Just a brief update and request for prayer. I have been able to gradually gain weight as I continue on my tube feeding but have had increased symptoms. Lately, it has grown increasingly difficult to get through the moments of the day and to sleep at night. I feel like I'm treading water almost constantly. Even so, God has faithfully sustained me and continues to uphold my life on all sides.
I have not been able to eat by mouth since last August and plan to start trying again beginning this evening or tomorrow. It is an incredibly daunting step, as my symptoms are so challenging, but I know I must step out and press forward. Would you pray? Thank you. So very, very much. As I move forward in this area, we will see how I respond and take that information back to whichever doctor will be overseeing my treatment.
So grateful for each of you. And thank you for being patient with me. I have not been able to read emails or check Facebook, but I look forward to being able to again sometime soon.
He is our only Hope. He Who has brought our souls to life through His Son is more than able to strengthen and heal our physical bodies. He is wise. I can wait for Him and trust Him, no matter what.
"I saw the Lord always before me.
Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest in hope,
because You will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
You will not let your holy one see decay.
You have made known to me the paths of life;
You will fill me with joy in Your presence." - Acts 2:25-18
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. - 2 Corinthians 4:7-10
If you’re a Christian suffering with great pains and losses, Jesus says, “Be of good cheer” (John 16:33, NKJV). The new house is nearly ready for you. Moving day is coming. The dark winter is about to be magically transformed into spring.
—Randy Alcorn
