Feeling sick

 

On September 12, 2016 I was thinking that most people have had a cold in their life.  A cold may not seem like a huge thing, but when you haven’t had one in a while you can often see such a difference it can make.  I have had many colds over the years and I used to think that they didn’t overly interfere with my life, but this past week when I got one it changed my mind about them.

It completely changed the person that I am.  At the beginning I start to complain repetitively to my hubby and others about being sick.  I’d say ‘oh my sore throat’ and my hubby would say ‘aww’, but after hearing that about 20 times or more it can get a bit annoying.  I then mention about being so tired, which isn’t a new thing as I tend to complain about that regularly anyways. 

The funny thing is my hubby pointed out that I was acting just like a guy when they get sick, as often guys can belabour how sick that they are.  I didn’t totally realize I was doing that until he mentioned that.  Normally something like that would cause me to put myself down for not concealing how sick I am, but I decided instead to own up to it, that I was totally being like a guy when I wasn’t feeling well.

Sometimes when I get sick I find I become a lot needier as I hope someone else can help me to feel better.  The interesting thing is when my sore throat turned into a cold I started to complain less about how sick I was.  I think because I felt so exhausted and stuffed up I didn’t have the energy to complain about my cold anymore.

Since I got hardly any sleep one of the nights with my cold I started to appreciate the little things so much more.  My hubby making lunch for the both of us was so thoughtful and sweet.  I took for granted before how much energy it sometimes can take to make a meal.  We had chicken noodle soup for lunch and—wow—it tasted amazing!  I don’t know what it is, but chicken noodle soup always seems to taste better when you are sick.  I think part of it is that it’s very soothing on the throat which excites your body. 

As I started to feel better I didn’t realize how much of a difference it made when I could fully breathe.  I noticed that when I was stuffed up I could only breathe through my mouth, which was very draining on my body.  I noticed I couldn’t sleep well because of it and finally when my nose cleared up I was able to have a restful sleep.

It’s amazing how being able to breathe through my nose again could completely change my life.  The difference after I felt better made me feel like I could run a marathon.  I think sometimes God lets us get sick with colds and other things to really help us appreciate our lives more.  I was taking for granted something as simple as breathing.  If there is no breath left in us, then technically we aren’t living anymore.

I am glad that God can show us how amazing the little things are in our lives as often they are actually more important than we realized.

Patricia <3 J

Psalm 107:1    Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever!

 

Here’s a song about that even though we walk through those difficult time that Our God’s perfect love casts out our fear.  That even when we are caught in the storms of life that He won’t turn His back on us, as He is near us. And we have nothing to fear as Our God is with us.                                             That through the storm, and the highs and the lows, that He never lets go of us.  And His light will shine though and touch our hearts.  

 

“You Never Let Go” by Matt Redman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM14VZVu0og&list=PL3whQX319DaB37iB8NZpJe206iSdpe3kc&index=152