When a person is diagnosed with a disease, he has two options as to how he will allow the disease to affect his emotional and spiritual well-being. The first is he can use the disease to strengthen who he is as a person. The second is to become broken in body, mind, and spirit. This happens because he allows himself to become defeated. Having done both of these things, I can honestly say that even though the second option is the easiest choice, it is not the best decision.
When I started this ministry, the phrase "broken but priceless" became a regular part of my vocabulary. I chose the name Broken but Priceless Ministries because of an important truth God has taught me through being sick. Far too long I had allowed myself to believe that because I have a broken body, I am worth less than people who are healthy. Yet God helped me see that He deems me to be valuable. To Him, I am priceless. Even though the world says people who are sick and handicapped can offer little, God says it's not true. Thankfully, He has taught me how to look at myself the way He looks at me. I've learned God is far more concerned with my spiritual and emotional health then He is with my body. Yet I've found that the majority of people who suffer with a chronic illness have allowed the disease to take more than their health. They've allowed the disease to break their spirit.
When a person is diagnosed with a disease, he has two options as to how he will allow the disease to affect his emotional and spiritual well-being. The first is he can use the disease to strengthen who he is as a person. The second is to become broken in body, mind, and spirit. This happens because he allows himself to become defeated. Having done both of these things, I can honestly say that even though the second option is the easiest choice, it is not the best decision. |
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Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. AuthorErin Elizabeth Austin is a writer and speaker with a passion to help people find healing in the midst of their brokenness. ContributorJosie Siler, like millions of others, is living with chronic illness. She is eager to share the hope and joy that she has found in Christ, whether that is in a church, at a women’s retreat, over a cup of hot cocoa, or through a blog post. Archives
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