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[Charlie744]

3 hours ago, Starise said:

I guess it was a bit HIPPOcritical of me to post something funny when I said the subject wasn't funny.

Oh wait...that probably wasn't funny.

 

Someone earlier in the post mentioned that there are two sides of each he story…

Starwise…. I believe we might be seeing “the other side of the story” 🧐…… just kidding of course, Charlie 

[Marathoner]

30 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

You know some thing Brother,I really believed its what God Wanted for me this last time around and then especially with the lung cancer and being disabled I thought" Oh Wow,God Sent Help"- I mean I could hardly walk( & breathings no picnic either)

When there was no help I was very confused.. . I prayed & prayed & prayed and then finally I heard" Pick up your mat!" That blew me away and sent me right back to what ,( or rather WHO) has gotten me through all my difficulties and I guess I can linp, hop or even crawl but " get er done"

       BUT

" I can do ALL things in Christ Who Strengthens me" so maybe I got it wrong,,He did send me a provider but not a physical helper.... I dont know,I truly dont - I dont really like  to be so distrusting but after being lied to so much........I think I'll stop talking.  Lol

You're an inspiration.

I confess to some bellyaching about the prospect of having my esophagus dilated on a regular basis (they put you under for the procedure and you stay in the hospital overnight) to avoid living with a feeding tube for the rest of my days. I would need a feeding tube to survive because the ol' stomach chute doesn't open wide enough to permit the passage of even the tiniest pill. That's caused by the muscular dystrophy I have. Certain muscles in my throat don't work anymore.

Dilation would temporarily open the esophagus wide enough so I could eat food like a normal person, but it would have to be done on a regular basis until my time on earth is finished. In this way, I would share something in common with people on dialysis.

I saw it in those "movies" the radiologist made during my swallowing study. It was sobering to witness. It opened up all of the old wounds from that time when I was so sick with Lyme disease that I begged the Lord to destroy me. He refused to do that.

What does He tell me now? Look at my right hand, and remember when I thought I was dead. My right hand was broken on that day when I thought I was going to die (it's a bit misshapen). The Lord was with me even then, and He promised to never leave me. Our Lord Jesus Christ is both faithful and true, and He hasn't left me. His word is trustworthy.

I have nothing to whine about! Whatever befalls me is His will. It's not like I haven't faced hard things before, right? Right!

He also tells me to consider your example. You're an inspiration to me, kwik. 

Edited July 1, 2022 by Marathoner
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[kwikphilly]

6 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

You're an inspiration.

I confess to some bellyaching about the prospect of having my esophagus dilated on a regular basis (they put you under for the procedure and you stay in the hospital overnight) to avoid living with a feeding tube for the rest of my days. I would need a feeding tube to survive because the ol' stomach chute doesn't open wide enough to permit the passage of even the tiniest pill. That's caused by the muscular dystrophy I have. Certain muscles in my throat don't work anymore.

Dilation would temporarily open the esophagus wide enough so I could eat food like a normal person, but it would have to be done on a regular basis until my time on earth is finished. In this way, I would share something in common with people on dialysis.

I saw it in those "movies" the radiologist made during my swallowing study. It was sobering to witness. It opened up all of the old wounds from that time when I was so sick with Lyme disease that I begged the Lord to destroy me. He refused to do that.

What does He tell me now? Look at my right hand, and remember when I thought I was dead. My right hand was broken on that day when I thought I was going to die (it's a bit misshapen). The Lord was with me even then, and He promised to never leave me. Our Lord Jesus Christ is both faithful and true, and He hasn't left me. His word is trustworthy.

I have nothing to whine about! Whatever befalls me is His will. It's not like I haven't faced hard things before, right? Right!

He also tells me to consider your example. You're an inspiration to me, kwik. 

Crazy.... I consider what you deal with and I'm inspired.

I feel like I have nothing when I think about muscular dystrophy( especially with the esophagus)...

The first time the pet scan showed this lung cancer ( the big tumor)there was also a spot on the throat and the other lung... The throat had me most troubled,I do enjoy food and speaking! Seems it might have been an inflammation or whatever but its pretty insignificant.

My cousin had throat cancer,what he endured before he died was horrific

Anyway- you lift me up ALL the time- God Bless you!

 

[kwikphilly]

24 minutes ago, Charlie744 said:

Someone earlier in the post mentioned that there are two sides of each he story…

Starwise…. I believe we might be seeing “the other side of the story” 🧐…… just kidding of course, Charlie 

Of course there is Charlie

There is the wrong side vs my side

Just kidding

[Marathoner]

1 hour ago, kwikphilly said:

I feel like I have nothing when I think about muscular dystrophy( especially with the esophagus)...

That's not true. You know that when the Lord raised me up and restored me, it was just in time to be there for my adopted mother while she faced breast cancer and liver disease. He returned my strength so I could manage her ranch, wrestle livestock, juggle dogs (they were heavy!), grow food, and act as her power of attorney while she was undergoing radiation and chemo. I was her steward in the old-fashioned sense.

I prepared her meals making sure she had absolutely nothing to worry about (I'm decent in the kitchen), and I didn't have to rely upon my own wits to do any of it. The Spirit of the Lord counseled me every step of the way. This was how the Lord taught me to walk in His Spirit: listen for His voice.

It was so hard for her, and I don't have to elaborate because you know. Radiation wasn't that bad (she had the more intense, shorter-duration treatment), but it was chemo which made living so miserable that she wanted to die. I would hold her while she cried. The drugs made her so ill that she said, "I'm only doing this because I don't want to leave you. Otherwise, I would tell those doctors to take this evil stuff themselves!"

What you endure isn't nothing! I know better than that.
 

Edited July 1, 2022 by Marathoner

[Charlie744]

25 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

That's not true. You know that when the Lord raised me up and restored me, it was just in time to be there for my adopted mother while she faced breast cancer and liver disease. He returned my strength so I could manage her ranch, wrestle livestock, juggle dogs (they were heavy!), grow food, and act as her power of attorney while she was undergoing radiation and chemo. I was her steward in the old-fashioned sense.

I prepared her meals making sure she had absolutely nothing to worry about (I'm decent in the kitchen), and I didn't have to rely upon my own wits to do any of it. The Spirit of the Lord counseled me every step of the way. This was how the Lord taught me to walk in His Spirit: listen for His voice.

It was so hard for her, and I don't have to elaborate because you know. Radiation wasn't that bad (she had the more intense, shorter-duration treatment), but it was chemo which made living so miserable that she wanted to die. I would hold her while she cried. The drugs made her so ill that she said, "I'm only doing this because I don't want to leave you. Otherwise, I would tell those doctors to take this evil stuff themselves!"

What you endure isn't nothing! I know better than that.
 

After reading this and the other posts a particular scene in the Scriptures just popped into my head. It was when Mary used the expensive oil to wash the feet of Jesus and He mentioned that was done "it will be told throughout the world (and of course time). Matthew 26:13.

You folks have clearly been through more than so many... and like Paul, 2 Timothy 4:7-8, "I have fought the good fight.... I have kept the faith". 

You must understand that God does not do this kind of work for just anyone! Do you realize He has chosen you for this? You have been set aside! Seriously think about this...  God bless always, Charlie

 

[Marathoner]

1 hour ago, Charlie744 said:

After reading this and the other posts a particular scene in the Scriptures just popped into my head. It was when Mary used the expensive oil to wash the feet of Jesus and He mentioned that was done "it will be told throughout the world (and of course time). Matthew 26:13.

You folks have clearly been through more than so many... and like Paul, 2 Timothy 4:7-8, "I have fought the good fight.... I have kept the faith". 

You must understand that God does not do this kind of work for just anyone! Do you realize He has chosen you for this? You have been set aside! Seriously think about this...  God bless always, Charlie

 

I'm nothing, my friend. But the Lord? He is everything. 

Yes, I know that purpose for which the Lord set me aside. I don't wish to burden this topic (nor anyone else) unnecessarily, so I'll keep this as brief as possible. We read in the scriptures how the Lord declares the end from the beginning, yes? I was in my mid-20's when the Spirit of the Lord drew near and declared that I am the work of His hand, set aside for His purpose before I was born. This was how I came to Jesus Christ. 

Over the next five years following that day, the Lord sent His servants (brothers and sisters in Christ) to deliver His word to my ears. Each one spoke a portion of what was to come, only I did not understand; indeed, the last one to speak His word to me declared this very thing, that this pleased the Lord. It was good that I didn't understand for if I did, I would be undone. The words of the Lord would unfold over time. Two examples from brethren whom the Lord sent to me:

My brother spoke and said that I would wander without a place to rest my bones. He quoted the passage from Matthew 8:20, 'The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest His head.' "Is it too hard?" Then he embraced me and cried. This came to pass for 20 years after he spoke those words to me.  

My sister --- who was now his wife, the woman whom I almost married --- spoke and said that before I would become that man whom the Lord had revealed to her, I would suffer and draw close to death. She was worried that I wouldn't make it, but I didn't understand any of these words which were spoken to me, and she said as much. She was the last one our Lord sent to speak of what was to come. What she spoke occurred at the end of those 20 years spent wandering with no place to rest my bones, when God displayed His power in me.  

There were others in between, but I'm not going to turn this into a recitation of testimony. Suffice to say that everything which the Lord declared came to pass, Charlie. 

I'll tell you the truth and end this here: each and every one of us in Jesus Christ is the work of His hand, set aside for His purpose before we were born. That's the truth, brother.  

Edited July 1, 2022 by Marathoner
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