Yep, it happened again.
For most of my life, I have been stumping doctors. Time and time again, I’ve had them tell me
that I’m wired backwards…that my body reacts differently than others and that they
just aren’t sure what to do with me.
Once I received the diagnosis about six years ago of Hypermobility
Syndrome, we had a start to some answers.
But it hasn’t stopped me from still being looked at like I’m from
another world.
Last Friday I received “the look” again. As I shared last week, I’ve been trying to
get over a sinus infection and for the most part, it is gone. But it left me with plugged ears that just
won’t unplug. I have done everything I
was told…from sinus rinses to allergy medicine to nasal sprays, etc. etc.
etc. But as I sat in the doctor’s office
once again last Friday, he looked in my ears and said, “Wow. You still have tons of fluid behind your
ears!” Yep, I already knew that.
The doctor said he had one more thing to try (short of sticking
a hole in both eardrums to let things drain!) and that was a round of
steroids. I don’t know about you…but I
hate steroids. They can cause more
reactions in this wired backwards body of mine than I care to list so I try to
avoid them at all cost. To be honest, they
can make me go from Cinderella to Godzilla in three seconds flat so it isn’t
just me that may have to suffer…my husband would possibly have to suffer
too. But this time, I was desperate
enough to agree to take them and then the doctor told me that maybe I should
warn my husband J
Well, it’s now Monday morning and thank the good Lord…my ears
are improving and Godzilla never showed up (well, maybe you should ask Dan
about that!). I can’t say that I am enjoying
taking the steroids, but the result is worth the side effects so I’m glad I
took the advice of my doctor. It wasn’t
what I wanted but it was the best thing for me.
It seems like following Christ sometimes leads to similar
situations. There are times when the
“crud” of the world seeps into my life and I begin to feel sick
spiritually. I try everything I know to
feel better on my own…but nothing seems to bring me out of it. Then I finally go to the One I should have
started with…my Jesus. He never looks at
me… wondering how I am wired…because He is the One that created me. He knows everything about me, right down to
the number of hairs on my head. Most
importantly, He knows what I need to do to be right with Him again. But I often balk because I know that the
remedy might hurt. I might have to
swallow my pride and allow Him prune me so that I’m less like Godzilla…and more
like a princess of the King. It’s not
always what I wanted but it is always the best thing for me.
How about you? Is there
something in your life that is making you spiritually ill? Are you avoiding going to the One who can
make you well because you know there is pruning that needs done? Take it from me…being a Godzilla just isn’t
very attractive. I want to urge you to
seek Jesus today and let Him bring peace and healing to your soul. My guess is
that those who are around you just might notice your transformation, as you too
look more like a prince or princess of the King!
“But
you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work,
chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for
him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from
nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.”
1 Peter 2:9-10 The Message
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