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*Living with fibromyalgia and a myriad of scary and unexplained symptoms and illnesses is like dying a slow death. You are blessed if you have a handful of people that can understand. But God used every evil plan that the enemy had for my life and worked it out for my good! I went from a fearful and confused young lady and he has made me into a Psalm 31 woman who is clothed in strength and dignity and who laughs without fear of the future. I was never alone in all of my lonely pain. God never left me, never turned his back on me and did nothing but love me through it all. Many, many times I did not feel his presence but he promised me in his Word things that I held dear to my heart. I went from a woman who screamed "why? why? why?" to God, to a woman who says, " I love you Lord and I trust you. You are worthy of my praise" I don't understand what he's doing a lot of the time but I trust him. He told me to trust him in his Word and I trust him. Even in my days of severe pain my blessings far outweigh my problems. There's always more to be thankful for than there is to complain about if you just look intently for it.
Resources:
Telling yourself the truth. Book by Jim Backus and Marie Chapian
Having a Mary heart in a Martha world. Book by Joanna Weaver
The Peace of heaven. Book by Dana Howard
Christian cognitive behavioral therapy. Book
by Samaria M. Colbert