I was thinking back to September 23, 2015. I am in for a surgery consult; the surgeon acknowledges the need for the surgery and he goes to get his schedule. His aide lets him know some information that he then shared with me. The insurance that we were paying for, which when we signed up for it I thought was a good thing; we had to pay a small copay just to go see the doctor; this insurance did not have an outpatient surgical benefit. Let me repeat that NO outpatient surgical benefit. I was already hurting, this was just like another gut punch. I guess I should back up three more weeks before that, I thought I had the day off but got called in to work. I really didn’t want to go but felt compelled to go.
One of my customers for the day was Dr. LaDonna Osborn as I was leaving she told me don’t worry everything will work out alright. At that time the words really didn’t mean that much to me. As I was recovering from the gut punch that I just received at the Doctors office, those words came to my mind, “Don’t worry everything will work out alright.
I went to the Surgeon’s business office to see what I had to do to make this surgery happen, I was told the fee would be about $1200 but because of the insurance issue if I could give them $400 up front and 3 monthly payments of $100 that would take care of the surgery bill. What luck I had earlier that day I had received a check for $400 for some reason. The business manager also told me about some paperwork I should do at the hospital
The next day I get a phone call from the hospital; good thing I was sitting down, the cost for the hospital surgical suite was over $14,000 I was told because of the insurance they would do it for about $10,000. So I go in to do the presurgery stuff and they ask for $150 down and they would be willing to make payment arrangements. I get all the paperwork done; the next day I receive a letter from the hospital the next day informing me that they would be taking care of the costs of the surgery suite and there would be no additional charges. When I read that letter, tears flooded my eyes and I heard in a still small voice, “child, I told you to not worry everything will work out alright.”
Proverbs 5:11 For a man’s ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all of his paths. God’s voice and message is all around you if you listen keep your eyes and mind open to the still but small voice.
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