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I especially enjoy writing about Biblical Womanhood as well as the application of Biblical theology from the perspective of a woman longing to communicate my love for who God is as revealed in His Word of knowable and applicable truth and NOT who I imagine He is from some sentimental, me-centered perspective that is based on relative, roller-coaster ride of self-sustained religion 'truth'. In other words, I like to encourage others to press on in His truth and His love for His glory.

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Update on the MS exacerbation

I have had several people e-mail me today asking about the multiple sclerosis and how I am doing.
Here is an e-mail I sent to one of them:

The only way I can give a word illustration to people who cannot see me is this. I "feel" great. The Lord God is full of mercy, carrying me in this time of affliction and providing so many opportunities to display Christ for His glory. For that I am thankful. Physically I am still having some challenges. When an exacerbation begins it is like a slow descent into a valley in which the Lord has hold of me. Sometimes I fail to grasp that He has hold of me and I have a little pity party... but then He carries me at the bottom of the valley, because I am physically unable to press on without His enabling grace. Then I begin, with His help of course, to climb out of the valley. Typically the climb is alot faster. But the Lord has chosen to allow a bit of a climb onto what is now what I consider a plateau, but I am about 1/3 of the way up from reaching the top. I have never been on a plateau like this one. I was fully expecting to continue climbing and spent a few hours on Saturday feeling rather discouraged. But the Lord in His mercy did not allow me to linger in self-pity for too long. He allowed me to see that this is where I can serve Him most right now. I am still using a cane. There is a possibility that I will never stop using a cane and move into progressive MS instead of relapsing-remitting. My prayer is that I will be content in whatever circumstances the Lord sees fit to grow me in. Thankfully, I am having a very timely women's Bible study in my home right now in Philippians. My energy level depletes rapidly. But then I can rejoice in that because it causes me to sit with my children more and read to them. I typically go a million miles an hour and often forget to smell the roses. I've smelled a whole lot of roses as of late.
Thank you for your concern and prayers.
His servant for HIS glory,
Lisa

Posted by Lisa on May 30, 2006

Comments

Oh, Lisa, God bless you, my sister. Your words are always encouraging.

Posted by: Gayla | May 30, 2006 03:27 PM

Hey Gayla,
Always good to hear from you. I wish my words really were "always" encouraging. I'm sure there are some in the blogosphere that would beg to differ. :-)
Any glimmer of blessing or encouragement from me is certainly the Lord using a broken vessel that He has fashioned into a vessel of mercy for purposes WAY beyond my comprehension.

My youngest daughter is very shy. We were welcoming a new neighbor the other day... this new neighbor began to talk to my daughter and my daughter's way of "coping" with people talking to her is to say "I love my momma" as she squeezes my leg.
The young lady asked sweetly, "And why do you love your mommy?"
My daughter responded, "because my momma loves me."
She had never been asked that question before but it made me think of: "We love him, because he first loved us."—1 John 4:19.
There is no light in the planet but that which cometh from the sun; there is no light in the moon but that which is borrowed, and there is no true love in the heart but that which cometh from God. -Spurgeon

Posted by: 4ever4given | May 30, 2006 10:53 PM

I am praying for the Lord's perfect will for you, with a special request that you won't get worse.

Posted by: amy deburgh | May 31, 2006 01:47 PM

Hey Amy... thank you. I woke up this morning bright-eyed and ready for the day. I do see progress. Especially when I do not push myself too hard. Had a wonderful morning with my husband... one of the twins got up at 5am thinking it was time to get up. I LOVE my children... but when they get up too early I tell them that they are not done growing yet and to go back to bed as I give them a great big hug. (When I put them in bed at night I say, "It is time to 'grow' now... yeah!" It doesn't work on the older ones any more. ha.)
I am honored and humbled that you would think to pray for me.
To God be ALL the glory!!!!

Posted by: 4ever4given | May 31, 2006 04:21 PM

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