Perfection is not a requirement for Him to use us. God can still be glorified through a flawed and even malfunctioning temple.
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Chronic illness is not an indicator of faith, trust in God, or knowledge of the Word.
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We love you - our healthy brothers and sisters - we really do. We love you so much that we have allowed you to view our journeys with illnesses. You may have seen the toll it takes on us and our families, and you’ve maybe even seen us at our worst. We understand that your intention is not to do this, but often your suggestion(s) feels like a lifestyle judgement, an intellectual insult, and/or an accusation of laziness…The best support you can give is to listen, acknowledge, and pray.
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Physical pain, heartache and loss, financial troubles, and all sorts of trials shorten the distance of our vision. It sometimes takes all of our beings to move forward when we can’t see what’s ahead. That’s when we can rely on hope to become our lenses.
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The sunny days are much more enjoyable after a few days of clouds, and I will be sure to not take for granted those sunny days that come in a row. And I can’t forget that all the plants need to be refreshed by connecting to the source of their growth, even if it means not receiving direct sunlight for a day or two.
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When we feel rejected by God, as incorrect as those feelings may be, the result is often that we reject God. In circumstances where God is actually drawing closer, we push Him away. In situations when God inaccurately seems absent, we lock Him out.
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Having a heart of gratitude goes beyond surface level recognition and into a lifestyle of appreciation. It means easily finding and acknowledging blessings regardless of circumstances. It makes complaining harder and praising God easier. Thankful hearts acknowledge God’s daily extensions of grace and mercy, and call us to extend the same to others. Our purposes can often be identified where we have conquered suffering with praise and thanksgiving.
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Our illnesses can become our idols if we’re not careful. Illnesses often affect our activities, where we go, what we eat, and how we live day to day. They can shift our way of thinking and cause our emotions to overflow. They change the ins and outs of our entire lives; so, of course, our focus is turned toward our illnesses.
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Rewriting and shifting the way we look at ourselves after diagnosis is a challenging process. Loving our bodies is exponentially harder when our bodies don’t operate the way they are supposed to.
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We were not designed to live disconnected from God. We are to seek Him first and foremost as the source of encouragement. Our friends, family, spouses, even pastors and leaders, are all amazing people who can provide us with some of the support we need, but they aren’t always available when we need it, nor should we expect them to be.
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It would be so easy to type out some sort encouragement saying that my faith has always outweighed by fears. But, that would be a lie, because there have been days, weeks, and probably even months at a time where I had little to no belief in the unseen future of my life.
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Should be comfortable in our pain? Is it wrong to have moments, or even seasons, of anger, grief, or desperation even if it does have a purpose?
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