{"id":7079,"date":"2024-12-16T02:58:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T22:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/?p=7079"},"modified":"2026-02-16T01:53:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T21:53:42","slug":"how-god-proved-himself-to-me-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/?p=7079","title":{"rendered":"How God Proved Himself to Me.     Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7079\" class=\"elementor elementor-7079\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3474e1ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3474e1ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b6bab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75b6bab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>PART 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>\u00a0 On December 19th,<\/strong> while shopping for last-minute gifts, I returned home to devastating news. Dusty <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7088 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-photo-10602026-10602026-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Festively wrapped presents stacked with ribbons, perfect for holiday celebrations.\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-photo-10602026-10602026-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-photo-10602026-10602026-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-photo-10602026-10602026-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-photo-10602026-10602026-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-photo-10602026-10602026-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-photo-10602026-10602026-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>looked pained as he said, &#8220;You better sit down.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;Why, What&#8217;s the matter?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 <strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8220;Rodney&#8217;s been in an accident.<\/strong> He was headed home after work when a drunk driver hit him head-on. They don&#8217;t know if he will live through the night.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;That can be, I mumbled, he&#8217;s only 23.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0<strong> \u00a0Dusty handed me my Bible,<\/strong> and I opened it to this <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7089 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/g60cace3fde5a60b9651c16cd1ef9385e6cd4378257cdbff8a79adde670caa462bc95dc6570530d9eb73bd82b350e564dbeb0cdf846f20e019460b9b73641b5b0_1280-7092020-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"bible, bible study, reading\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/g60cace3fde5a60b9651c16cd1ef9385e6cd4378257cdbff8a79adde670caa462bc95dc6570530d9eb73bd82b350e564dbeb0cdf846f20e019460b9b73641b5b0_1280-7092020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/g60cace3fde5a60b9651c16cd1ef9385e6cd4378257cdbff8a79adde670caa462bc95dc6570530d9eb73bd82b350e564dbeb0cdf846f20e019460b9b73641b5b0_1280-7092020-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/g60cace3fde5a60b9651c16cd1ef9385e6cd4378257cdbff8a79adde670caa462bc95dc6570530d9eb73bd82b350e564dbeb0cdf846f20e019460b9b73641b5b0_1280-7092020-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/g60cace3fde5a60b9651c16cd1ef9385e6cd4378257cdbff8a79adde670caa462bc95dc6570530d9eb73bd82b350e564dbeb0cdf846f20e019460b9b73641b5b0_1280-7092020.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>verse, &#8220;Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.&#8221; Ecclesiastes 12:7<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>I was shocked.<\/strong> Was the verse trying to tell me something?<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Dusty stayed home<\/strong> with the kids while I raced off to the hospital. The doctor said Rodney was losing blood faster than they could pump it in. Rodney had brain damage, and if he lived, he would be like a vegetable.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>\u00a0Family members<\/strong> stayed through the night, but I left in a daze towards morning. I wanted to stay longer, but Dusty needed the car to go to work.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Back home,<\/strong> worn out and emotionally drained, after Dusty left for work, I went in and lay down on the bed. I couldn&#8217;t sleep; I could only <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7090 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-photo-6436311-6436311-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A hopeful woman in a scarf praying in a cozy bedroom during her cancer recovery journey.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-photo-6436311-6436311-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-photo-6436311-6436311-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-photo-6436311-6436311-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-photo-6436311-6436311-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-photo-6436311-6436311-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>pray. Suddenly, peace overwhelmed me. &#8220;Rod&#8217;s going to be alright,&#8221; I said out loud. A glance at the clock showed 10 a.m. Suddenly, I relaxed and fell fast asleep.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>The phone<\/strong> woke me four hours later at 2 p.m. Our pastor was on the line with news about Rodney. The family had permitted him to pray that God&#8217;s will would be done. The alert sounded on the life-support machine as soon as the pastor prayed. Rodney discarded his useless body as he might an old overcoat, and his soul went to heaven. Angels had ushered him into the Lord&#8217;s presence at precisely 10 a.m.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong> \u00a0 \u00a0Rodney<\/strong> was the first in our family to receive salvation and the first one God called home. With God&#8217;s grace, we <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7057 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cross-1772560_1280-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cross-1772560_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cross-1772560_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cross-1772560_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandasmaxey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cross-1772560_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>had assurance that we would someday follow Rodney to heaven individually. Even though it was a sad time for all of us, God gave each of us peace in our hearts that comforted us. Relatives, neighbors, and Rodney&#8217;s many friends attended his funeral. They also heard Rodney&#8217;s favorite song, &#8220;When the Roll is Called Up Yonder, I&#8217;ll Be There.&#8221; Rodney&#8217;s name had been &#8220;called up yonder,&#8221; and there was no doubt he was &#8220;There.&#8221; Rodney was too bashful to tell people about Jesus when he was alive, but God used his death to lead others to Himself. Five people walked the aisle to accept the Lord when the pastor gave the invitation. Someday, they would be reunited with all the saved throughout eternity.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>\u00a0Life continued<\/strong>, but what would I do without my baby brother?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Coming soon: Part 6<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6aed91 elementor-share-buttons--shape-rounded elementor-share-buttons--view-icon-text elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"e6aed91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\" 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