Today, a friend said she thought of me while reading 2 Corinthians 4 & 5. I had asked for her mentoring as I prepare to use the upcoming recovery time following major back surgery in a positive way. So, I read this scripture and prayed to know what I need to understand.
God has blessed me greatly since childhood with a heart for ministry to people in crises and through my own crises. I am clear that He is not through with me, and I have not lost heart in the sense of feeling like giving up.
I have believed and experienced God carrying me through it all.
Still, I have grown weary of drugs, doctors, hospital stays, scans, scars, home healthcare, physical therapy, etc. And although I have been cancer free for two years, still I have asked, "Why can't I know healing without pain and suffering?"Will you pray with me today that we will honor the trust, responsibility and gifts we each receive from our Lord? And pray also that we will continue to praise Him for His great mercy, which flows directly from the bountiful heart of God. With such an abundant outpouring of God's healing, I want to remember He is Immanuel, God with us.
I want to praise and thank Him through it all, too.
I want to have an attitude of gratitude.
I want to breathe through the pain!
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