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Be strong // Seja forte


You know, living with a disability is hard, imagine now living with an invisible illness, it is worse. One, we suffer as much as any other disability (we find difficulties in every level); two, this one nobody sees it.  I can make a very hard effort to look presentable (although I don’t wear make-up), smiling even standing for some time, but what my body truly wants is rest. However, resting won’t make me feel no so much better.

Finalizing the book of Deuteronomy on verse 34:7 I realized that God uses us in many ways. I have only 36 years old and I feel terribly tired daily, counting on my thin strength. Then I read: “he was 120 years old, his eyes were undimmed, and his vigor unabated”. Tell me how can I not feel a little jealous of Moses right now? But I know, God needed him to be this healthy. God doesn’t need me to be this healthy, otherwise, I would not have time for Him; then I read Joshua 1: 9. I breathed in and out, very deeply and found myself every day strong and courageous.

Because, as I said before, to live like this you have to have a very strong mind and be courageous. Why? Because this is the way He chose me to serve Him. You might not believe in me, nor agree with me. But, what can I say? It is the way God and I communicate. If you have your health just like Moses had, are you doing as Moses did?

I have been used by Him to His glory. Now I see this way. It wasn’t always like that. I had my time of why’s in my life and used to think that I wasn’t worthy of anything or anybody. Fibromyalgia is something that consumes you from inside out. I used to think what value a person has when she struggles even to get up of bed? Who does it after a night of sleep? Even I sleep poorly, so light that I hear my cat moving around if I have not the earplug in my ear. You know cats, they practically don’t make a noise.

The Lord says to me: “I made you like my image bearer” (Genesis 1: 27) Even tired, with pain in all over my body. I still am an image bearer of God. God may allow this so I can be still and learn that He is my God. Sometimes, we have to be still and wait for Him to manifest His glory.
My body is the temple of His spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19 - 20); so, I have value. He is The God Almighty, He is the Most powerful and yet, He sent His spirit in me. So, yes, I have value. He loves me just like this.

Everything happens so we can let people know how great He is. I am not depressed. He lives in me. I might be tired all the time, but I am strong and courageous because He is with me.

No matter your health issues, Praise the Lord. Be thankful for this rough path that you are going through so His name can be exalted in your weakness, in your fragile body. You are an image bearer of God; even with all difficulties, He knows you and wants you to know that He sees and cares for you. Day by day, be strong and courageous.

Lord, help me this day when sometimes I don’t want to get up, it seems too hard for me. Hold my hand all the way, during the day. Thank you for loving me just the way I am. In the name of Jesus, Amen.


Então, viver com uma desabilidade é difícil, imagine agora viver com uma doença invisível, é pior. 1: nós sofremos tanto quanto outra desabilidade (nós encontramos dificuldades em todos os níveis); 2: ninguém vê. Eu posso fazer todo o esforço de aparecer apresentável (embora eu não use maquiagem), sorrindo e até mesmo ficando em pé por algum tempo, mas o que o meu corpo realmente pede é descanso. No entanto, eu sei que descansar não vai me fazer sentir muito melhor.

Terminando hoje o livro de Deuteronômio no verso 34:7 eu percebi que Deus nos usa de maneiras diferentes. Eu só tenho 36 anos e me sinto terrivelmente cansada, contando as forças. Então eu li: “ele tinha 120 anos, sua vista ainda era perfeita, e ainda tinha o vigor de um jovem”. Agora me diga, como eu não ficar com uma invejinha de Moisés? Mas eu sei, Deus precisava que ele fosse muito saudável. Deus não precisa que eu seja tão saudável assim, caso contrário eu não teria tempo para Ele; então eu leio em Josué 1:9. Eu respirei fundo e me acho todos os dias forte e corajosa.

Porque, como eu disse anteriormente, viver assim você tem que ter uma mente muito forte e ser muito corajoso. Por quê? Porque essa foi a forma que Ele escolheu para eu o servir. E o que eu posso dizer? Essa é a forma como Deus e eu comunicamos. Se você tem uma saúde como a de Moisés, você está fazendo como Moisés?

Eu tenho sido usada por Ele para a glória Dele. Agora eu vejo assim, mas não foi sempre assim. Eu tive meu tempo de questionamentos e costumava pensar que eu não valia para nada nem para ninguém. Fibromialgia é algo que consome a pessoa de dentro pra fora. Eu costumava pensar que valor uma pessoa que luta para sair da cama pode ter? Quem mesmo depois de uma noite de sono tem dificuldades de levantar da cama? Meu sono é pobre, tão leve que eu posso ouvir meu gato movendo pela casa a noite se eu não tiver as espuminhas de orelha. E você sabe que gatos quando caminham não fazem muito barulho.

O Senhor me disse: “Eu te fiz a minha imagem” (Genesis 1: 27). Mesmo cansada e com dores em todo meu corpo. Eu ainda sou a imagem de Deus. Deus permite que seja assim para que eu possa estar quieta e aprender que Ele é meu Deus. Ás vezes, nós temos que estar quieto, e esperar para Ele manifestar Sua glória. Meu corpo é o tempo do Seu espírito (1 Coríntios 6:19 - 20), então, eu tenho valor. Ele, o Todo Poderoso, ainda assim Ele enviou seu espírito para mim. Então, sim, eu tenho valor e Ele me ama desse jeito.

Tudo acontece para que nós possamos deixar as pessoas saberem quão grande é Ele. Eu não estou deprimida. Ele vive em mim. Eu posso até estar cansada o tempo inteiro, mas eu sou forte e corajosa, porque Ele está comigo.

Não importa seus problemas de saúde, Glorifique a Deus. Seja agradecido por essa fase difícil que você está passando, para que o Seu nome seja glorificado na sua fraqueza, em seu corpo frágil. Você é a imagem de Deus; mesmo com todas as dificuldades, Ele te conhece, e quer que você saiba que Ele te vê e se importa contigo. Dia após dia, seja forte e corajosa.

Senhor, ajuda me nesse dia quando as vezes Eu não quero levanta, e tudo parece tão difícil para mim. Segura na minha mão todo o caminho, durante o dia. Obrigada por me amar do jeito que eu sou. Em nome de Jesus, amém.

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