Soaring

My journey with chronic pain and fatigue began in 1991. It has been a hard hard road, but one full of blessings. It took me a LONG time to begin to see the blessings though...its hard so much of the time to see past the pain and/or fatigue. But since those early years, God has given me more than I could have ever imagined then. Though still colored by pain and fatigue, my life is so full and rich.

How do you make it through days and days....then weeks and weeks...then years and years of pain, knowing the future likely holds more of the same? In a word - God! His Word is full of Hope and Promise - His very Presence a comfort and peace.

God gave me a verse years ago, even before I had fibromyalgia, that has always given me hope and strength. It is Isaiah 40:31 - "but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

Over the years, God has led me to deeper and deeper meanings of this verse - and also opened my eyes to the verses just BEFORE this one - starting with verse 28: "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall" First - that GOD will never grow tired or weary, no matter how weary and tired I am, no matter how much I feel like giving up - HE NEVER WILL! I can always lean on him for strength. When I am weak, HE is strong! And even more than that, He gives ME power! Is that not awesome!

That's the meaning of my blog title - I soar on God's power and strength, even with a broken wing! Praise God! I pray that I can be an encouragement to others out there who struggle with the same or similary issues in their lives. What verse(s) has/have God given to you for your struggles with pain? Please share! God Bless!