What to Do When Healing Doesn't Come

JAMES R. HALL

 

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People who live with chronic illness or physical challenges need compassion, not condemnation. 

Some folks are born with disabilities; others of us become disabled later in life. In my case, I was almost 40 years old when my life took a surprising and challenging detour into chronic illness and disability.

I had been diagnosed with diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure several years before that time but had enjoyed fairly decent health. Then the bottom started dropping out.

I developed a myriad of complications from the diabetes. A head injury sustained in an accident caused a vision disorder that made it impossible for me to safely drive a car on a highway or interstate. I was diagnosed with primary immune deficiency, a disorder that made me sick with various kinds of viral or bacterial infections almost constantly.

Detours, Billboards and a Man Named Paul

Written by Kristi Huseby

Take today’s next step: Let God into every corner of your life 

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord.  “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”  (Jeremiah 29:11, NLT)

In Michigan we jokingly say that there are two seasons – winter and road construction!  With road construction come detours and lots of them.  Can I just say . . . I hate detours!  They’re inconvenient, unplanned and usually make me late! (Mainly, that’s because of poor planning on my part but it’s great to have something else to blame.)

I don’t like detours in my life anymore than I like them on the roadways.   Detours have a way of making me feel like my life is spinning out of control.  I often find myself holding my breath when this happens, hoping the damage will be minimal and everything will stop spinning soon.