Re: I have to trust God to get me through this

In Reply to: I have to trust God to get me through this posted by Linda on June 26, 2000 at 14:37:00:

: Once I was diagnosed, I knew this problem was too big for me to handle alone, so I put it in God's hands and asked Him to help me. That was several years ago and, thus far, I've been able to live "one day at a time" and not worry about my serious health problems. I rely a lot on the Bible. Two of my favorite verses are:

: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

: "For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." (2 Corinthians 4:17)

HEY LINDA, IT'S GOOD TO FINALLY MEET A CHRISTIAN IN ONE OF THESE MESSAGE BOARDS!!! I HAVE ALSO BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH RSD, AND HAVE ASKED THE LORD TO GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO GET THROUGH IT. SO FAR HE HAS(PRAISE HIM!). SOME DAYS I FEEL LIKE MY LEG IS GOING TO DROP OFF. THEN I GET MYSELF FOCUSED ON HIM AND THE PAIN SEEMS BEARABLE. I HAVE A FEW FAVORITE VERSES AS WELL:

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MY RSD CAME ABOUT WHEN I WAS ACTING IN A CHRISTIAN THEATRE, DOING A CHRISTIAN PLAY ABOUT NOAH. AT FIRST I WAS MAD AT THE "MAIN MAN" FOR ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN TO ME. THEN I REMEMBERED WHERE I WAS AND WHAT I WAS DOING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. SERVING HIM AND TELLING PEOPLE THAT JUST LIKE GOD WANTED THE BEST FOR THE PEOPLE OF NOAH'S DAY , HE WANTED THE BEST FOR THEM. HOW COULD I THEN BLAME THAT SAME GOD FOR INJURING ME? THIS SEEMS LIKE AN EASY QUESTION, BUT IN FACT IT WAS HARDER TO ANSWER THAN I THOUGHT! THE LORD HAS BROUGHT ME TO THAT PLACE OF UNDERSTANDING NOW. I HAVE EVEN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS INFO WITH MY ORTHOPEDIC AND MY PHYSICAL THERAPIST(PRAISE HIM). WELL, JUST A NUGGET OF INFO TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR MESSAGE WAS HEARD AND CONFIRMED. HE IS HELPING ME,TOO! IN HIS LOVE, HEATHER