This Is a Move

These past two weeks have sure been wild ones to say the least. I have been battling migraines for about a month straight now, with little to no relief from them. I made an appointment with an ophthalmologist to rule out any chance that it was a past eye problem that had resurfaced. Sure enough the doctor found no evidence of that, and put in a request for me to get an MRI & also see a neurologist at the local hospital to rule out any other bigger causes. Last Monday morning I went in for my MRI and got the results back that same afternoon. My doctor called me with news that after seeing the scans, it looked as though I had a blood clot in my neck in my jugular vein & that I needed to come back right away. After getting off the phone with her I immediately became worried, frazzled, and scared. I know absolutely nothing about the severity of blood clots, jugular veins, or anything medical. When I got to the hospital my doctor informed me that I would need to start taking two forms of blood thinner medication right away. One form was a shot that I would have to give myself in the stomach every day twice a day for just 10 days. The other was a pill that I needed to take once a day for 3-6 months. MONTHS. I became even more stressed when I remembered that training camp is in 4 months and launch is in 6. This worried me because while taking this medication I was told I could not partake in anything active because I bruise easily, and they didn’t want to risk rupturing the clot. At the end of the appointment my doctor then ordered a CT with contrast to better see the clot. The next morning I went in for that, and the day after I got a very profound phone call from my doctor. 

“You don’t have a blood clot.”

You can imagine my confusion as I listened to my doctor tell me to stop taking the blood thinners & to sit tight until my neuro appointment the following week. After I got off the phone I was feeling an abundance of things ranging from confusion to frustration. Yes, frustration was among those feelings. My thought process was along the lines of “Were all these doctor visits a waste?” and “Well if I don’t have a blood clot then what is causing the migraines?”

I was gently reminded by a good friend and mentor that I had just experienced divine healing, an absolute miracle. And more importantly that I should be praising the Father for that very miracle, thanking Him that he cleared that scan and that I would no longer have to worry about dealing with a serious health condition over seas.

A few days ago I then went to my neurology appointment & it all was confirmed. No blood clot, no nothing. The scan was completely clean. More importantly, I will be able to manage the migraines in a way that won’t affect my life in a serious way.

 

Wow God.

 

I feel like a lot of us have this mindset occasionally that He only performs miracles in large settings…but what about right here? What about right now? Wonders are STILL what He does. He never stopped performing these miraculous things, all we have to do is ask. He’s INVITING us to ask. He’s calling us deeper. 

Mountains are still being moved
Strongholds are still being loosed
God, we believe it, yes, we can see that
Wonders are still what You do

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And bodies are still being raised
And giants are still being slayed
God, we believe it, yes, we can see that
Wonders are still what You do

(Bethel Music-This Is a Move)

 

Thank you so much for reading this! I know it was a long one this time:) I just felt that it was important to share this story with you all so that you could be reminded that it is in God’s character to do wonders.

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Thanks again for reading!

All the love,

Nikki