Matthew 5:4 Blessed are the sad for they will be comforted. It's a strange feeling but the more I feel good and the more active I become the more I feel sad (mourn-KJV)
When I was really sick I was glad for anything I could do but now I begin to notice all the things I cannot do. The promise contained in this beatitude, that I will be comforted is a great message for me. Please pray that I will be able to find comfort from the Lord and that I will feel more than compensated for the things I have lost
I believe that although you may have lost some physical abilities you are more than compensating spiritually and mentally. Through the sharing of your hard work, setbacks, and faith along the way I am confident you have reached many more people (and made a much greater impact on them) than you would have ever dreamed otherwise. Know that you are truly making a difference.
ReplyDeletePraying for you as always :)
You may be missing what you used to be able to do but the Lord realized that you had broad shoulders, allowing you to carry more of a burden than most of us ever dream of carrying.
ReplyDeleteIn the last year your courage and faith have inspired all that know you and you have made a positive impact on anyone who has heard your story.
It is human to feel sad at what you have lost. John you have always been an inspiration to your family and you continue to be.
Your journey started like a pebble thrown in a pond. You don't notice how far the ripples have spread until they reach the shore.
Aunty Sheila and the family in Trail
John, it MUST be frustrating.
ReplyDeleteBut more is the pity/sadness for those who are walking around in so-called 'perfect' bodies who are dead in their spirits. You have the better deal.
( sorry if that sounded like a Job's Comforter kind of person )
And so the mourning process has begun. It is good to start figuring these things out, to find out where you are at and to try to figure out where you are going from here.
ReplyDeleteOf course you are going to miss all that you were used to be able to do and experience, and there is nothing that I can say that will make this feel any better or go away.
This is a process that you have to go through to be able to get on with life.
God allows this process and He will guide you through. He will give you the strenght you need to carry on in a different way you were used to. He already knows how much you are worth to him and what He has in mind for you in, what you would think to be, a limited way. As you are trying to follow Him so closely in whatever you do, I know you will come to a place where you know how many things you still can do,just in a different way.
Continue to praise Him for all the blessings that are coming your way, and name them when you are just seeing the things that you miss doing. A light in the darkness is much more visible than the dark speck in the light.
You will come out of this gloriously, having grown in character and having an incredible wisdom
We are soo praying for you and Laverne, we are lifting you up before the throne. We are blessed to have a loving God who allows us to ask questions
.....we love you....
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John,
ReplyDeleteDon't know if you remember me (June Harrison) now, June Bensch. I had the same injury as you in the car accident while in Navs, but my spinal cord was not severed.
Chuck (my husband) broke both his ankles when he fell from a ladder in January. We are both experiencing the grief that goes with not being able to do what you once could.
Your wife has lost an enormous amount as well. Both of you need to grieve the losses and then acceptance and joy will come. We are still in this process, somewhere in the desert, journeying on...
June