Interruptions. Control. Lessons.

As I have mentioned, the past few weeks… ok months… and actually years… have been an interruption for me.

Years? Yes, the infection that recently took me out for months has actually been “brewing” for years. It was hidden, but causing a host of issues. This infection has greatly altered my life for that time.

Months? Yes, since Christmas, I have been fighting one acute health issue or another. It was difficult to even keep up with the most basic “survival needs.” (Survival needs are those that I need to do in order to manage my health on a daily basis. This means allergy abatement which is lots of cleaning and laundry, making all food from scratch, researching all ingredients for everything, and working.) I simply felt unwell.

Weeks? Yes, all of this resulted in hospital stays, surgeries, and now recovery. It has been a challenging few weeks. Now, I am working to regain strength, to get back to work full time, to regain strength, and to work on my long-term health. It is a slow, but steady journey taking much longer than I want.

Why am I mentioning this? Interruptions. Control. Lessons.

This passage in Job 23:8-14 came to mind.

Sometimes we can’t see God in the midst of the hardship. Yet, He is there. He is using what we see as interruptions for a purpose. Job saw that God was using it to help him come out as gold. Job had no choice but to give up control and trust God. As He did, God changed Him and taught Him lessons.

God is and has taught me much the past few weeks. I will be sharing some of these things over the coming days. I encourage you as you walk through tough times to remember that God is working in the process,  in your journey. When we give our lives to Him and trust Him, He changes our lives.