOC GLENNN!!! I caught his attention
alright J
I told him my Tatay’s situation,
his urine is still reddish and they don’t know if they should continue his meds
and that they are anxious already. He told me to continue the meds until the
next hospital visit and drink lots of water. He said Tatay should be restricted
and be on bed rest they had to be very careful because the operated part needs
healing. The certificate, I still need to know what kind to cert Tatay needs
but the urgent thing really was the medicine so I thanked him for his time. And
run to our car where my husband waits. I sooo thank God for a supportive husband :)
The time I spent inside the
hospital was less than 10 minutes and waaaay waaaaay less than the amount of
time I calculated. In God all things are possible. He allowed me to see his
greatness in that situation. He is in control. He holds the time. He sets
everything in place. Had I said my piece and told my husband that it wouldn’t
do good to even try going to the clinic I would have missed having experience
His greatness. Submitting is still a long way for me but I thank God that he
allows little things like this to remind me of his promises.
Obeying our parents can sometimes
seem hard, okay okay that’s often hard. But the verse said we must obey our
parents for this is the right thing to do. This will always remind me to look
at it in a different way, na if God wants me to obey my parents He will surely
make things possible for me to do their request.
Tomorrow, is my dad’s
birthday. No party for him even if he
will turn 70. The doctor said he needs rest – bedrest even. But that doesn’t
mean we will not celebrate God’s goodness in our Tatay’s life. We are thankful
for the successful operation, for the doctors who treated him, for the finances He
provided for the not so cheap hospital and doctors fees and for the love of all
the people who prayed with us.
Lastly, let's be reminded of this verse. Got to look sideways nga lang because I dont have time to fix the video :)
