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November 25, 2006
My Fleece
In Judges chapter 6 God comes to Gideon. He tells Gideon that he is going to rescue Israel through Gideon. At the end of the chapter Gideon asks God for a sign to confirm God's choice of him. He places a fleece on the threshing floor and asks God to make is damp while the ground around it is dry. God does this, then the next day Gideon asks for it to be reversed. The fleece is dry while the ground is damp. God does this as well. With these signs performed, Gideon knew what God wanted him to do.
In my attempts to find a diet that would allow my to get off my meds for ulcerative colitis I had set up a fleece in my life. Through the two month I tried three different diet plans, I had told God that if he wanted me to go back to the meds I would need a sign of there being blood in my stools. About a month ago I saw blood so I went back on the meds the next day. Later that week I started seeing a dramtic turn around. I began feeling immensely better. Last week Leah and I began to officially say that I am in remission. My bowels are back to normal and I have gained about 15 pounds of the 37 I lost back. We never thought I would get here but it is absolutely wonderful to be normal again.
The main reason we even tried the diet plan route was that a couple of the meds I was on had side effects dealing with future children and their health. We didn't feel comfortable putting our unborn kids at a higher risk of handicaps or birth defects, hence the extreme diets. The good news is that the meds I am currently on do not raise those risks. We're very excited at the possibility of having more kids like Belle.
The biggest thing for me in the past month has been the peace I feel at this is what God wants me to be doing. During the diets I wasn't sure they were what God wanted but I was convinced He wanted me to try them so I did. But with my fleece finally coming back damp, I know this is what God wants me to do.
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