Dealing with Chronic Pain 

You wake up to it and go to bed with it. What you can and cannot do is often dictated by it. One moment you feel somewhat normal. The next moment reality surges through your body once again. This is just a glimpse of what’s it’s like dealing with chronic pain. 

Often, it’s only when I’m asleep that I’m truly comfortable. I spend most days squirming, heating, icing, and adjusting to the pain. You keep hoping it might magically all go away. Then, you can’t even remember what it’s like to live pain free anymore.

In a nutshell, this is life dealing with chronic pain. It gives you such little margin for mistakes. The choices you make will either keep your pain the same or make you go insane. You must turn to the Lord and rely fully on His grace and strength. Somehow, he keeps taking you through another day. 

“This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 NKJV