Lacking...?

I haven't taken the time to post anything in a long time. The longer I waited to post something, the easier it was to just not do it. I think I was content to allow life to get in the way, but my whole purpose of starting this blog was to give me a place to work through all the inner turmoil I feel from the difficulties in my life. So, I am here to try to get back into letting things out. We went to church yesterday after missing many weeks of going. Somehow, when we are there, I swear the sermon and bible readings are meant just for me. Yesterday was definitely no exception. The message was over 2 Corinthians 12:1-10. In this passage, the part that spoke to me was about Paul embracing his weaknesses. "Three times I prayed to the Lord about this and asked him to take it away. But his answer was 'My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak.' I am most happy, then, to be proud of my weaknesses, in order to feel the protection of Christ's power over me. I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong." These are very powerful words! How often do I wish and pray that I didn't have to worry about the difficulties our family faces with type 1 diabetes, and other hardships we face each day! I need to find a way to embrace and be thankful for these hardships instead--maybe there is good God plans to work through my family. This is something I need to think and pray over some more, and I know it will be an ongoing struggle to be thankful for such an awful disease, but I feel this sermon was telling me I need to try something different. :)