you will not miss a thing

Written by William Brannon

A few years back my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and dementia. In the following years, she declined quickly. We had to place her in a memory care facility because she needed to be watched twenty-four hours a day. As her health declined even more, she came to a point where she stopped eating and drinking, it was the final stages. She began to waste away, there wasn't much of her left, just skin and bones; but she didn't let go, she kept fighting to live. 

​As my father, brother, cousin and I stood around her, waiting for her to pass, I had a thought that maybe she was holding on for us, so I placed my hand on her and told her it was OK to let go, we will be OK. Then, one by one we all placed our hands on her and said it together. In that very instant, she died—at least that’s what we thought. As soon as we removed our hands, she sprang back to life. We all looked at each other in awe. Then, one by one we laid our hands on her again and repeated the words, “it's OK to go, we will all be OK, and we love you,” and she passed away. 

Years passed and I started my walk with God, I was searching to become closer to Him, I'd reached a point where I was scared of missing what God was putting in my life. As I prayed to Him about it, I said, “God please don't let me miss what you have for me,” and he showed me the memory with my mother, and said “you think that was you, but it was me working through you. You have given me your heart and I will use it, you may not even know it's happening, but you will not miss a thing I have for you.”
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