Peace in hard times

Hello All!

I wanted to get on today and give a quick update, but my main reason is that yesterday in my daily devotional I read some amazing words of encouragement and I just wanted to share them with everyone. 

I am feeling great today.  I had my CBC, blood counts tested, yesterday and all my numbers looked great.  I even had some numbers that were within "normal" range.  So, I am very excited that my body is taking this so well and pray that it continues to rebound between each treatment.  It is very important to stay on schedule with treatments to get the best results.

I noticed something interesting the other day while eating, when you can no longer taste foods you really hone in on textures.  I bit into a cherry tomato and it was awesome!  Now I know we all know what it feels like, smooth on the outside and when you crunch through the skin it just bursts in your mouth, but when you can not taste it the contrast is even more amazing.  I have now decided to eat foods that excite my sense of touch, instead of taste.  That may sound strange but I thought it was really cool.

Ok now to my devotional... Jesus Calling by Sarah Young
It is so great that I am just going to type it just as she has it in her book.  I pray that this lifts your spirits in hard times the way it did for me.  This book is scripture based and it is written as if Jesus is speaking to us:

Give up the illusion that you deserve a problem-free life. Part of you is still hungering for the resolution of all difficulties. This is a false hope! As I told My disciples, in the world you will have trouble. Link you hope not to problem solving in this life but to the promise of an eternity of problem-free life in heaven. Instead of seeking perfection in this fallen world, pour your energy into seeking Me: the Perfect One.

It is possible to enjoy Me and glorify Me in the midst of adverse circumstances. In fact, My Light shines most brightly through believers who trust Me in the dark.  That kind of trust is supernatural: a production of My indwelling Spirit. When things seem all wrong, trust Me anyway. I am much less interested in right circumstances than in right responses to whatever comes your way.

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have over come the world."    JOHN 16:33

Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man...
He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.    PSALM 112:4, 7