This is a true story. A pastor in
Ohio asked a member of his church, who was a surgeon, if he could be in the operating
room to watch an open heart surgery. The doctor permitted him to observe. The physician
began the surgery, removed the woman’s heart, repaired what was wrong, and
placed it back into her chest. As he massaged her heart to get it going, it wouldn’t
beat. He tried to start it using other procedures, but nothing worked.
In an act of desperation, the
surgeon knelt down beside his patient and said “Mrs. Johnson, this is your
surgeon. The operation went perfectly and your heart has been repaired, but you need to tell your heart to beat
again.” When he finished saying those words, immediately her heart began beating!
Even though the surgeon did
everything necessary to repair her heart, the patient needed to cooperate with
him. By an act of her will, she had to
start her own heart beating. This story inspired singer Randy Phillips to
write the song, Tell Your Heart to Beat Again.
Maybe you’ve been rejected or you’ve lost
a loved one—and your heart has stopped beating. Perhaps your spouse betrayed
you and your heart no longer beats. You’ve lost hope and your will to live. Remember,
God is the great physician who can repair your heart—but you have
to tell your heart to beat again.
You
must tell your heart to love again. You must command your heart to hope again.
No matter what tragedy you’ve been through, you can live
again and you can move
forward with your life again. Just tell your heart to beat
again. www.kentcrockett.blogspot.com
To listen to the video of Randy's song with lyrics,
click
here “Tell Your Heart to Beat Again”
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