Dad I got a Boo Boo
In all honesty, I want to saw my leg off right now and call it a day. The way I figure it is either I will pass out from the pain of sawing my leg off, or the pain in my foot will be relieved and I will figure out how to live with one leg. OH WAIT A moment, Didn't I blog about whining and complaining last week? Oh that's right I did. So how does one find joy in excrutiating pain?
I found out last Thursday night that I am Diabetic. Normally, when a person is diabetic, they lose feeling in their feet and extremeties which causes minor injuries which would be enough of an ouchie for a non diabetic person to keep an eye on things.... The circulation in the feet and the limbs of a diabetic is slower wich causes swelling and numbness. It was guessed by the doctor that I have been diabetic for some time, but so far it has been in control. This is a reason to rejoice. Although in my flesh I want to tear my foot off, because I have a major sore but no inflection, I have began to understand the Scripture from Romans 5.1-5 which says "
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, wea have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And web rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but wec also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
When Christians rejoice even in suffering, the evil one cannot in any way preveil against the Chruch or against the believer as a whole. When we suffer--in this case-- in pain, that pain could do one of two things. The physical pain can bring us down low enough that the devil will get hold on our agony and we whine and murmor and complain so much that by the end of the illness we are so angry at God that we run the risk of losing salvation. The other option is to do what Jesus taught and rejoice in suffering, that looks something like this:
Lord Jesus I thank you that you are Lord and I am not. I do not understand what is going on with this pain, but I know that you are with me. I know that you have my best intrest at heart. And that you will preserve me through this matter with the foot you created. Lord I do not understand why I came down with diabetes, but I know that I am in your hands. and it is for this reason that I will rejoice in this sufering, I will press on , to what you have called me to. Lord I need your grace to get through this so I am asking now for your help and wisdon and I know that you will provide it for me. in Jesus Name. Amen!
Rejoicing in Suffering is not a holy suggestion, it was a charge that we are called to keep as Christ like people. So when you are suffering, what are you going to do? Are you going to Wallow, or Win?
