Build Yourselves Up

by TerryLema

I was particularly tired after returning home from California. The dosage for the meds I’m taking for the polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) hasn’t really been settled. My primary physician doesn’t want me on large dosages (which is where I feel the best) because of side effects, so we are in this pattern of “adjusting.” I never know how much fatigue, stiffness or pain I’ll have when I wake up. After returning from our trip I think I had the PMR tiredness combined with the usual tiredness that accompanies traveling.

By mid-afternoon on Thursday I was miserable. All I wanted to do was curl up in a blanket in the big lounge chair sitting in the sunshine coming through the window. But, I needed to walk also. One of the side effects of the meds is elevated blood sugar levels, not particularly healthy for a diabetic. I didn’t feel up to walking outside, but decided to walk around the house to get my steps in. Bob left to visit a friend.

I started to walk, and then I started to praise my LORD. I began to sing in the spirit and with my understanding, praising and worshipping him at the top of my lungs inside the house. I even found myself singing a “new song of praise” that bubbled up from deep within. I kept walking around the house; I kept worshipping and praising my Savior.

By the time Bob came home, I not only had my step count, but I found that somewhere during that “worship walk,” my aches, stiffness and pain were gone. Turning my attention to my LORD, “being joyful always” and “giving thanks in all circumstance” brought temporary relief to my physical body and glorious relief to my soul and spirit.

“Dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” [Jude 20-21]

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