Seeing God in the Hospital

I don't want to be there but the Lord opened that door and I tell you because they took care of me like he would not believe but I had so many opportunities to talk to people because they were saying you know are you in pain or you okay I say no sweetheart I'm fine and I begin to look at all those people that put their lives on the line every day to come and take care of me. Welcome to the Ignite with Barry McGuire podcast where Barry's book and passion for spreading God's love are guaranteed to ignite your life. Now listen in and prepare to have your life ignited. I just recently had open heart surgery. I thought that I had indigestion and I worked in medicine over 40 something years and I remembered a conference that I went to and they taught us about the differences between the heart attack for a woman versus a man and one of the things was a woman thinks she's having indigestion and I said oh and I was sitting in the bathroom and all of a sudden I felt something radiating on my left arm and I called out to my husband. Needless to say almost one year ago I went into the ER and had a heart attack while my husband went to the parking lot to park the car. It happened just that fast. While I was in the hospital I didn't want to be there but the Lord opened that door and I tell you I call the nurses that took care of me. I call them my little Posse because they took care of me like you would not believe but I had so many opportunities to talk to people because they were saying you know are you in pain are you okay I say no sweetheart I'm fine and I begin to look at all those people that put their lives on the line every day to come and take care of me and I begin to tell them how grateful I was thank you for coming today. This episode is brought to you by Progressive Insurance. Do you ever think about switching insurance companies to see if you could save some cash? Progressive makes it easy just drop in some details about yourself and see if you're eligible to save money when you bundle your home and auto policies. The process only takes minutes and it could mean hundreds more in your pocket. Visit Progressive.com after this episode to see if you could save. Progressive casualty insurance company and affiliates potential savings will vary not available in all states. I was able to talk to one of the techs. She was talking so I was listening and I think that's the thing too we we've stopped listening to people because we're so self-absorbed with what's going on in our lives and I was laying there she was fixing to take some pressure off my lungs and I had never had that procedure before and I told I said you know this is kind of scary you're gonna stick a needle in there and she began to talk but in that conversation came out her depression and how she was feeling that God had forgotten about her. How many people think God has forgotten about you but I'm here to tell you that every day you are on his mind. He thinks about you all day long. Why do you say that because even in the midst of me being in the hospital I could see the hand of God. I could see the kindness of the nurses. I could see the favor of God because I got extra grapes and I got extra pineapple and I got extra when they found out all the little things that I liked when I would wake up sometimes I'd have an extra pair. I'd have an extra apple and I lay there and I say thank you God I see you I see you but I'm firm in my belief that there is a heaven and there is a hill and because of that I want to help as many people. Want to be a great day to see all these people that you've talked to about Jesus and they decide to go talking about a reunion. Never mind the 20th year reunion for classes and high schools and college that will be a great reunion but all the times I go to the grocery my husband sometimes he's like oh there she goes. I don't care whether it's in the vegetable department the meat department ice cream door is opening doesn't matter don't miss the opportunity to share your food. If you enjoyed today's episode let us know and don't forget to subscribe great and review to help us reach more listeners remember sharing your faith ignites your faith see you next time on the ignite with Barry McGuire podcast you