Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Thanks once again, Lord

I'm spoiled.  I have taken good health for granted and even since my cancer diagnosis I have not experienced anything entirely unpredictable or uncomfortable.
On Sunday morning I woke up with an old-fashioned stomach ache, accompanied by an unpleasant side effect that will remain unmentioned.  Monday didn't bring much improvement.  Under ordinary circumstances I would have simply put up with the inconvenience and not have given it another thought, but thanks to my Whipple surgery and my newly designed digestive system I'm not sure whether to be concerned or not, given that tomorrow the big guns will come out and my stomach will most likely take another hit.  Do I call the doctor?  Do I just let nature take its course?  My prayer for today is that God will speak to me one way or another about resting in Him, trusting Him for the peace that will abolish anxiety.  So...let's see what He has in store for me this morning.
"You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You."-2 Corinthians 26:3.
"In My radiant light, anxious thoughts shrink and shrivel away....Confused ideas are untangled while you rest in the simplicity of My peace."-Sarah Young (Jesus Calling).
"May we....cherish a grateful and cheerful disposition, not murmuring or repining if our wishes are not indulged, or because some trials are blended with our enjoyment...."-The Valley of Vision.
"Can it be possible that we, who are so easily moved by the things of this earth, can arrive at a place where nothing can upset us or disturb our calm?  Yes, it is possible.....  And we, if we will but let God have His way with us, may come to the same place, so that neither the fret nor tear of little things in life, nor the great and heavy trials, can have power to move us from the peace that passeth understanding, which is declared to be the portion of those who have learned to rest only on God."-Hannah Whitall Smith (Streams in the Desert).
"Do not worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks."-Philippians 4:6 (NCV).
And now that I think of it, my stomach discomfort is a bit improved over yesterday. I think I'll give myself a little time before I make that call to the doctor :)
Thanks once again, Lord!

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