The
last few days have been days and nights filled with physical pain for me. The
pain in my right knee, which hurts when I am standing or walking is easing off
somewhat. I had even thought that it might be broken at first. It has been
holding me prisoner for days. I have missed two days of work and yesterday, I
slept most of the day after sleeping most of the night before. Last night, I
could hardly sleep at all. Today, I tried to nap but to no avail.
I think
what life would be like if we were always pain free. The times when I feel no
pain, I hardly ever stop to thank Jesus, but when I am hurting, I call His name
in prayer. When I am uncomfortable, I pray. When I can’t do something for
myself, I ask for His help. When my heart is broken, I cry out to Him.
I need
to remember to give God praise when things are going right, and even when they
are going wrong. I remember reading a story told by Corrie Ten Boom, a Dutch
watchmaker’s daughter who was a prisoner of war in a German concentration camp
during World War II. She read in the Bible where it said to give God thanks in
all things (I Thessalonians 5:18). There were fleas in the place she was
staying. She did not why, but she had to give God thanks. Later, she learned
that the German soldiers who would take the prisoners to be executed stayed
away from the area she was in because it was infested with fleas.
Corrie
Ten Boom thanked God for the fleas and, though it is hard for me to do, I thank
God for a hurting knee and other problems I may face because I know that He is
working things for my good, in Jesus’ name.
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