I had the displeasure of eating hospital food for two days.
I’ve had hospital food before.
I thought, “They can’t really ruin a pizza, can they?”
Turns out they could. It was dry and had no flavor.
No one really has to eat Hospital food, right?
Some people do.
I started out feeling short of breath and went to the ER.
I live in a small town.
They had to Life Flight me to the nearest big city as that is where the experts are
who could help figure out what was going on inside of me.
After procedures and facing my own near death experience,
I got a little hungry.
The only thing that sounded good was pizza.
I made myself eat it because I knew I needed the strength.
Nothing I ordered tasted good.
They even ruined the fresh pineapple. How did they do that?
It tasted like it was stored with spoiled fruit.
That was ordered during a different time from the pizza by the way.
What did I learn about God while I was in that predicament?
I was reminded how short our lives are.
I was reminded how God provides our friends and loved ones to care for us.
The sweetness of the people I didn’t know who also showed compassion and love.
Our special people are gifts from God.
Jesus was with me every step of the way,
but it wasn’t our usual way to spend time together.
It was hard to focus on Jesus when I had so much discomfort and so little sleep.
There are no immediate answers to my situation and what caused the issue.
My life is in Jesus’ hands, like it was before.
I am unsure what my life looks like for the days going forward,
but I feel like I now have limited time.
It made me think of how many things I want to do and have not accomplished,
or perhaps how I may have disappointed God.
I am not afraid to die, but I am afraid to hear:
I really wanted you do this and that and you chose to fill your time with vanity.
There are no promises for tomorrow.
Jesus is working in every situation you encounter.
He knows all our days and the end of our days.
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect;
and in Thy book all my members were written,
which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
Psalm 138:16