Saturday, August 28, 2010

Never Give Up

I got so sick during my last round of infection fighting that I felt totally hopeless and wanted to give up on it all. The sweet thing, is that my husband had brought me a book called, "Never Give Up", by Joyce Meyer. At the time, I was too sick to read, and didn't even notice the title. I put the book away.

A few days later, I was crying to my husband and told him that I wanted to "give up". Moments later, I felt the impression to go read that book. Tears streamed down my face and I knew I was meant to read it. I recommend it to anyone who is dealing with the process of healing chronic illness.

More importantly though, I think it is so cool how we can be personally inspired to read something that is just what we need, when we need it. The process of healing chronic illness (and "life" as well) is all about seeking for that personal guidance to help us make it through and learn the lessons we need to learn along the way.

On a side note...

Being the mormon girl that I am, you wouldn't expect for me to be reading a book by Joyce Meyer. In fact, many people think that mormons are not Christian, which is completely untrue. I think there is some great insight, truth, and hope to be found in many places, and I am thankful that I was lead to that book at a time when I truly needed it.