A Splintered Tooth

I had a tooth on which a crown which had come loose because the tooth split. The roots were in two separate pieces and it looked splintered near the bottom. My dentist told me there was no hope for the tooth and it would need to be pulled. We set an appointment for a week later. I worried because I'd had another tooth pulled years prior and the dentist hadn't been able to numb me completely. That dentist didn't believe that I could feel the nerve pain. They said I only felt pressure.

I prayed and asked God to be with me through the upcoming ordeal. On Friday, I drove to the dentist, a little nervous, but knowing that whatever happened, God was with me. I shared my prior experience with my dentist and she assured me she would ensure I was completely numb before pulling the tooth. And she told me she would stop at any time if I felt pain. She also offered laughing gas, which I refused. While I sat and waited for my mouth to numb, I prayed and then opened an inspirational novel to read.

Finally, the time came to pull the tooth. I felt nothing beyond a little pressure when the tooth came out. The splintered half came out in one piece, and so did the other half. The dentist told her assistant, "God was with us today. This was the toughest extraction we've ever seen, yet it went the smoothest."

What an uplifting experience to hear my dentist say those precious words. God was with us. He'd assured me he would be with me. God never lets us down in times of need.

God lifts us from sin as easily as the dentist lifted the tooth from my mouth. All you need to do is believe in Him.