STRUGGLE STREET…

I can honestly say that I have struggled more emotionally and physically last night and this morning than I have in a very long time. I do not think that I am immune to the struggles that my diseases cause but I seriously thought that I had a handle on them. I recently asked the Lord for more opportunities to somehow reach more people with similar struggles and I suppose I needed a fresh dose to do that.

So here is what is going on physically with me… 1- I have been out of my medicine that controls my psoriasis for a couple of months. This has cause my legs to flare up. I am also out of my medicine that keeps the itching away… not good. 2- I have been out of my medicine that helps my psoriatic arthritis for over a month. The doctor has substituted 2 different meds for the 1 I normally take. My body has not liked this. I am struggling to walk as my knees are very affected, and my hands, wrists, and elbows are also very affected.

These 2 issues I can normally handle but let’s add a 3rd issue… Wednesday morning I woke up with a strange rash on my left leg and right hand. Yesterday (Thursday) I woke up with it also on the right side of my stomach and my left hand. I already had an appointment with the infectious disease doctor since I have had 10 staph infections in 6 months, so I decided to show him my rash. All he said was that it was not staph… the question of whether or not it was staph was not even a thought in my head… I have had 10… TEN… staph infections in 6 months wouldn’t he think I would know what staph is? He made me feel like I was stupid or crazy.

Let me say this before I go on… I have a lot of doctors!!! I do not go to drs that make me feel stupid or crazy… I do not need to make up rashes or infections to go to the doctor… I go enough!!

The fact that the dr made me feel like a joke added with the 3 issues from above has caused me to be emotional I guess.

Sooo, I can’t let that be the end of this blog today… I can’t let these struggles keep me down. Do you want to know why??? The reason I won’t let it take hold in me is because I have a Father in Heaven that has promised to take care of my struggles.

Isaiah 41:10 New International Version (NIV)

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So do not fear, for I am with you;

do not be dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you and help you;

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

WOWZA!!! My God is claiming me over my fear and my struggles!!! He has promised to strengthen me and help me!! He told me He will hold me with His righteous right hand!! So if God is for me there is nothing that can be against me!!!

He not only has claimed me but He also has claimed you, my friend!! All you have to do is believe that Jesus is God’s Son and that He died on the cross for your sins just like He did for mine. He wants you to come to Him!! He wants to take away your struggles just like mine!! Give them to Him and leave them there.

IT’S A GREAT DAY IN THE LORD!!!!!