@CHOICES: MANAGING CHRONIC PAIN
I hope this book will encourage you to become involved with other chronic pain sufferers so that, together, you will be empowered to use God’s Biblical words in stressful situations. Support groups offer inspiration, boost endorphins, and provide empathy. “Good Tidings for Chronic Pain” is just such a network of believers, and provides materials for anyone searching to enrich their lives by reaching out to others in pain.
INTRODUCTION to Choices: Managing Chronic Pain
Change is as inevitable as death and taxes. Our choices reflect the inescapability of change. Chronic illness threatens our life-style, adds financial burdens, stresses our relationships, and interrupts our life. Often our choices alter our physical and emotional state so much that, in time, we become strangers to our former selves. And yet, we want to live as victors, not victims.
Thankfully, the Bible is more than just a first aid book for spiritual boo-boos. Through Scripture, we learn of the promised, unfathomable riches of God’s love, mercy and justice. We are inspired by the stories of men and women who failed as often as they succeeded, but whose faithfulness was rewarded. Because the Bible is the inerrant word of God, Scripture can help us through our struggles and difficult choices. But, do we allot enough time in Scripture study to realign our perspective with God’s will?
The good news is that we do not need to be Biblical scholars to discover the truths found in Scripture. Choices: Managing Chronic Pain offers short studies, minimum writing, and maximum application. The simplicity of the Choices format encourages we who are in chronic pain to consider whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—[to] think about such things (Phil. 4:8).
See Choices: Managing Chronic Pain in the “Pages” column to the left for sample lesson.
Change is as inevitable as death and taxes. Our choices reflect the inescapability of change. Chronic illness threatens our life-style, adds financial burdens, stresses our relationships, and interrupts our life. Often our choices alter our physical and emotional state so much that, in time, we become strangers to our former selves. And yet, we want to live as victors, not victims.
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