Hanging on by a thread


We chronically ill women always have times when we feel that we are barely holding it all together. We are literally becoming unravelled and we feel like we are hanging on by a thread.

Flares, unrelenting pain, immeasurable fatigue, depression and lack of restorative sleep can all add to the feeling that we can't go on. Even breathing seems like an effort.

It is in those times that we must reach out to God and ask Him to give us the strength to get through each day- or especially the night which seems the longest when we long to sleep but can't.

We need to try to listen to the Word or put on some Christian worship music, and give ourselves over to relaxing as much as is possible for someone in the grip of pain or depression. But we have to focus on something positive, or else we will be getting a one way to the Pit of Despair. We don't want to go there.

By focusing on something positive, we can actually release endorphins, those chemicals that reduce pain and increase a feeling of well-being. 

Reaching out to God during these times is critical to our staying in control emotionally. But we must do it, in faith.

If the woman with the issue of blood hadn't reached out to Jesus by touching the hem of His garment, she would not have been healed.

I am not necessarily saying that you will get healed, even though it is possible of course. But you will be lifted up to a higher level of coping with it all.

Worship and praising God whilst suffering is the most exquisitely beautiful act of trust and reverence. It will lift us up and set the enemy of our souls to flight.

So, next time you are feeling you are hanging by a thread, make sure it's the hem of Christ's garment.

© Glenys Robyn Hicks

And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment. Matthew 9.20

4 comments:

  1. Thank you for the reminder. Sadly sometimes I forget and allow frustration and ill health to take all my thoughts. I'm so much better when I remember to hand it to my Lord who loves me and never leaves.

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    1. I am the same! Thanks for having a cuppa with me today! Be blessed!

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  2. I know this, and I know the scripture although, I really needed to come across this at this specific time. My husband passed two years ago, and under many circumstances I feel I’m just beginning to allow my heart to release the trauma from his passing. Thank you for this, blessings❤️

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    1. I am so sorry for your loss. May you take comfort in knowing that God loves the widow and has written about that love and care in His Word. I wrote an article here to encourage cherished widows... Glenys https://mcwglenys.blogspot.com/2020/11/god-loves-widow.html

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Thank you for visiting with me today. I love to hear from you. I may not always be able to reply right away, but I will respond to every comment you leave. Blessings and comfort, Glenys