We know that suffering builds character. Some days I want to ask Him, "Lord, do I really need this much character?"
This is one of those days. My fibromyalgia is being vicious this evening, and I am not able to get out of bed without help. (Fortunately my loving fiance Michael is here with me, so between him and my Heavenly Father, I'm being looked after very well.)
It's moments like these that I feel closest to God, strangely enough, that I can feel His presence as strongly as if He were holding me in His arms, whispering, "My poor broken child, someday you will no longer hurt and struggle. You will be healthy and strong with me in Heaven."
I think our struggles are God's way of directing our wayward focus back to Him, back to the things that matter, a reminder that this life is inferior to the one that awaits us in Heaven.
My prayers tonight are especially with those who suffer from fibromyalgia and pain disorders, that God may give us strength to face each day with hope in our hearts and confidence in His healing hands.
This is one of those days. My fibromyalgia is being vicious this evening, and I am not able to get out of bed without help. (Fortunately my loving fiance Michael is here with me, so between him and my Heavenly Father, I'm being looked after very well.)
It's moments like these that I feel closest to God, strangely enough, that I can feel His presence as strongly as if He were holding me in His arms, whispering, "My poor broken child, someday you will no longer hurt and struggle. You will be healthy and strong with me in Heaven."
I think our struggles are God's way of directing our wayward focus back to Him, back to the things that matter, a reminder that this life is inferior to the one that awaits us in Heaven.
My prayers tonight are especially with those who suffer from fibromyalgia and pain disorders, that God may give us strength to face each day with hope in our hearts and confidence in His healing hands.
