JOY
NO MATTER WHAT
Dedicated
to Betsy Hall
At this very moment, I am in
pain. My foot that is no longer there is having spasms, phantom pain. We tend
to think of rejoicing as a feeling, but it is not. It is bound up in
relationship, my relationship to our heavenly Father that I am devoted to and
committed to no matter what. Joy is possible because God loves me and chose me
when I was unworthy because of sin. I wouldn’t even have the capacity to love
Him unless He loved me first. I can give thanks to God when I pray, even when I
am in pain, because He is faithful. I have trusted Jesus, surrendered my life
to Him; and thanksgiving is His will and destiny for me. What the Lord
instructs me to do, He empowers me to do through the Holy Spirit within me.
Lord,
in obedience and by the power of Your Holy Spirit within me, I thank You for
the phantom pain, the spasms, the sleep apnea, and all the challenges Cerebral
Palsy gives my earth-suit. Thank you for giving the calm assurance of joy deep
within even during the times of greatest struggle.
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