Sniffle, Blow, Repeat

Being sick

Hate it...I spend so much of my life living independently, stubbornly determined to do it by myself. Sulking like a child in front of God, holding my breath as I mutter, "fine..if you aren't going to give me a family then I'll just do it on my own."

Then I get sick,
and I can't fake my independence anymore....

And all of the sudden I am forced to admit that I NEED other people, even when that means that I will be taking time away from their own family time. I have to admit that I need help, that I am not in this alone.

And I at the last instant before I turn blue I take a breath....

Lord, help me to remember that I am not the BODY by myself, teach me to trust and rely on the family and body that you have so graciously provided......

1 Cor 12:26-28
26If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. 27Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 28And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues.