HELLO, NURSE FRIEND!
GOD LOVES YOU!
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
HELLO, NURSE FRIEND…. wanted you to know my husband is starting a journey which none of us expected… on Sunday, March 2, we walked into the Baylor ED and on Tuesday he received a QUAD CABG…. we did not see this coming, at all… for the foreseeable future, I will not work as a nurse outside the home and will be at my husband’s side caring for him. Please pray for his heart to heal! THANK YOU
LOVE YOUR FELLOW NURSE
Truly, it can be a challenge to love the one who seems to bring you grief in the form of disagreeing with patient care protocol, that one nurse who insists on being the first to take lunch, that nurse who has something disagreeable to say, the one who always booo’s your ideas, and the list goes on and on for what we might find undesirable.
Your fellow nurse who gets on your nerves has just pushed you too far, this time, and the next time she crosses your boundaries, you plan to either let her have a piece of your mind, or, go to the boss with the litany of offenses you have kept on record stored in your locker. You’ve been waiting for her to mess up, this last time, so you can take action about her behavior! There is no excuse for her behavior, and you are ready to launch an arsenal attack! Hold that thought, for just a sec, my nurse friend. Let’s step into the New Testament writing and see what Matthew has to say in chapter five.
Matthew 5:43-48 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collector’s doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
Well, shucks, you say. You mean I cannot take matters into my own hands? Let me give you an example of my own life. At a certain point in my nursing career, I came up against this very lesson. You see, I had been working with a nurse who could not seem to stay cool around me, she was hostile toward me and others, lied about my actions, lied about how she had responded toward me. It was seriously bad. But, what was the worst about this situation? I allowed MY feelings to lead to a sense of wanting revenge, and not staying in a spirit of peace. I allowed MY heart to harbor (thank God, it was temporary) a bad attitude. Who was mostly affected by the situation? ME! I was the most affected! She was probably trucking right along with life, and not worried about MY heart. But, the anger and resentment I held in MY heart disallowed me to be free to operate with a sense of peace. The result of my wanting to get revenge on her for all her offenses was causing MY heart to be in a state of chaos … I was a prisoner of my own anger.
You know what happened, then? Within a few short weeks, the boss removed this nurse from my immediate circle of influence. Without my acting out in anger, against her, God changed my situation. In his great love for me, God had removed the pebble in my shoe!
My beautiful nurse friend, God wants to move in your life. God doesn’t want you to seek revenge. He wants you and me to keep our eyes toward Him. May you and I continue to live in the knowledge of the perfect love of the Father, in our everyday nursing lives! Amen!
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WHEN THE NURSE IS SICK
On a daily basis we nurses are guiding our patients to their exam area, orienting them to their new environment, reviewing protocol of and expectations as they are in our department, providing medications, treatments, teaching new self-care remedies, etc. Taking care of the sick and dying patient is just what we do, daily.
But, what if the nurse is the patient? Perhaps you have found yourself receiving a diagnosis you were not expecting. The doctor’s office call back included an invitation to come see him, personally; and as a nurse you know what this means. As the nurse, you have helped numerous patients and families with devastating news of a serious diagnosis. As your doctor explains your diagnosis your nurse mind goes directly to the module in med/surg, or a specialty rotation when you studied this disease.
Nurse Friend, can I tell you, Christ, himself, suffered infirmities. He suffered any emotion and physical challenge known to humans. He did this, for us! Isaiah 53:3 says he is one who has suffered and is familiar with grief. Isaiah 52:14 describes Jesus after being beaten, he was disfigured, and, having suffered so much physical punishment, he was unrecognizable. Matthew 26:38 says Jesus was crushed with sorrow, to the point of death.
Jesus knows our sorrows. He is acquainted with our grief. He knows the sting of pain and the finality of death. His heart can understand our angst, worry, grief, doubt, fear, or rejection after treatment. While some of our family and friends may have never experienced the pain we have, Jesus absolutely and repeatedly has been there!
If you are the one who is sick, your suffering is not strange to him, nor is it impossible for him to understand. The most blessed hope is He has been there. He knows exactly how to hold your heart sure and strong as you lean on him and melt into his power to carry you.
So, while you may be the patient, my nurse friend, Jesus remains your Savior. Cry out to him, today! He understands!
Today’s Prompts
Have you or a close nurse friend been found to have a new medical challenge?
During your medical crisis journey in what ways have you seen the miraculous hand of God providing for your passage through this season of sickness?
How can you pray for the nurse you know who might be facing a medical crisis?
Today’s Scripture
Second Corinthians 1:3-4 “3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.”
Today’s declaration
“According to 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, I, ______________, will praise God. He is full of compassion toward me. He knows my troubles. He will comfort me so that I am able to comfort others.”
-PEGGI HUDSPITH
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God's letter to you is for every issue of life! Luke 5:16 says Jesus would remove himself from the crowd and go to a quiet place... I would think that if alone time is good enough for Jesus, it's necessary for me, too! I do covet these quiet moments. As I homeschooled my children, I learned Susanna Wesley mothered and schooled her numerous children. Most famous and known to us would be two of her sons, John and Charles, who would make history with their winning of thousands of souls to Christ! Do you know with numerous children in the house it might have seemed impossible to find the coveted alone time?! But, Susanna was known to place a scarf over her head for her quiet times. And, while the children would have been in close proximity, they would also see this outward sign as the time to leave mommy alone! I implore you to carve out time, daily, to quiet yourself, read God's Word and listen for his beautiful voice. Nurse Friend! Moments like these are what has brought you and I together! Such beautiful moments, such as these is where God will gently and beautifully express just what it is HE wants to do in my life.. And, I am forever grateful!
Won’t you quiet yourself, today, and listen for your Heavenly Father?
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Psalm 95 is a powerful invitation to worship and praise the Lord, acknowledging His sovereignty and the wonders of His creation. The psalmist exclaims with joyful urgency, calling on all to sing and shout to the Rock of their salvation. The verses beautifully describe the Lord's majestic power and His authority over all things, from the depths of the earth to the heights of the mountains, the vastness of the sea, and the formation of the dry land. The psalm continues with a call to humble worship and bowing down before the Lord, recognizing Him as our God and the loving Shepherd who cares for His people. It then takes a solemn tone, reminding the reader of the consequences of turning away from God and hardening one's heart, as the Israelites did in the wilderness. The psalmist reflects on God's anger towards that generation and His declaration that they would never enter His rest. Psalm 95 serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of heartfelt worship, gratitude, and obedience in our relationship with God.
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