"An average view of the Christian life is that it means deliverance from trouble. It is deliverance in trouble, which is very different......... There certainly will be troubles to meet, but Jesus says do not be surprised when they come."-Oswald Chambers (My Utmost for His Highest- Classic Edition).
I confess to an unconscious and unrecognized sense that I would probably not ever have to face a "trouble" such as cancer since I had enjoyed 73 years of good health up to that point, but suddenly, there it was.....and I was surprised! Thankfully, the "surprised" state didn't last long and as I walked further into my journey I was able to lock onto the many promises found in my Bible, and they have been my lifeline.
"The strain is the strength. If there is no strain, there is no strength.........God never gives strength for tomorrow, or for the next hour, but only for the strain of the minute."-Oswald Chambers.
Good thoughts from old Oswald this morning. Thanks, BFF Pat, for steering me in his direction.
"......In the world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."-John 16:33 (KJV).
On the health front:
No strain but ample strength😊
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