It’s chronic disease day! A chronic illness is a condition that lasts longer than a year, limits your activity and requires ongoing care. 6 out of 10 adults in the US are diagnosed with a chronic disease. This day is to spread awareness, educate, and advocate.
✨Chronic illness is often unseen. You know what else is unseen- Faith! Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” It is so hard to believe in something that is invisible and doesn’t have a perfect yes or no. There is so much uncertainty. If we cannot see, we think we cannot believe. But that’s not the truth when it comes to our God. He is faithful and His promises are real and true. As believers, we should seek after God and His covenant. God’s promises are faithful. He is in control and has a purpose for everything in our life, even the pain.
✨Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” This verse has held me up through so many things. It has held me up through my chronic illness. Knowing that God is working good through my situation, some how, some way helps me to fight through. It might not make sense, have an exact reason, or be understandable, but God is good and cares for His people—He doesn’t forget you—He has reason behind all He brings to reality—it is for the better—He never fails and His intention is always for our good.
✨I feel it and though it’s not hard core facts, I am confident in what God’s word says. I believe that chronic illness is real, because I feel it every day. And I feel God’s presence in my life, I know it through scripture, I see it through good changes in my life, I hear it from other people, I experience signs and somehow feel the safest when I turn to God. That’s not without purpose. Faith is real.
✨We need to hold on to these truths, even when evidence is showing us something else, even when the world is telling us otherwise. That’s faith. It’s hanging on to something and believing that it is real, even without any evidence. It’s resting in the fact that God knows what’s best for us. And we should glorify Him for that, even in our suffering.
✨Living with chronic diseases is very difficult, but it’s taught me some valuable lessons that I wouldn’t have understood otherwise. I’m grateful for that.
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