Living with Chronic Illness

There is another benefit to following this building code: I’ve realized that I am acceptable and lovable just because of who I am—a daughter of God—and not because of what I do. Still, the adversary works with all his might to convince me that losing some abilities lessens my individual worth.

I do not know how much longer I must endure my condition nor all the reasons the mystery has remained unsolved for so long. However, I have come to realize that one of the purposes of trials, even those that seem unfair and undeserved, is to prepare a heart to bear testimony that “waiting on the Lord” does make a difference.