Therefore, He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.
Ephesians 5:14
My body has lain in this bed for days with one hand movement and my monitor showing signs of life. It seems like a lifetime. My spirit is thriving and ready for my body to awaken and sync up with it.
I stir unnoticed during the nurse’s daily routine. They always have conversations with me even though I can’t answer. She stops amid a sentence. She watches skeptically as my eyes partially open, adjusting to the light.
She then screams with joy and immediately calls the doctor. The doctor, smiling, quickly enters the room. He examines me, saying everything looks and sounds great, the hole in my head is closing, and the stitches are healing well.
It is confirmed that I am awake.
I try talking, but my throat is dry. I am given ice chips to suck on. The neurosurgeon asks If I know where I am. I tell him, “Yes.”
My family is surprised when they get to the hospital, and I am sitting up. Tears of joy flow from each of them. They hug and kiss my forehead, praising the Lord. What a joyous day it is!
I stay in the hospital for another week to watch my progress.
The physical therapist makes me get out of bed and walk. Being unconscious and lying in bed for over a week makes it difficult. For balance, I have to use a cane for a few days.
When I am released from the hospital, I go to my parent’s home to continue recovering. My mom and dad are great.
My therapy continued, and nurses came to the house. I now take blood pressure and antiseizure medications for how long, I do not know. I have to follow up with the neurosurgeon within a few months. I feel renewed mentally, physically, and spiritually.
I try telling my parents about my experiences while being in the coma. They listen but think I dreamt it all, just as I thought they would.
The prophetic vision came to pass as my sister and I became close friends.
One day, she visits and asks if she can spend the night. I am shocked but say, “Sure.” We haven’t spent the night in the same room since we were teenagers.
In our old room, where we used to cuss and fuss at each other, we talked, laughed, cried, and hugged. Hashing out our differences and letting go of our bitterness felt great.
She talks about how she thought she had lost me and couldn’t stand that we hadn’t really spoken in years.
Once I could return home, my sister and I continued enjoying each other’s company. She became interested in my work and wanted to see how she could help. I smiled, remembering the vision.
I have a more relaxed view of life. I know that it can change in the blink of an eye.
I look forward to the future unfolding before me.
I’ve torn down that sacred shelf in my heart that held my faith in the Lord until I needed Him.
I have joy; I have laughter.
I welcome each day, acknowledging God’s presence. I know His goodness and mercy follow me. He is my shield and buckler, my strength!
I witnessed my past and future while I was unconscious.
I saw that God’s love had never been far from me; I am the one who traveled far from Him.
There’s a quote that says, “Don’t look back; you’re not going that way.” But if you don’t look back and reconcile your past, you create baggage that becomes too heavy to carry into your future. It does not matter how successful you become.
Your baggage may affect how you act or react somewhere along your life’s path. Someone’s words may easily offend you; their actions may affect you. Your mental or physical health may suffer, as well as your personal or social relationships.
With God’s help, I hope you can reconcile your past as I have. I pray that you live out God’s plan for your life.
As I was reading the bible, I came across this scripture, and it helps me remember God’s goodness:
“When you go through deep waters, God says He will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.” (Isaiah 43-2-3 NLT)
“Know that all things work together for good to those who love God and those who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28).
As you love and depend on the Lord to lead and guide you, He will use all your experiences in this life to prosper you and make you into who He purposed you to be: His child!