The word of God stands forever!
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8
Oh how I love my garden. It is my favorite thing as I work at home and as I work on the endo club website, I look out at all my beautiful flowers and listen to the bird's sing. My husband made it so nice for me, even adding a fountain. It was so pretty a week ago, until the frost hit California and then the fountain sunk into the ground. More than 1/2 of my plants are dead and our fountain is broken! If I was not a Christian (a follower of Christ) I would have probably been very upset as I used to be at things quite often.
Now this certainly is no tragedy. Ha Ha, I mean come on there are much worse things and going through health trials and death of loved ones, just does not compare. I read the news of worse storms all over the country and so much damage from this storm. Some things just make me ponder and think of how short this life is and how things just do not last. I do think of the year ahead though with great expectation of better health, my children growing in the Lord, more health progress for you and great hopes for all of you to know Him better.
I love to hear about your health progress as I have been hearing great things on the forum and in the prayer club. Halleluiah!! But there is more to this life than good health and we cannot put all of our hopes in it. The hope of knowing Him and spending eternal life with Him in a perfect heaven can get us through any bad day! I am reminded to stress to all of you how important Bible study is as he speaks to us through his word. Please write to me if you do not have a Bible and I will send you one for free. Nothing compares to this relationship with Him. I pray that all of you look to Him this year more than ever and have this eternal hope in your days.
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
"... as it is written: 'Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.' But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit." 1 Corinthians 2:9
"For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body...." Philippians 3:20-21
"Then one of the seven angels... showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal...."The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it." Revelation 21:9-10, 22-23
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” "Then He who sat on the throne said, ''Behold, I make all things new." Revelation 21:3-5
And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 John 5:11-14
Is your hope in something you will receive in this lifetime? Or is it in Christ and what is eternal?
"Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13
Please pray for all of our prayer members. God knows who you are!
There are many treatments that you may not hear about from your MD Dr. Please visit the "Your stories” page on the website. I do need to update that page as I hear stories all the time on the forum. Now if only I can keep track of them all! http://www.theendoclub.com/yourstories.htm
Have you heard that many of us get better when we go on the endo diet?? Yes Many!! Perhaps you would like to do a test which I had to see if you are gluten intolerant? My test was positive and Diane Mills (endometriosis book) speaks of some kind of wheat/gluten connection to endo pain. It is true-Many go without wheat/gluten and feel better! The test I had is here: www.enterolab.com I did it on my own for $120.00/gluten intolerance stool test and when that was positive, I did further testing which showed a dairy intolerance also. Let me know your results if you do it, as I wonder if it is the wheat or the gluten that is a problem for many of us? Here is more about the diet: http://www.theendoclub.com/theendodiet.htm
Great video about salvation: http://www.billygraham.org/SH_StepsToPeace.asp
Have you responded to His call today? I would love to hear about it. Please write to me here theendoclub@adelphia.net or on the forum.
Lori
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Love in Christ, Lori
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