Purposes in Mortality
So, now I get to try something new.
Thank Heaven (literally) that we studied Job in Seminary a couple of months ago. One of the lesson themes for our study was that Job set an excellent example by not asking "Why, Lord?" but figuring out what he was supposed to learn from his trials.
Here I sit at 3am...knowing I have to be energized for Seminary and then school...but it was too painful trying to lay down in bed.
Dr. Mike explains that my injury is like a sprained ankle, only in my pelvis. The injury occurred between my sacroiliac joint and my tail bone. So, when you sit, your pelvis spreads and your joint is affected. Thus the enormous shooting pain when I try to stand up after sitting, try to get out of bed after laying down, walk, etc. etc.
What does the Lord need me to learn from this?
I am a complete and total baby.
I have been enormously spoiled by good health.
I am addicted to the gym and having serious withdrawls.
I have a hard time not acting crabby when I am in pain.
AND MORE IMPORTANT
I have the opportunity to grow up...be grateful for the good health I normally have
I can appreciate and now totally admire people who suffer with pain as a normal state of being and act with love, kindness, and service on a regular basis, rising above their suffering
I need endorphins...and when I can't get them from physical workouts, I need to be sure to teach (my second most effective endorphin producer)
I am surrounded by people in life who are in pain: physical, mental, spiritual and my tiny experiences with pain can give me empathy that will lead to more love and opportunities to lift them above their suffering
Bodies can be difficult, and our ability to rise above their selfish screams, to focus on needs of our spirits, can bring us enormous spiritual growth and understanding.
Okay, I think I get it now.
CAN I MOVE ON TO A DIFFERENT LESSON?!
Uh, oh...what if the next skill to be learned is PATIENCE? Now THAT would just be cruel.
Thank Heaven (literally) that we studied Job in Seminary a couple of months ago. One of the lesson themes for our study was that Job set an excellent example by not asking "Why, Lord?" but figuring out what he was supposed to learn from his trials.
Here I sit at 3am...knowing I have to be energized for Seminary and then school...but it was too painful trying to lay down in bed.
Dr. Mike explains that my injury is like a sprained ankle, only in my pelvis. The injury occurred between my sacroiliac joint and my tail bone. So, when you sit, your pelvis spreads and your joint is affected. Thus the enormous shooting pain when I try to stand up after sitting, try to get out of bed after laying down, walk, etc. etc.
What does the Lord need me to learn from this?
I am a complete and total baby.
I have been enormously spoiled by good health.
I am addicted to the gym and having serious withdrawls.
I have a hard time not acting crabby when I am in pain.
AND MORE IMPORTANT
I have the opportunity to grow up...be grateful for the good health I normally have
I can appreciate and now totally admire people who suffer with pain as a normal state of being and act with love, kindness, and service on a regular basis, rising above their suffering
I need endorphins...and when I can't get them from physical workouts, I need to be sure to teach (my second most effective endorphin producer)
I am surrounded by people in life who are in pain: physical, mental, spiritual and my tiny experiences with pain can give me empathy that will lead to more love and opportunities to lift them above their suffering
Bodies can be difficult, and our ability to rise above their selfish screams, to focus on needs of our spirits, can bring us enormous spiritual growth and understanding.
Okay, I think I get it now.
CAN I MOVE ON TO A DIFFERENT LESSON?!
Uh, oh...what if the next skill to be learned is PATIENCE? Now THAT would just be cruel.