Daily Dose of God’s Glorious Love

By Ronald Ramsey

May 16, 2017

As I begin this I first want to present a sort of double dose as I try to bring up to date all God has done and how faithful He has been and is.  Then I will also present yesterday’s dose as well.

This is my attempt to show how amidst the pain and loss of all that I and my family face how God has blessed us and that more important than the doctors and medicines are the Daily Dose of God’s Glorious Love which I experience.  And the wonderful blessing of my family and the Church Family whom God uses to share His love and grace.

Thanks to all who have blessed us so much!  For the people of First United Methodist Church, Asbury United Methodist Church, my family and most of all Bonnie and Rebecca for all their love and support.

Looking back

It is hard to define when this all really began.  About five or six years ago at least we were serving McKendree United Methodist Church in Jasper, Tennessee and I started having what I thought were night cramps and they would be very painful.  Often they would be in both legs and would take about an hour for them to pass. When I mentioned them to doctors they suggested I take a multivitamin which I did but it seemed to have little impact.

            This was lost in the background noise when I blacked out when coming home from taking a member to lunch.  I awoke to find myself in a ditch and unaware of how I got there.  Thankfully I was able to just pull out of the ditch and got home.  My wife Bonnie drove me around and tried to help me as I faced a series of what I called brownouts where I was confused and unable to function at times for seconds or minutes.

            After some time the doctors adjusted my C-PAP machine and put me on Nuvigil which helped me stay alert.  With this I was able to continue in the ministry and all looked good.

            In June of 2015 I was appointed to serve at First United Methodist Church Jefferson City, Tennessee and there my journey would continue.