Hope & Assurance

First of all, I want to point you to the picture above of the rainbow. My friend who visited two days ago was here while it was raining and took this picture on the way home from my house. The rainbow was always meant to signify God's promise will always come true. God stays true to His plan and purpose. God never changes. What an encouragement to know that truth in this every changing world with wars, sickness, pain, and struggles all around us. God is working things out for good. In the end, He will not let evil win, evil will be punished. When Jesus returns or, His children, His believers, die, there will be no more sin, no more pain, and no more suffering. That is comforting to me. If you don't have that assurance, please talk to me, read the Bible, and/or talk to another Bible believing Christian. I don't want any of you to discover what happens to these who turn their back on Jesus.

A few days ago I asked for prayer about my insurance denying the location of my CT scan and let me know after I'd already had it done! My doctor was able to appeal it and they are now paying for that CT scan. Praise God!

Yesterday I also had a huge shower of gifts delivered to me from a woman's morning Bible Study group that I'm usually a part of! So many things! Precious cards with encouragement, fruit, chocolate treats, a journal, Gluten free foods, tea, & a beautiful cup, so much! I'm overwhelmed and again, thankful for the body of Christ loving and encouraging like Jesus.

I have been setting my alarm throughout each night to take medicine, because I had so many times of slacking on the medicine and having a hard time catching up to it. But, I've been slowing reducing the "strongest" pain killer, that didn't seem to help much. I think it's because my pain is nerve pain, which this one doesn't help with. I'm down to just twice a day. And tomorrow once, and then hopefully no more! All that to say, I did not set my alarm last night. I woke up once to go to the bathroom and I did take a Tylenol, but that is all! Praise God, I did have some pain when I woke up this morning, but not out of control pain! Such a huge praise! I really need better sleep! Unfortunately, my Garmin watch still said I had "non-restorative" sleep. I'm still hopeful this will improve! Consider that another prayer request!

I should ask you so, if you have something I can pray for. Either put it in the comments, or message me personally.

I have a friend in Iowa who recently had a kidney transplant who was encouraged by something a friend, Ruth, said about recovery... I'll share it here:

"Healing is a full time job :)

My experience of healing after surgery was one of mental effort to fight off guilt for not trying harder to heal... not getting up and doing all the things. But when I rested and slept and stared out the window and thought and sang and prayed, and walked slowly with out berating myself for not healing faster, then began to heal."

Amen! It's so hard to do, though!