Mark
God does know when and who to use to encourage his people. I have had a aggressive spread for about a year,but it in the last few months it really started to go internal,bad.
My hope is in God,his word is eternal[internal as well] " For God does speak -now one way.now another though man may not persieve it " Job 33:14
So I always am on the look out for him. And it ironic that you mention that we feel robbed of what we had in our past,,our flesh with afflictions,,our thorn,,,,,I was a sponsored player for e-force 2years ago before this tragic event,,I was always on the move,,very competitive in every sport I entered,,I was playing 4 hours day, 5-6 days a week,,,now i dont like even going to the mailbox...Its heart wrenching,,,But I know that God has plans for me,,he does not make mistakes,,and if rsd didnt happen,then I would not have met all the wonderfull people that i have ,because i would be too consumed with being on the courts,running around like a little beagle chasing a little blue ball.
I thank God for the people like yourself and others on this board who he has touched to give me hope,knowing that he hasnt forgot about me,and he has work for me to do to honor his name,,May he be for ever be praised,,,There are things in my mind,heart,soul,and inner most being that no one but the Almighty knows,,And he confirms my thoughts and encourages me,corrects me and guides me,thru his Word and touching others to encourage me by speech and pen,,he answers me...i have not been forgotten .
" Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away. yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far out-weighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal " 2nd Corinthians 4:16-18
" For a while we are in this tent,we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit,guaranteeing what is to come. Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. We live by faith and not by sight."
2nd Corinthians 5:4-6