12/13/2021
Motivational Monday 50
God, Turn It Around by Jon Reddick
https://youtu.be/Ndb7kein1Es
Happy Monday! This is a new week. It’s a fresh new start and I am so excited.
Normally the entire month of December I use Christmas music but I’m doing something different this week.
First, I want to thank my sister for sharing this song with me. I had never heard it before and I am grateful she shared it and what it meant to her.
Now I want to share it with you and what it means to me.
On Friday I had an important phone appointment with my doctor. I wasn’t sure what the outcome would be, but I was determined to not let it get me down if it didn’t turn out the way I had hoped, prayed and worked so hard for.
Let me back up here.
Most of you know I am diabetic. I’ve been diabetic for several years and I had been on the lowest dose of MetFormin. When I got Covid, my diabetes got worse.
I am sure if I had been hospitalized, I would have been put on insulin. My doctor, at the time, did everything she could to keep me out of the hospital. After I had Covid, I went back to work and struggled. I was weak, tired and still not 100%. I could tell my blood sugar was high but I ignored it for the most part. I slipped through the “pandemic cracks” and my doctor’s practice left the insurance I was under so I was sent to a new doctor.
When I finally did see an actual doctor, I had come to realize I was slowly killing myself by doing nothing to help myself. My doctor ran tests and as I waited to learn if I had any permanent damage to my kidneys, I prayed to God and asked Him to give me the strength and help me make the changes I needed. I knew I would not be able to do it on my own.
God brought people into my life to help me. Many of you walked with me each step encouraging and cheering me on. Some of you even provided a swift kick to my backside when I faltered. I am even grateful for that. He brought a nutritionist who was very familiar with diabetes through her own family history. She helped me set goals, takes them seriously and explains everything in a way I can understand. My new doctor was very negative and wouldn’t listen. All he wanted to do was put me on medication. I am even grateful for him because he made me fight harder. When he increased my medicine and I had a lot of side effects, I was forced to talk with a different doctor. She lowered the dose but added a new one. It was disappointing but then I began to see it differently. I was grateful she actually heard what I was saying. It was the step forward I needed. Then I began talking with another doctor and PA. After a few months they slowly began weaning me off the medication to see if I could truly control it solely through diet and exercise.
This song is a reminder to me of how God works. Sometimes we can’t see Him working. Even when I don’t feel He may be working, He always is. God is healing someone, moving mountains, doing something right now. I am grateful He has been with me this entire journey and will remain with me every step of the way. We just have to remain patient and realize that our time and His time may not be the same.
He has given me the strength, the stubbornness, the hope to continue this journey; every single step. God, turned it around and I know I would not be at this point if it wasn’t for Him.
Thank you for being part of my journey. You are a blessing and I am so grateful for you.
Rosie Hendrix
Official Music Video for “God Turn It Around” featuring Jon Reddick by Church of the City."God Turn It Around (feat. Jon Reddick)" is available on the Church...
