Have you ever wondered if hormones came after Adam and Eve sinned? I have been having increasing troubles with hormone imbalance and have come to the conclusion that they absolutely MUST be part of the curse. I keep trying to tell myself that we women would NOT be better off without them but I am NOT convinced. Especially after a day like today............ I am done with the nasty things! They ought to be optional. It's not as if I don't have enough other stress without hormone imbalance issues, and my poor hubby "gets" to bear the brunt of it. They make me hate myself, everybody and everything........ :oP So, note to my readers here, do NOT hang out with me during the 2-4wks of the month that I am rather um, hormonal. BLECH!
I am not sure that I can find the gift in this moment. Maybe I was mistaken, not all but most moments are gifts...........
A verse just popped into my head (This may be paraphrase here) Consider it all joy my brothers when you face trials of many kinds......... this thought was followed by "Um, EXCUUUSE ME? There is no joy in being a hormonal nutcase!" Guess this is an area I need to work on, huh?
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I love the NLT translation of James 1:2-4--"Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything." Oh how I want to be strong in character and ready for anything! It is not the thing itself that is joyful, but the end result of it when we allow God to use it to change us, refine us, strengthen our faith and character. Such a hard thing to remember (and take joy in!) at the moment of our struggle, though.
ReplyDeleteso nice your friends pressured you enough you started blogging...ps, hormones after kids are definatly diffucult to wrestle with.
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