What is the Purpose of My Life?

I've been sitting at home for the past 10 months not able to work because of constant  migraine headaches. I've been to the doctors and specialists to try to get a handle on it and figure out what to do about it. We've tried different medications, but nothing so far has worked.

I've prayed about it and asked God for healing. I've asked the elders at our church to pray for me for healing. They have anointed me with oil and prayed over me more than once. Still, nothing has changed. At one point, I started to realize that God was not going to grant healing in an immediate and miraculous way as He has done for others. As the new school year was approaching, I just knew that I was not going to be well enough to go back to work.

So now it's November, and here I still am. Still sitting here (actually, lying here most of the time). I have been wondering what the purpose of this is. I haven't been able to do very much and hardly ever leave the house. However, not everything has been negative. In fact I have experienced a lot of positive things.

My family has been wonderful. Each of my family members have pitched in and helped to take over all the tasks that I normally have done. Especially my husband and my daughter. Not only do they do the chores, but they are often checking to see if I need anything so that I don't have to get up. My daughter has taken it upon herself to be my chauffeur because driving aggravates my headaches. My friends have been wonderful as well, coming by and lending a helping hand with some of the things that need doing around the house or even just coming by to share a cup of coffee with me to cheer me up.

This, I realized last Sunday, is the purpose of the experiences that I am going through right now. I have been writing a book review blog since July and enjoying that quite a bit, but I have always thought I could never write a blog about anything else because I have nothing to say that anyone could possibly be interested in reading. But as I was listening to the sermon in church last Sunday, several topics flooded my mind and what I could say about them in a blog related to my current experiences of the last couple of years. I think God was telling me that I need to start using these experiences to start encouraging others.

And so....I am now going to venture into the world of a personal blog. I invite you to join with me on this adventure. Please feel free to add comments and dialogue with me. I hope that God is able to encourage you through this blog and that you will be blessed.