What chronic illness can't take from us.



Chronic illness has the power to rob us of joy, movement and motivation and can place such a strain  on us and our families that we actually grieve for the life  we once had. Yet,  it is limited in what it can take, and here are some things it cannot take from us...

  • It cannot take our salvation from us
  • It cannot take our love for God or His love for us,
  • It cannot take our honour, or respect or strength of character.
  • It cannot take our courage, our motivation or our hope...
  • It cannot take our honesty, our faithfulness to God and family,
  • It cannot take our robe of righteousness or God's Spirit within us.
Trying as it is, chronic illness cannot destroy our walk with Christ, or preclude us from serving God in prayer and kindness, even from our bed... It cannot rob us of seeking communion with God or lifting our arms in worship or raising our voices in song...even if we are just mouthing the words...
Chronic illness can take our joy at times, and perhaps our life, but only on the day and hour that Christ allows it.  And the day it does take our all,  chronic  illness will be replaced with unimaginable  joy as  God gives us  our robe of  righteousness and our eternal reward... another thing that chronic illness can't take from us!

© Glenys Robyn Hicks

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulations, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Romans 8:35
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4 comments:

  1. April10:59 pm, October 19, 2020

    So very true, as I deal with chronic illness! In Ephesians 3 it talks about God's glorious unlimited resources. Peace, joy, hope, faith, grace...these are some of our unlimited resources/riches and I'm so glad that I don't have to let my illness take them away. Instead, I need to keep holding on tight!

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    1. Glenys9:22 am, October 20, 2020

      We need to keep holding on tight... I don't know how people who don't know God deal with chronic illness. Thanks for taking tea with me today, April.

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  2. Tammy Kennington12:39 pm, October 22, 2020

    This is a great list, Glenys. One day, we will have all of it back and more.

    Blessings to you,
    Tammy

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    1. Glenys3:22 pm, October 23, 2020

      That is a day we can look forward to with confidence... God's Word is True! thanks for sharing a cuppa with me today, Tammy!

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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

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