It’s been a great week - lots of fun things going on! It’s also been a little crazy health-wise. I’ve had more infections than usual recently, due I’m sure to lower blood counts. I had a virus this week that settled in my throat and totally took my voice away for a couple of days.
During the time I didn’t have a voice, I felt fine. I would forget I couldn’t talk until I’d answer the phone or try to have a conversation with someone - and then I would remember! I haven’t lost my voice much in my life, and it’s a strange thing because inside, I HAVEN’T lost my voice. I think “out loud” and sing out loud, and do all those things, inside my head. But when I try to express them to other people - nothing. It’s like there are two of me.
It’s brought home the truth that this outward body is not really who I am. The ETERNAL me? It’s internal as well as eternal. The REAL me, the permanent me, is not the outward/temporary shell that is affected by things like infections and cancer and blurry eyes. That is a huge comfort and blessing! It’s also a great reminder of where we need to make the most investment. The outward/temporary stuff is not going to be here forever - but inwardly, we are just getting started.
“So we’re not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever.” 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 MSG
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