Dealing with Constant Triggers

If you have a chronic health condition you can probably identify with mine. My chronic pain and chronic hives can both be ignited by so many things. We’re talking water, sweat, heat, cool weather, walking, sitting, stress, thinking, not enough sleep, too long laying down, riding or driving, and honestly I can name many more triggers. Even my medications can help with one issue while creating another.

My mind gets exhausted seeking to monitor all the chaos within my body. It appears the Dupixent I’ve been taking for my chronic hives is going to have to go. Both of my hands feel like they are boiling inside from morning until bedtime. It appears this is a common side effect for many who take these bi-weekly shots.

All that to say I know what it feels like to face an ongoing battle everyday. While I don’t like it, I’ve had to learn to accept it. The old me ended 10 years ago. The new me is still getting used to my new body.

Whatever you’re facing don’t give up. You can endure more than you think you can. God can heal you more than you think He can. God has you and I on a daily faith walk. On this journey we learn how to trust Him as we observe His faithfulness.

Don’t let your pain define you. Don’t quit praying and believing God for strength and healing. God’s grace is sufficient and His strength is enough. Even if you didn’t see this coming, none of it caught God by surprise.

“Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world”. (1 Peter 4:12)(NLT)