25 At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children;
26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will." Matt 11:25-26.
Here Christ is talking about the privilege of understanding. Not everyone who saw, listened to, or watched the miracles of Jesus understood. Understanding is a gift from God, to whom He chooses. He hides and he reveals, and I can't claim to understand why. It seems from this, however, that he hid himself from those who could have boasted that they gained the understanding on their own, and graciously gave to those who absolutely had no way to boast. That certainly is the best way to get glory for himself.
What a privilege it is to be loved by my heavenly father and to be led by his hand. Who am I but a child? What have I to offer for your kingdom?
It is good to be a child.
So, where are we in the process? Emily and I had another conversation with the surgeon at ucsf and are moving ahead with plans for surgery. We reviewed a series of 108 insular tumors very similar to mine that this surgeon operated on and he had a 2% rate of paralysis, and only 1 patient that was persistently paralyzed. Though there is no hurry to move forward with the surgery, we are ready to get on with our lives. God has lots of great things he is going to do. I'm ready for those to start now, but it seems like things are on hold until we operate. I dont understand that, but I will wait and look for open doors while I am where God has me.
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