What I've learned the last few months

So.... when things get tough, we learn life lessons.

Being sick is not fun, but through it all I've learned some things I hope to never ever forget
or take for granted.

~It's OK to drink lots of water
~it's OK to ask God why I'm going through another health issue
~ it's good to go the doctor, even if it takes 5 or 6 of them to figure it out.

I'm learning to take vitamins regularly
I'm learning to read my Bible more to remind me daily that I'm loved
It's OK to pray, take this sickness from me please....... God.

I've done things I've never done before now:
Like go the doctor every week
Like go to the pastor and ask him for prayer
Like wear ear plugs for church instead of cringing (when the music is too loud)
Like sharing with my book club that I need prayer and rejoicing that they did :)

It was a rough couple of weeks to say the least.
I shared with my class I was sick and they felt my pain.
I called my sister and asked her for help.
I even spent a few nights at her house so she could take care of me.
I had days when I could barely get out of bed.
I feared it would never go away

I felt pressed on every side, but not crushed.
I felt perplexed, but not drived to despair.
I never felt abandoned by God.

At times I felt knocked down, but not destroyed.
2 Cor:4,8

Then I realized that through suffering in our bodies, that we share in the death of Jesus
and His pain on the cross.

But because Jesus lives is me, there is a constant hope.  There will always be life:  whether we live or die, we are Christ's.  And his resurrection becomes our eternal inheritance.


It's the things that we can't see that last forever.
So I'm learning to not look at the troubles today, and focus on the things that can't be seen.
The things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.  Amen
2 Cor:4:18

May we all learn that God is always there, taking care of us.  Visiting us in our sickness and never leaving our side.  He is the author of perfection.  Is the creator of our bodies.  He is the inhabitor of my soul.
And because of this I can rejoice.  Not because I was sick, but because I know He is my Father and He wants me to enjoy life and restore my health.

Maybe it was is just another lesson in learning to lean on Him.
Yes Lord, even when I am in the doctor's office with a small suction in my ear, you are still there holding my hand.
Thank you Jesus!!!!!