Just what can pain do for us?  Pain can draw us deeper into a depression, cause us to get angry, become anxious, frustrate us, make us pity ourselves, and isolate us from others.  Pain can cause us to fight back, help others, find ways to support programs, have understanding and empathy. 

Pain can find so many avenues in which to distract us from our Heavenly Father.  Sometimes our emotions react first and we think later.  Paul had an affliction of the flesh, we are not told what it was.  He continued on in His ministry.  He did not become bitter and angry or isolate himself.  Instead he said “God’s grace is sufficient.” 

I have chronic pain and I have been suffering from emotional pain.  I have found that the emotional pain is easing up and the chronic pain is getting worse.  I honestly do not know how people in great pain can stand it.  I feel pain more acutely than most people because I have fibromyalgia along with other medical problems.

I am seeking to use this pain to drive me to get emotionally and spiritually whole.  The physical pain we have been praying for years that some relief might be forthcoming.  I am isolated in that it is difficult for me to get out and go to church consistently and since we live in the country we have no close neighbors.

It means a lot to me to be able to communicate through blogging.  I have another blog, if you would like that address just leave me a comment and I will email it to you.  This is my private blog and while I read it to my husband I wouldn’t want my friends and children to see it at this time in my life.  My other blog is devotional basically.

I know so many of us are living in the shadow of pain and grief over the horrific abuse we suffered as children and some of us as adults.  I, unfortunately, suffered both.  My life is in God’s hands.  I want pain to work for me to draw me closer to His side.  I think of a scripture I learned many years ago.  You will find it in Timothy.  Paul told Timothy to fight the good fight of faith, (I Tim 6:12).  Fight not Flight.  Fight not Flight!

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