Problem or Perspective

It’s already March! Where has all the time gone?! I hope you guys enjoyed last month’s challenge because this month will be similar to that again. It will be less of a fitness challenge than it has been in the past but none the less it will be challenging. As some of you know, I am 100% gluten free now. A couple of weeks ago I went back to the doctor and found out I have a lot of inflammation in my gut and a few other issues as well. So due to that fact, I started antibiotic shots Saturday and will continue those until my stomach settles down enough to have oral antibiotics. Which, in truth, I am not too excited about any of it. As of right now I am feeling okay. Just a little bit nervous because I know what is about to come. One of the many perks of having Lyme is herxing, which in itself, is a good and bad thing. God has a plan for me and I will trust his plan. It may not be to cure me and I am completely okay with that as long as he uses me the way he has always intended. I don’t know why I have Lyme or why I can’t just be normal but I would never ask for a different life. I have been given an opportunity to help others because of what I’m dealing with. If I were to never have Lyme my life would be completely different. I love my life now and if that means I get to have Lyme disease too then it can join the party!

            This March I want everyone to look at their lives and not ask God “Why” but to ask him to help you understand the bigger picture. Don’t ask God to change something you don’t like but ask him to help you know where he is leading you. It changes your perspective on how you look at issues in your life. The problem is not always the actual issue; you just might be looking at it the wrong way. Lyme is not my problem; it is how I deal with it that would either help someone else or destroy who I am. I would have never chosen to have Lyme but God knows where he is leading me and where I will go in my life. I will let him do as he will and be my guide through murky waters. Even if I can’t see, I know he is there guiding me step by step. So this month everyone gets to take a look at problematic things in their life or just things that may upset or annoy you. They all have a purpose and they all are ways to see God’s love for you. All you have to do is look. What you see as a problem might just be God’s way of directing you to your next step. Step out into the water of faith and watch as Jesus diminishes all doubt and keeps you safely walking with him. Let him lead you through your murky waters. You might be surprised that with Jesus you, too, can walk on water. With your faith and his unfailing love and power anything is possible. No problem is too big or too small to be turned into something that will glorify our Lord. God and God alone will set you free from your chains and release the difficulties of this life because we know what we have been promised. No matter how hard this life gets or how many complications get thrown our way God is preparing a permanent place for us. A place where there is no pain, no sorrow, no difficulties. It will be a place of paradise, joy, and pure holiness. One day we will be able to see God’s face and feel his warm embrace. One day he will reach his hand down to this world and bring us all home. One day we will live with him in heaven. Now look at the problems you had today. What is your perspective? Are they big? Small? Give it to God. Let him take care of everything. Let him be God.