pain and God's guidance

[4him]

Dear brothers and sisters,

The past few weeks have been pretty difficult for me. As I've mentioned in some earlier posts, I had jaw surgery, 15 years ago, to correct an overgrowth of my jaw and this provided a bit of relief. However, nothing the doctors have done have afforded significant relief that is lasting. With the pain comes insomnia and it becomes challenging to maintain a positive outlook. I continue to look to God. He really is my only hope- in this life and for eternity.

Could you please pray that God will give me guidance, as I'll be seeing another dentist this week ? My situation is complicated with an artificial joint etc, but then God knows and understands it better than any dentist can.

I believe that my 'happiness' should not be dependent on whether or not this condition is ever fixed. Please pray that I count it all joy, during this time and that I truly rest in the confidence that the Lord is at work and that he is still there for me, even though my feelings of comfort may fade at times. Also, I want to be open to anything that God is wanting to teach me, during this time.

Thank you so much for your prayers. It means a great deal !

In Jesus,
John

[Eli Brayley]

Praying, John. May the Lord give you His heavenly peace during this time.

[4him]

Thank you, brother Eli ! I want to see God glorified in the midst of this trial and to be able to submit to whatever He is allowing.

In Jesus,
John

[alan4jc]

Praying for you to know the peace of God which passes understanding.

[4him]

Alan, thanks a bunch, mate ! I'm asking God to help me put my focus on 'what can he teach me in and through this' rather than just 'how can He get me out of this ?'....which has sometimes been my focus. I won't deny that would be nice too, but if it's not happening, it's likely that God's wanting to teach me some more things, through my trials. I pray Christ will be glorified. I'd like to have the same state of mind that Paul had :

'I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation' (Philippians 4:12).

God bless you guys :-)
John

[dannylirette]

We're praying for you, Brother