Jesus Christ – Page 25 – Jesus is for the Wounded

Yeah so it’s the message I put on the metal template of my new jewelry. Of course. It’s not just a trend for me. Faith in Jesus is critical to my survival these days!

I think I slept 2 hours, twice last night, awakened by demonic influences, seizure attacks, and a massive headache. Somewhere in the middle of these 2 episodes of sleep, I pushed myself out of bed to eat, drink, and read . . . my husband’s Popular Mechanics magazine, of course! Reading about the most innovative inventions of the past year is sport for a re-budding entrepreneur like me. I love creativity in virtually all of its forms. We all have creativity in us, I believe placed here by the Lord of all creation, the master Creator. And somewhere in the middle of reading about these inventions I developed a theory about my seizure attacks (formerly known on this blog as “seizure-like tics.”)

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Here goes: if I have seizure attacks when falling asleep and perhaps in a unique stage of the sleep cycle then can the attacks be caused by disease in the sleep center of the brain? I have pulsing sensations behind my eyes at times, perhaps near the hypothalamus which is part of the brain’s sleep center. If this dysfunction is localized I wonder if it is possible to use my Rife, Beam Ray machine to target the frequencies of these particular tissues? Cautiously I may even consider medications or supplements (although I have already tried several of each!). My brain MRI was normal so there’s no structural issue. Hmmmmm. Looking forward to my next appointment with my Lyme Literate Doctor; we have so much to discuss!

The Lord gave me and you the ability to create. The Lord gave me and you the ability to use our minds to solve problems, reason, remember, learn, and experience emotions. These are called executive functioning skills. We are unique from all animals and plants in this regard and with these gifts comes stewardship. I will only ask the question for myself: am I using what I have, where I am, with what abilities I’ve got? Better said is as follows:

1 Peter 4:10-11

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁰As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. ¹¹If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

So I create. I try to figure this Lyme stuff out. I also wait on Him for answers, inspiration, healing, grace, mercy, everything. In the middle of the night, when I can do nothing because of the wretchedness of Lyme Disease, I simply say the name, “Jesus.” In the end, faith in Jesus is critical.

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Thank you Lord for increasing my faith. Thank you Lord for meeting me in the middle of the night last night. Thank you for the comfort and faith I can feel in the arms of my Steve. I humbly submit to your will and purpose. And if something good comes from this wretchedness, may You alone receive the glory. In Christ’s name, Amen.

sister-brother-jokes-sms — Sorry Charlie, it’s Julie and Mike in this story!

So what’s a big sister to say when her younger brother calls after 6 months and has nothing but nice things to say about her? Well that’s an invitation to share a few nice comments in return. First, oh my, how you have grown!

The ravages of Lyme Disease are bringing more blessings that I could have ever imagined. Let’s look beyond my tearful doctor appointment today for a moment: my brother Mike is growing into a nice guy who can look beyond his own situation with compassion for others. He is sensitive to things of the Lord and the delights of the world around him. He spent time reviewing this blog, researching Lyme Disease and discussing it at some length with his girlfriend before contacting me. Thank you for caring about me Mike and calling me yesterday! You are helped me see beyond my situation. Maybe the Lord is working in more than one person’s life? Hmmmmmm . . .

As we reminisced a bit it was clear that our childhoods were a mess, with heartaches sprinkled with some good times too. Nonetheless, I enjoyed talking about one of our favorite places: Grandma and Grandpa Lech’s house on Lake Columbia (Brooklyn, Michigan). Yes, that tractor tire was a blast that Grandpa got for us to play on in the canal in front of their house. Remember paddling it by hand out in the deep water to the “big lake?” That was risky as Grandma would be worried if we ventured too far from home. Worried that is, if she noticed while in the midst of overcooking the chicken for dinner or putting the Better Made Potato Chips just a little further from our reach on top of the refrigerator! She always had those cookies striped with chocolate and would slip a few quarters in our pockets before we went home. You were an expert at locating golf balls in the cornfield and woods around the golf course. And you always made more money than me and our other brother, Rob, selling them back to the golfers! Loved sneaking onto the golf course to use the ball washer. Such a cool gizmo for a kid to use! Yes, the times at the lake each summer were the best of times.

Rob is now gone and so is our mom, dad and Grandma Lech, all within the past 9 years. We have both been through so many changes in addition to these losses that it’s tough to keep up with all of them and the impact that they have had. Perhaps we need another phone call or visit before too long? And let’s keep looking to Jesus Christ as our strength and hope in all things, k? He cares about both of us more than we know and holds our hearts and future in the palm of His loving hand. I praise Him for you and thank both of you for thinking of me.

Once there were three of us kids, three that mom would yell for out the back door for dinner, “Julie, Mike and Roooobert!!!!” And now there are two of us. Let’s make the most of it, eh? I love you Mike.