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Rejoice All the Time, Even in Hard Times

flower in pile of trashLet’s face a simple fact, life is not and will never be easy. Often people will ask followers of Christ, ‘why are you not healed?’, ‘why are you still suffering?’, and many more to question your beliefs. When faced with anything that causes us suffering in life we can often get discouraged, often we can let our mind get the best of us. In times of suffering, we can have many thoughts race through our head while dealing with whatever the situation is. But we need to remember what God’s word says.

James 1:2-4 says, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”. This verse clearly explains to always be joyful no matter what. An important word in this scripture is steadfastness, synonyms for the word steadfast are loyal, faithful, committed, devoted, dedicated, true, solid, and several more. So even in times of trials, we are to be faithful and must be steadfast, so that we can continue to grow both personally and in our relationship with Christ.

If you read further, James 1:12 says “Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.”. Those who go through hard times and keep their faith and trust in God will receive “the crown of life”. Jesus even told us in John 16:33, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”. By Christ dying on the cross and rising from the dead,  he has overcome the world, like James 1:2-4 says we must be joyful during times of tribulation.

If you read in Romans 8:28 it says, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”. If you have a loving personal relationship with God, all things work together under God’s purpose. Part of having a loving personal relationship also deals with being steadfast. Are you committed, devoted, and dedicated to staying in God’s Word and living your life accordingly? An important part in receiving the promises of God’s word is living your life accordingly and not just believing in your mind but in your heart.

If you read further in the Book of Romans, you will see in Romans 12:2 it says, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”. God does not want us to be conformed to follow things of the world. Following the trends of the world we live in, leads to sin, which will draw us further away from God. To stay close to God we must accept his son as our savior, stay in the word daily, and do our best part in living our life according to his word and will for us individually.

 

Some other important verses to remember during struggles are:

  • Psalm 27:1, “A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?”
  • Isaiah 41:13, “For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’”
  • Ecclesiastes 7:9, “For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’”

There are many other scriptures I could go on about for times of struggle, but let’s remember to have faith in the Lord, and be steadfast, and all things for those who love Him work for the God of His purpose.

Christianity, Inspiration

We Have a Purpose

In Genesis chapters 1-2, you will find the ‘The Story of Creation’. For years this has always been debated on whether it is true or not. Science tries daily to defend that there is no God and that we are here on earth by accident. Our society imposes on our youth to be taught the Big Bang and Evolution in school. If you are a follower of God’s Word, you will most likely be questioned at one point in your life about Creation vs Science. This is why it is so important for us to know what God’s Word says.

Throughout high school and college writing courses, I have been taught the key to making a successful argument is to know both sides. While you know a lot about your perspective on the argument, what about the other sides perspective? If we are ever questioned about our belief in God’s Word we not only need scripture to back it up but also other data to back it up. You can find so much valid data to back up the Bible.

One argument of Charles Darwin is that the Bible does not give an accurate world history. Dr. Henry Morris said, “In 1810, about one billion people lived on earth. In less than 200 years, the population hit six billion. This fits the biblical chronology perfectly as the current population started about 4,400 years ago with Noah and his family after the Flood. An evolutionary timeline would require not only a nearly non-existent growth rate but also three trillion deceased humans within the last million years.”.

Dr. Michael Denton from the University of Otago in New Zealand, who is a senior research fellow in human molecular genetics said, “All the evidence available in the biological sciences supports the core proposition that the cosmos is a specially designed whole with life and mankind as its fundamental goal and purpose, a whole in which all facets of reality have their meaning and explanation in this central fact.”. The Bible also backs this up in Isaiah 45:18, “For this is what the LORD says– he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited– he says: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.”.

Another common argument is where did God come from? First off, God did not have a beginning, he always existed, and he always will. We can reference this in Isaiah 40:28, “The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.”. Secondly, God does not grow old or change, this is why we depend on God. Malachi 3:6 says “I the Lord do not change”.

We all have a purpose in our life that God had already planned out before our birth. Why believe that we are from some accident of events or started life from a warm pond? Colossians 1:16 says “For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.”. Without God and his Word, life is meaningless. This is even confirmed by Bertrand Russell, who is an atheist and stated, “Unless you assume God, the question of life’s purpose is meaningless.”. Do you want a meaningful life or a meaningless life? I believe the choice is clear, and this is why we must seek God’s Word, and accept his Son as our savior.

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Christianity, Inspiration, Testimony

Jehovah Jireh: Our Provider

bird eating

I am sure all of us have been at a point in our life where we needed a major provision. Whether a job, promotion, healing, house or financial need. I can give you one example that impacted my family where it would seem nearly impossible to man for a provision to take place.

When I was young my parents and I lived right next door to my grandparents on my mother’s side of the family. The house we lived in was owned by my grandparents, in which the house was promised to be my parents when they passed. This house was over 100 years old, my parents invested thousands of dollars in repairs, which was no problem. As time went on my grandmother forced my grandfather to change the will that the house would go to my grandmother if he passed first. My grandfather always told us it would still be our house in the end.

However, in the summer of my seventh-grade year, my grandfather began to get very sick. It first started out as finding a blood clot in his leg, which through several other events led to the doctors finding out my grandfather had stage four stomach cancer. I first was in shock, my grandfather took such great care of himself, and is being diagnosed with stomach cancer. It was not until 13 days after the diagnosis that he passed. A week after the funeral service, my grandmother told my mother that she was planning to sell the house and that she wanted us out. My mother asked my grandma “where will we go”, my grandmother responded with, “I really don’t care where you go”. My mother’s sisters were on board with my grandmother about this situation.

My parents did not plan to buy a house at this point, so there was not much saved up for a down payment. My father was the breadwinner of the family, but he worked construction. If you work construction you should know the weather conditions can impact your paycheck. My father, which always had strong faith, was very stern in believing that God would provide a home.

At first this looked nearly impossible, but my parents were reminded by the Holy Spirit about Romans 8:28, “And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.”.

After almost a year of searching for a home and applying for a loan, my parents finally found a home. The finances got approved, and we moved in. It was only by the grace of God that the home was provided. I would not want to begin to imagine how this situation would have played out if my parents were not strong in their faith.

We all will encounter one rough path in our life that will nearly seem impossible. But we need to remember the God’s promises to us. Jehovah Jireh means the Lord will provide. You can find this in Genesis 22:14 KJV: “And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah Jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.”. The NVI translation, “So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.””.

Some other scriptures to hold to your daily life for God’s provisions are:

  • Philippians 4:19: “And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
  • 2 Corinthians 12:9: “but He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you [My lovingkindness and My mercy are more than enough—always available—regardless of the situation]; for [My] power is being perfected [and is completed and shows itself most effectively] in [your] weakness.” Therefore, I will all the more gladly boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ [may completely enfold me and] may dwell in me.”
  • Psalm 34:10: “The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry, But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.”

There are many other scriptures where you can find examples of God’s promise of providing for your needs. We often get ourselves caught up in life and let our stresses and struggles get the best of us. This often leads us to forget about God’s promises to us. It is so important for us to always maintain a strong personal relationship with God, by spending time in the word, with fellow Christians, and in church. All of this plays a vital role in making us stronger in faith.

Whatever it is you are in need of God has a provision in place for you, it might not be in our time, but it is in God’s time. God’s timeline works out much better than our own timeline. Remember Psalm 27:14 says “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!”.

Christianity, Inspiration, Wisdom

Following the Right Direction

Sometimes in life we set our self a goal, whether that is to find a job, spouse, or to lose weight. Once you set a goal in life, you usually create a plan of action on that goal. Have you ever made a goal and stuck with it and it did not work out? Maybe you made the wrong choice, or just did not go about it the right way. So many times, in life we are quick to think and make decisions, and not thoroughly think through decisions and plans, along with praying.

God has a plan for every part of your life. How do you know if you are following it the right way? The first part is to have a relationship with Jesus our savior. Having a relationship with Jesus as your savior will enable you to follow through with the plan in store for your life.

There might come a time in your life when you need a job or certain financial needs. You might be going about obtaining that one way, but God might want you to go about it a different way. Sometimes our way might seem like it will work, and we get ourselves stuck in our own pride.  During this time of struggle God will give us clues to what we need to do, but the question is are we going to listen? If we listen there will be great results, if not then we may not achieve anything at all.

Let’s look at an example of someone who listened in the Bible to what the lord instructed him to do, and his needs were met beyond what was originally expected.

John 21:3-11…

“3 “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

4 Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.

5 He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?”

“No,” they answered.

6 He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.

7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. 8 The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards.[a] 9 When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.

10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”11 So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn.”

Simon Peter was hoping to catch some fish, he was trying his way and was having no results. As soon as the Lord spoke to him and he followed through his need was met.

This same result can happen to whatever your needs are. You just need to focus in on the Lord in your life, listen, and follow through.

 

Christianity, Inspiration

The Shemitah- Just Started Reading

Israel Timeline History

I have recently started reading a book by John Cahn called The Mystery of the  Shemitah. You can think of a Shemitah as a nations covenant with God. This references how Ancient Israel fell and why, it also discussed this as parallel to the United States. In 722 B.C. the Assyrians destroyed the northern kingdom of Israel, then in 516 B.C. the Babylonians destroyed the first temple in Jerusalem in which they conquered.

Israel was a God-Centered nation, and was replaced by a man-centered and self centered view. The people drove God out of every aspect of their lives. They then rewrote the laws and morals, they took it upon themselves to determine right from wrong. Without God nothing can ever be holy, and nothing has a purpose except for its man made purpose in this case. When you cut off God from a nation, the land and the people become broken off from their Creator. This will lead to all their blessings being removed from them, as you see take place in Israels  fall.

In America we have driven God out, in so many ways it is even sick to think about. These same aspects apply to us. I will later be posting more specifically as to how dates in American history, very recent ones, match up with Ancient Israel dates that led to their fall. These dates in American history are occurring in the same order and time in between them as Ancient Israel, which is scary to think about.

If you are a Christian, I number one encourage you to pray for our nation, as it is desperately needed. Second I encourage you to look into the books published by John Cahn to learn in more detail for yourself. He is a New York Times Best Selling Author, and I highly recommend his content.  Please subscribe to my blog for continued postings on this topic!

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Born Again

You may hear many people refer to salvation as born again. What does this mean and where is this in the bible? In John 3:3, Jesus says: “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”. It this chapter of the bible a conversation goes on between Jesus and Nicodemus. Many people would ask how can you be born again when you are old? In verse five Jesus answered that by “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.  You should not be surprised at my saying you must be born again. The wind blows where it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So, it is with everyone born of the spirit.” – John 3:5-8.

This is referring to a new relationship between God and the person being born again, which is hopefully you! You can refer to Romans 8:15, 2 Corinthians 6:18, Galatians 4:5, and 1 John 3:1, which show how God adopts those who are born again and are apart of God’s family. Sadly, in today’s society there is much division with Christianity, and multiple forms not fully embracing this, and some not at all.

If you are not born again, today is the day!sinners prayer

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Road Blocks in Prayer

road detour

I’ve been reading a book lately by Perry Stone called Exposing Satan’s Playbook. In one of the later chapters he discusses how people become weak in their faith and prayer. He explains one of the signs of this is if someone is going through a difficult time such as sickness or financial burden that they go to others and ask them to pray for them, but they don’t pray for themselves. Often when you do this you may not get where you want to which can lead people to lose faith in God.

There can be many barriers making someone weak in their prayer. Maybe they aren’t in church as often as they should be. This can be something anyone can fall into with a difficult work schedule who may work rotating shifts and it might be impossible to go to church Sunday mornings and get encouragement from being around others. Even if you cannot make church every Sunday invest in a good devotional or even watch a live-streamed recording.

Other people might be addicted to drugs, alcohol, or simply just living in sin. Number one when you want to ask something from God in prayer you need to not only ask for forgiveness of your sins but for guidance of becoming better and not to continue your sin. Refer to Psalm 119:113 “Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get domination over me.”

When going into prayer you may want to eliminate distractions as much as you can. For instance, put your phone on mute temporarily. Just your notification sound might cause you to lose focus. See Psalm 119:37 “Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give my life in your ways.”.

It is also important to pray specifically and fervently. You will also not only want to pray for yourself, but also other people. Maybe someone you know lost their job or has cancer. Or simply just pray for God to give guidance to our government leaders and protect our military.

Continually working on your prayer life will help you in your walk with God in the long term. Though what you want may not be according to his plan or may not happen when you want it to. It is important to not get discouraged but continue to keep praying consistently and be open minded to what God is trying to show you.

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Moses and the release of Jews from Egypt: A History into Passovers Beginning

Moses freeing the Jewish people from Pharaoh arrogant ruler is a very interesting store to read. It is also an important one to know because it shows how God will judge a nation because of the action of its Rulers. I encourage you to read the literature of Johnathan Cahn which talks about judgement in America and how there is a parallel to the Bible. But let’s take a quick glance at what happened with Moses and Pharaoh:

When Moses went to Pharaoh and asked him to release his people, he responded “no”. Little did he know this would bring judgement on him which would affect his nations land and people.

The Plagues.

  1. Water Changed to Blood (Exodus 7:14-25)
    God had Moses and Aaron go to Nile River while Pharaoh was bathing. They turned the river into blood. When this happened, Pharaoh had his magicians see whether they could do this, and they could. He continued to decline releasing the people.
  2. Frogs (Exodus 8:1-15)
    Seven days later Moses and Aaron went to see Pharaoh again and demanded him to release his people. He declined, then Aaron stretched out his hand and staff. Frogs then came out of the water into the land. Pharaoh declined, but wanted the frogs removed after his magicians were able to produce frogs. Moses promised Pharaoh that they would be removed the following day. Which the following day there were large piles of dead frogs over the land causing a fowl odor. He continued to decline releasing the people.
  3. Gnats (Exodus 8:16-19)
    Next Moses had Aaron strike the earth with his staff and create a dust storm, causing Egypt to become gnats and covered the people and animals. This time the magicians could not repeat this plague, they even admitted this was the work of God. Pharaoh still refused to release his people.
  4. Flies (Exodus 8:20-32)
    Next flies poured into the homes but did not affect the Jewish people. Moses demanded that Pharaoh released his people, which he did agree to if Moses prayed for the flies to leave. Moses then left and prayed, the flies were gone. But sadly, Pharaoh changed his mind and did not release his people.
  5. Livestock- Power of Apis (Exodus 9:1-7)
    Apis was known as the bull god of Egypt with a living personification to Ptah (aka the creator god). Moses predicted that Pharaoh would see a difference between the Hebrew and Egyptian people. Next the living animals died in Egypt, while none died amount the Jews. This still did not result in Pharaoh releasing the people.
  6. Boils (Exodus 9:8-12)
    God had Moses grab soot from the furnace and toss it into the air. This resulted in everyone in Egypt breaking out in boils, even the animals! This even affected the magicians. Pharaoh was still stuck in his old ways.
  7. Hail (Exodus 9:13-25)
    Moses requested again to Pharaoh to release the people and if he did not God would cause the worst hailstorm against Egypt. Moses raised his hand and hail came down from the sky on Egypt, but none on the Goshen land. This destroyed the crops along Pharaoh’s land. But to no surprise Pharaoh refused to release his people.
  8. Locusts (Exodus 10:1-20)
    Moses then threatened Pharaoh that locusts would come and destroy all the green in the land. He still refused. The locusts came and destroyed as promised. At this point Moses has a very high reputation. Pharaoh then began to acknowledge his sin and asked to pray to remove the locusts. Moses and Aaron prayed with Pharaoh, then quickly Pharaoh went back to his old ways and still refused to release the people.
  9. Darkness (Exodus 10:21-29)
    This was direct to Ra or Re the sun god of Egypt in confrontation. Moses stretched his hands out and this led to darkness over the land of Egypt but no darkness in the land of Goshen. Egypt was darkened for three days. Pharaoh began to make and agreement and then backed out.  After this plague he told Moses to leave him alone and never to come again. Moses responded along the lines of “As you say I will never appear before you again”.
  10. Passover and Angel of Death (Exodus 11 & 12)
    There was so much devastation from the nine plagues. God instructed the man of every household to prepare a lamb, along with hoe to eat it and make bread with no yeast. Everyone was instructed to eat and prepare for the journey ahead. This meal became the start of the Jewish Passover Holiday we celebrate today.  The final plague would be the Angel of Darkness which would kill every first born and animal. This awakened Pharaoh overnight, there was no house without anyone dead in Egypt. Finally, Pharaoh agreed to release the people with their livestock.  He also asked for them to pray for a blessing upon himself.

This shows how God can call judgement on the land. Think of the events that have happened over the course of American history along with the result of our immoral leaders. God is very powerful and can do great harm on a nation and its people. This also gives a brief history of the holiday of Passover, which fits because Passover starts this year on March 30, 2018 and ends on April 7, 2018. Please like and share this blog post with others.

 

God Bless!

 

Christianity, Inspiration

It’s Just a Name

Man names it cancer.
Man names it diabetes.
Man names it arthritis.

The doctor gives you a year to live.
Or a life long battle.
It is just ever ending pain.

It may seem hopeless.
You may be worn out.
You might just want to give up.

But there is hope.
God heals and restores.
God strengthens and comforts.

Don’t give up just yet!
Turn to God.
Its only a name to him.

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A Ton of Bricks

type one diabetes kit, insulin and meter

I just graduated high school in June of 2014 and was working at a local fast food restaurant. During the first month of summer that year, I noticed I started feeling tired after I ate. I attributed it to stress. While at my chiropractor he suggested some supplements to take to help with that issue, he did warn me I may lose a little bit of weight. I didn’t mind losing a few pounds because I had a little bit of belly fat. So I started taking the supplements and started to feel great. I even lost a few pounds. I then got off the supplements.

So I started my first semester of college in the fall of 2014 while being just promoted to a shift manager at the local restaurant I was working at. With being a full-time college student and working 35-40 hours every week, I was even more stressed. I started to notice I started feeling more worn down and I started losing weight. Within a couple weeks I lost 15 pounds. I attributed it to high stress, and not eating properly. It was not until the week of Christmas I started drinking more water, soda, and sweet tea. I kept feeling more and more thirsty, then came the frequent urination. It was not until January 2015, when I took a big turn for the worst.

My parents noticed my significant weight loss which was about 25 pounds in two months. I was slim built to begin with. They knew I was not eating properly. One weekend I started to have trouble swallowing, no matter what it was. I went to see my primary care doctor that Monday and explained all my symptoms, along with the weight loss. Her diagnosis was a virus. She prescribed anti-nausea medications. I took the medications and took a day off. The next morning I felt better. So I went to work, I was working an 11am-10:30pm. It was not until the evening that I started having chest pain and difficulty breathing on and off. My mom called the doctor, and she called an inhaler into my pharmacy. I got off work early and had one of my friends pick me up and take me to the pharmacy to pick up the prescription that was called in. When I went to the pickup counter the cashier said the prescription was never called in. I then got back in the car and called my mom and told her,she said she was sure the doctor sent it in. As I was on the phone with my mom I heard a voice tell me “go to the ER now!” and I told my mom that I feel I need to be at the hospital and told her something is not right. Since I was right by a MedExpress I went there because I felt like I was going to drop over. My friend, Cody brought me there and went in with me. The doctor came in the room and I told her everything that was going on and I said to her I feel like I am dying. She examined me and I could tell she seemed concerned after listening to my heart. She told me that when the nurse took my blood pressure it was 162/109, and my pulse was 124. She had a flu swab, throat culture, and urine test done. As they were doing the tests my parents arrived.

Within a few minutes after my parents arrived the doctor came in and asked if there was a family history of diabetes or if I had been vomiting, which the answer was no to both of those questions. She then listened to my heart again and then had the nurse prick my finger and check my blood sugar. My blood sugar was so high that the meter could not read it. The doctor looked at my parents and explained that I was in a life-threatening situation called diabetic ketoacidosis. Which is when there is not enough insulin in the body and the body produces ketones, which are toxic. She said that I needed to get to the emergency room ASAP, and would have everything they did send there.

My parents rushed me to the emergency room and the nurses immediately got me back and got me on IV fluids and started drawing blood. They then started insulin and did an EKG. As the insulin started I slowly began to feel better. The doctor came in the room and said my blood sugar was up at 458, and that they were going to admit me. When I was brought to my room a cardiologist came in and listened to my heart and looked at my EKG, she told me if I would have gotten that inhaler and  went home and used it, I would have died within a half hour. Through the night the nurses were in and out of my room checking my blood sugar every 30 minutes, I barely slept. By the morning I was down to 167. Later on the doctor came in the room and that was when I was officially told I had Type One Diabetes. Type One Diabetes is a disease in which a persons immune system becomes compromised and recognizes the insulin-producing cells, beta cells, as foreign invaders. The immune system then produces anti-bodies resulting in little to no insulin. The doctor explained to me that I would need insulin injections for the rest of my life, along with checking my blood sugar multiple times a day, and counting carbs. He also explained the numerous complications that are far too scary to think of. I initially did not know what to think at first, it was just like a ton of bricks was thrown on my shoulders.

Before I was discharged I met with a caseworker, dietitian, and nurse who got me set up with resources, carb counting, meal planning, checking my blood sugar and giving myself injections. After being discharged I went to the pharmacy to pick up my meter, insulin pens, lancets, and test strips. My mom asked the pharmacist if that script ever came through from my primary care doctor the other night, and she said: “nothing ever came through”. Keep in mind the doctor called this in and even had a confirmation number and everything to back up it was called in. Whether you believe in God or not, I believe it was God who made sure I did not pick up that inhaler. Because if I did pick it up, I would not be writing this right now.

You may question my belief in God. You may ask, if you believe in God, then why are you facing a life long illness? Number one we have illness in the world because it is a fallen world from the first sin with Adam and Eve. Secondly in Job 42:5 we are reminded suffering produces intimacy with God. Another good example is in Romans 8:28-8:39: ” And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.” Look at James 1:2-4 : “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,  because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”  One last example is that during our trials it equips us to comfort others, take a look at 2 Corinthians 1:3-5: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,  who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.” I am also believing that there will come a day that I will be completely healed of this disease, where man says it is impossible, it is possible with God.

Today I have been managing my Type One Diabetes very well. When I was first diagnosed my A1C (average blood sugar for three months) was 12.3 which meant that on an average day my blood sugar was 315-325. As of November 2017, my A1C was 5.7 which is a three month average of 127. I have found a new primary care doctor and a great Endocrinologist to help manage this condition. I am truly blessed to have great doctors to help me manage my condition. Since then I have graduated college with highest honors and landed a full-time job in my field. I do my best every day to strengthen my faith that I WILL someday be able to say “I HAD Type One Diabetes”.