In just over a week's time I'll be going into hospital for yet another operation on my knee. This time, it is for the resurfacing of my kneecap. There is a lot pinning on this operation. I am hoping and praying that this will be my final operation, certainly for a number of years anyway!
So, how am I feeling about this operation? Well, I'm both excited and nervous at the same time. This operation has the potential to give me a near enough pain free life for a number of years but in the back of my mind there is also a knowledge that it may not work and might not make me as pain free as I hope it will. In all this though, God is still God and his promises don't change so I just have to trust that whatever happens, it is within His plan for my life. I am reminded again of the verse that I have held onto throughout this journey:
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 (NIV)
I just have to trust that God has my best interests at heart and the bridge of one of my favourite songs at the moment says that if our God is for us, then who could stand against us, so I go into this operation knowing that whatever happens it'll be within God's plan for my life and that He already knows what the outcome is going to be.