Chronic Love: Trusting God While Suffering with A Chronic Illness

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In Luke 22:42 we see the most stunning reality of the mystery of suffering as our Lord Himself pleads to the Father through agony and great drops of blood, "Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done. I found this book to be highly encouraging by putting forth an eternal perspective without ignoring the daily battles people face with chronic illness.

As one who experiences more than one chronic condition, to think God “ordained” such makes me feel angry and rebellious against such a God. Unfortunately in today’s world many people have bought into ideals like the prosperity gospel because of how attractive it sounds, but there is an entire group of people fully ignored and/or unjustly judged. I am not well versed in scripture and the reading was not only easy reading but at each section it gave relevant scripture to reach out to you and let you know just how much Christ cares for you and loves you. The book shows women how to really dig deep into God's Word and rely on him, even through the toughest days. It has really shown me how strong those like me are and as CHRIST continued to trust in God knowing there will be an eternal ever after in a body that is not ill ridden but healthy and free.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. While this is written in a conversational language that is easy to read, it took me several days to finish it because I found myself wanting to savor and ponder the Bible verses and the author’s perspective.

The goal is to have the best quality of life possible while acknowledging that I will always be disabled. I highly Recommend this book to anyone who suffers from chronic illness, knows someone who does, or anyone who would like to be encouraged by the rich theology and inspirational words that can be found in this book. What about Hebrews 12:6 "FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES. Allowed, perhaps, for surely no person would want God to be our puppeteer, mastering and controlling. Since the Bible very clearly says it is God who ordains suffering to even the choicest saints, it would be rebellious to assail God by words or arguments regarding any of His dealings toward us.However, a God who walks with me, sometimes carries me through my chronic conditions, for Him I can only express deep gratitude and love.