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Proverbs 16:9 Christian Standard Bible
9 A person’s
heart plans his way,
but the Lord determines
his steps.
Sylvia’s family holds a family reunion biannually. This year
we had plans to leave home on July 1 and visit family and friends up in the
northwest. Then we would drive across the northern states to Wisconsin and
Michigan—hoping to avoid some of the summer heat. From there we planned to drive
down to North Carolina for the reunion and then home.
Sylvia came down with a fever of over 102º F (39º C) June 28. Nothing we
did would bring her fever down, and on July 2 she was admitted to hospital.
They diagnosed her with pneumonia and kept her there three days. They tested
her twice for COVID-19 and declared that she was not part of the
pandemic. Dad told me several times that pneumonia is an old man’s friend
because it usually takes him and removes him from all of his problems.
Fortunately, this didn’t happen for Sylvia.
We debated about what we should do as far as the reunion
trip was concerned. A week went by, and Sylvia continued to regain her
strength. She indicated that we should give it a try. There was no way we could
pursue our original plans on account of the time we had available. So, we
decided to skip the Northwest part of our trip. We left home on the 12th
of July and had a great trip. We made it home on the 24th of
August—the day we had originally planned to get home.
At times I wonder if God stepped in and didn’t want us to
leave when we had planned to. That is highly unlikely, of course. It was
definitely providential that when Sylvia took ill, we were at home and not on
the road in some strange place. This way we could get treatment at familiar
places. It has taken her time to recover her strength, but she is fine now.
Thank You, Lord,
for overruling our lives for our own best good!
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