For years, I would be asked, “What medications are you
on?” I would smugly reply, “None. Really, none at all.” But all of that changed last September. Now I take two pills in the morning and four
at night. Oh, well. It was a nice run while it lasted. Now when I am asked, “What medications are
you on?” I take out a paper that I carry in my wallet and unfold it. Too many medications for me to remember. And I hate filling up that morning-and-evening
pill container! And when it’s empty, I
even put it off another day, but then I have to open up multiple pill bottles
anyway to take my meds. But I have figured
out a way to stretch it out, if only a little bit. When I fill up my pill minder, I set out one
extra dose on the table. That gives me
eight instead of only seven. So, I get
one free day before I have to fill the dreaded pill container. But since it is morning and evening pills, I
only get a free day every other week.
You may say that it isn’t worth the effort, but that extra day is my triumph
over my disability! Hey, do you struggle
with daily prayer? Do you have problems
reading your Bible every day? Do you
have little sins that you struggle to overcome?
Don’t be overwhelmed; take it one day at a time. And if you fail, don’t beat yourself up, just
start over again … one day at a time. I Corinthians
10:13, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but
God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able;
but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to
bear it.” Hey, look to the Lord! He will provide that door of escape. Gain the victory one day at a time … through
Jesus Christ!
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