Just felt like writing...

I woke up this morning feeling sorry for myself. For the past year, I have experienced unusual symptoms that have caused me to see many doctors that has ended in no answers = frustration beyond frustration. The burning sensations that I felt throughout my body once left but is now back with a new added sensation of itching. Itching to the point of scratching it raw! For the past couple of months, I have gone to bed scratching my arms so hard they bleed:( It hurts and again is extremely frustrating! To add to all this weirdness, last Friday I woke up and could not move my neck. Literally, I couldn't move it up or down, left or right. I thought it might have been the way that I slept on it but, four days later it is still there and I can hardly sleep on it at night it hurts so bad. I say all of this because I was up all night with my neck hurting and I woke up this morning irritated, emotional, and feeling like "poor me." I didn't want to feel this way but, I did. I wanted to wake up and have energy to conquer the day but I found myself sitting on the couch with tears in my eyes! I know God wants us to rejoice when we experience challenging times and to cling to Him even more but, I just wanted to be LAZY and sulk in my pain. But, that is not what God wanted:) I opened up my Devotional this morning and this is what I read...

Learn to appreciate difficult days. Be stimulated by the challenges you encounter along your way. As you journey through rough terrain with Me, gain confidence from your knowledge that together we can handle anything. This knowledge is comprised of three parts: your relationship with Me, promises in the Bible, and pst experiences of coping successfully during hard times.

Look back on your life, and see how I have helped you through difficult days. If you are tempted to think, "Yes, but that was then, and this is now," remember who I AM! Although you and your circumstances may change dramatically, I remain the same throughout time and eternity. This is the basis of your confidence. In My Presence you live and move and have your being.


Amen!