God Answers Prayers

I've always enjoyed playing basketball ever since I grew up in Wayne, Nebraska. I tore an ACL in my right knee while playing basketball for Nebraska Christian College. I won't tell you how long ago that was. In those days, doctors didn't diagnose ACL tears so I lived with it for many years. There were occasional surgeries with a scope to clean out cartilage here and there until a Dr. Davick diagnosed the ACL tear a few years ago and reconstructed it. A short while later I tore the ACL on my left knee and the same doctor reconstructed it. A short time later I tore the ACL on my right knee again. But, this time Dr. Davick recommended that I get a knee replacement on my right knee. He referred me to a colleague who specializes in these things, Dr. Vittetoe. Sounds more like a foot doctor than a knee doctor, but it's in the general vicinity.
By that time, we had changed insurance carriers and the request was denied based on pre-existing conditions. That was about seven years ago and I figured that was the end of it. But, my wife (Jane) wrote a very nice appeal to Dr. Vittetoe asking if anything more could be done on it. We went for an appointment and he showed me how the knee had deteriorated from seven years ago. We scheduled a surgery for March 16th and waited for the insurance to make their decision. Fully expecting a denial, I was utterly astonished when they told me on Friday (12th) that it had been approved. I had asked several people to pray that some individual in the home office would review this case with favor. And God answered in a BIG WAY! When the Bible says, "nothing is impossible with God" (Matthew 19:26), it means exactly that. Whatever your concern, your request, your need, don't ever give up on your prayers and your dreams. God may not always answer in the way that we want or on our timetable, but He always knows what He is doing (Isaiah 55:8&9). Since we are told in scripture that we, "have not because we ask not," (James 4:2), I want to selfishly ask that you would pray for unbelievable results and that my interactions with everyone I come in contact with, would bring honor and glory to God.