Oh, it never ceases to amaze me how God can get you somewhere to bless another. The other day I got a little bit of a Q-tip swab stuck in my ear. I knew I could not get it out, so I had to find help. Holy Spirit showed me exactly what location to go to for help. I prayed with a friend of mine before ever going that day. It was a bit unique how she prayed, that the appointment was a set up divine appointment for me to go to. See, this happened to me many years ago and it was not as smooth an experience as it was the other day. Back then I went to an urgent care center, and they seemed to lodge the swab even deeper, and they could not retrieve it. That caused me to have to go to an ENT doctor. Trust me, I did not get billed the charge from the urgent care center. I let them know that what they did caused me to have to go to a specialist and I was charged a 2nd time so to speak because they did not help me the first time and made it worse than when I walked in. Actually, if I recall, I paid them that day and went back to refund me the charge.
I make the appointment with this past experience in the back of my mind. It was a so different type of visit then what I experienced years ago. Did you know you should probably have your ears cleansed for wax buildup? I didn't know that before the other day. I would on occasion take a few drops of hydrogen peroxide and place them in each ear and I thought that cleansed them. So, she said she would clean out both ears and I asked does it hurt? No, it does not hurt, it is a different sensation but so glad I let the nurse do this. Oddly enough, a little bit of cotton swab was still in the ear I went to the specialist years ago that came out. In the ear that I went to see the nurse for there was just a little piece of cotton that was removed that day. It is amazing how clear I hear by this simple act. She even showed me in the pharmacy a cream that might help when my 1 knee acts up. I knew this visit was a divine appointment visit that day. I was so grateful for this nurses 30+ years' experience, including at 1 time working in an ER. She was a perfectionist too and I like that. She mentioned she thought there was a little bit more wax in my 1 ear and I said to her, go back and get it all because I know you like to finish the job done completely. She did just that. I am so impressed at the gentle and thoroughness given to me in my treatment.
Yes, I needed assistance but the greater reason I was there was to hug this nurse with sincere gratitude how she took excellent care of me. We both have masks on in the pharmacy section and I look at her and say I know we have on masks, but I would really like to hug you to thank you for the care you took with me. I never expected this I reached out my arms like I was giving her a hug with distance between us. She came forward with opened arms as to hug me and we hugged each other. I think this nurse needed to be hugged by the Jesus inside of me with a heart filled with gratitude. Oh, it was a hug of Jesus that transpired right there in the pharmacy.
No, Jesus does not bring something to you like what happened to me. But He surely can direct your steps to get you where you need to go to be helped. The bigger picture in this was He knew what nurse would be helping me and that she needed a hug of true thanksgiving and gratitude from a patient that truly experienced that.
As I left, I asked the young lady that assisted the nurse if they liked bakery. Homemade bakery that is. I got permission and I said I would bake and bring it in to them. I will drop it off today. I baked oatmeal bars: some with apricot preserves with fresh red raspberries & red raspberry preserves with fresh blackberries. Thank you, ladies, you know who you are. Job well done from a grateful heart I baked for you.
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