Thank God we are human beings, we are guaranteed troubles as sure as sparks fly upwards as the good book says. Every obstacle is an opportunity to find God right up close and personal and those times are so precious and it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks of you. It’s not what you do it’s who He has made you to be, intimately acquainted with Him. Your reputation is safe with Him, His love never fades and He never gives up on you.
When I look back over my 70+yrs and share just how many times Jesus has delivered me from the worst moments of my life, people marvel that I’m still here living a life of faith. They shouldn’t, I’m just like everyone else, it’s Him that is all glorious.
Last month I was diagnosed as having functional neurological disorder, it’s taken 15 months to get the diagnosis, 15months of not being able to walk, unable to do normal stuff, having tremors unable to think clearly and at times unable to get my words out in the right order. Becoming chronically fatigued, that treatment has only just begun. It’s long term and there is no medication, there is no real funding for it but I do get seen by neurophysiotherapist, the first three had no experience of the condition however people have been praying for me and low and behold I get sent the manager of neurophysios who recently moved from Devon where FND is recognised and fully funded! What an amazing difference she’s already made in me. I understand the brain disconnect now and how not to feed into it. She’s given me a new hope. It’s only 3 days ago that I saw her and today is the first time I’ve felt normal and no longer held in darkness in my mind. I may not be able to walk but I’m learning what it is to be disabled and to still live life and see things I would never have seen. Has God abandoned me, no. Am I still loved despite me not being able to be of more use? Yes. Life is a gift, don’t let anyone steal your worth. Whether we are able or disabled it makes no difference to the Creator of mankind, His love is unconditional.❤️
Thank you PJ for getting the conversation started. Let’s keep it going, you too LJ!
Thank you so much for sharing 🤗 I'm so glad you have that new hope after your diagnosis. Just having that understanding of what is going on with our bodies and something practical to work with, however small, makes such a difference. I'm reminded of how God says that when we are weak, then He is strong and that's not a bad place to be! His grace never runs out!
I remember walking around town for four hours too terrified (in fear I'd be told off by my parents) to return home without a suitable outfit for my cousin's wedding...
How is that relevant? Well four hours earlier I had fallen off of a skateboard...I was in agony. It didn't matter that I couldn't move my left arm. I could not return home empty handed.
How was I to know I had broken my elbow!
Seems like you and I push on through when we should perhaps listen to our bodies.
I hope 2024 gives you more opportunities to do that.
Thanks LJ! I hope both of us are able to look after our physical and mental health this year, whatever life throws at us.
Oof! Four hours is a long time to suffer in silence, especially when you're only a youngster. I remember falling over in the playground in primary school and complaining of pain in my wrist. The nurse deemed it nothing serious and sent me off to play rounders. Luckily the bus shipping us to another school's playing fields left without me so I had to sit in reception for the rest of the afternoon. A trip to A&E after school showed that I had chipped a bone in my wrist and I was in a plaster cast for 6 weeks! 🙄
I think attitudes are slowly changing, but we've got a way to go yet.
Thank God we are human beings, we are guaranteed troubles as sure as sparks fly upwards as the good book says. Every obstacle is an opportunity to find God right up close and personal and those times are so precious and it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks of you. It’s not what you do it’s who He has made you to be, intimately acquainted with Him. Your reputation is safe with Him, His love never fades and He never gives up on you.
When I look back over my 70+yrs and share just how many times Jesus has delivered me from the worst moments of my life, people marvel that I’m still here living a life of faith. They shouldn’t, I’m just like everyone else, it’s Him that is all glorious.
Last month I was diagnosed as having functional neurological disorder, it’s taken 15 months to get the diagnosis, 15months of not being able to walk, unable to do normal stuff, having tremors unable to think clearly and at times unable to get my words out in the right order. Becoming chronically fatigued, that treatment has only just begun. It’s long term and there is no medication, there is no real funding for it but I do get seen by neurophysiotherapist, the first three had no experience of the condition however people have been praying for me and low and behold I get sent the manager of neurophysios who recently moved from Devon where FND is recognised and fully funded! What an amazing difference she’s already made in me. I understand the brain disconnect now and how not to feed into it. She’s given me a new hope. It’s only 3 days ago that I saw her and today is the first time I’ve felt normal and no longer held in darkness in my mind. I may not be able to walk but I’m learning what it is to be disabled and to still live life and see things I would never have seen. Has God abandoned me, no. Am I still loved despite me not being able to be of more use? Yes. Life is a gift, don’t let anyone steal your worth. Whether we are able or disabled it makes no difference to the Creator of mankind, His love is unconditional.❤️
Thank you PJ for getting the conversation started. Let’s keep it going, you too LJ!
We are in this together 🤗
Thank you so much for sharing 🤗 I'm so glad you have that new hope after your diagnosis. Just having that understanding of what is going on with our bodies and something practical to work with, however small, makes such a difference. I'm reminded of how God says that when we are weak, then He is strong and that's not a bad place to be! His grace never runs out!
People can be real S**TS can't they!
I'm sorry you are going through all this.
I remember walking around town for four hours too terrified (in fear I'd be told off by my parents) to return home without a suitable outfit for my cousin's wedding...
How is that relevant? Well four hours earlier I had fallen off of a skateboard...I was in agony. It didn't matter that I couldn't move my left arm. I could not return home empty handed.
How was I to know I had broken my elbow!
Seems like you and I push on through when we should perhaps listen to our bodies.
I hope 2024 gives you more opportunities to do that.
Thanks LJ! I hope both of us are able to look after our physical and mental health this year, whatever life throws at us.
Oof! Four hours is a long time to suffer in silence, especially when you're only a youngster. I remember falling over in the playground in primary school and complaining of pain in my wrist. The nurse deemed it nothing serious and sent me off to play rounders. Luckily the bus shipping us to another school's playing fields left without me so I had to sit in reception for the rest of the afternoon. A trip to A&E after school showed that I had chipped a bone in my wrist and I was in a plaster cast for 6 weeks! 🙄
I think attitudes are slowly changing, but we've got a way to go yet.