Joy in the Journey!

As someone who is living with more than one incurable disease that are hard or nearly impossible to treat, I couldn't make it day to day without the Lord! Both have flared up at the same time and the last few weeks have found me in physical exhaustion, but I keep pushing thru. After all, I mean it when I say that you may see me struggle but you'll never see me quit. I had one doctor's appt today and another one in a couple of weeks. I have been placed on another medication that requires a monthly visit to the doctor to be monitored and for a refill, because of side effects. I can be on this med for up to 2 years if it continues to work. After living with one my whole life but not being correctly diagnosed until I was 18, and the other for over ten years, and seeing many doctors, enduring many painful treatments and surgeries, we've scraped the bottom of the barrel with treatments but we keep scraping and going. I believe that it keeps me humble in Christ and I’m thankful that I still have the JOY that I share with others even though I’m sick. A dear friend once told me this: “Keep the laughter going! It opens a door of conversation to those who don’t know Christ, but are desperate to understand the source of your happiness!” God has healed me of so much that could have taken my life. I keep trusting Him for my healing from these conditions, knowing one day soon it will ALL be over; the doctors can offer me temporary relief but God can offer me permanent relief. Prayers keep me going and God's Word!! 1st Peter 5:10 - "And the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast."