I got a good night's sleep and woke up this morning feeling great. I'm very optimistic about my chemo and after I read my 2 devotionals this morning I'm feeling even more so.
In "Hugs" I read "Are you willing to keep fighting the good fight even when you meet with difficulties? If you'll decide to press on through temporary setbacks, you may be pleasantly surprised at the creative ways God finds to help you."
In "Our Daily Bread" the devotional today was written by Joe Stowell one of my favorite writers and he always touches my heart... "If we trust earthly doctors to help us, how much more should we be willing to trust God, the Great Physician, to reset our broken lives "to be conformed to the image of His Son" Rom. 8:29. One of God's purposes in pain is to brand the image of Jesus in our hearts. Can we weep with those who weep? God may stain our cheeks with our own tears so that we can genuinely empathize with others as Jesus did. Are we self-sufficient? God may need to strip away our security to conform us to the God-sufficiency that Christ displayed. Are we faithless? It may require a tragedy to teach us to trust the Father as Jesus did. Life's fractures can be mended by faith in Christ the Lord.
As first the pain but then the gain
And usefulness restored - Hess
God's purpose in pain is to brand His image in our hearts. So in that frame of mind I go today to my first treatment, I'm not going alone!
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