How Well Do You Handle Adjustments?

 

“‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went” Matthew 21:29

    About two weeks before the Thanksgiving holiday years ago, when I saw my doctor, I knew I had to make a big adjustment in my life. My love affair with sugary sweet foods was over. Diabetes closed that door, and I had to make some changes.

    I generally do not like adjusting my life, but as we get older, as our healthy condition gives way to an unhealthy situation, we must make changes. We adjust therapies, medications, or whatever our new condition requires.

    Worsening health conditions can put us into an almost continual cycle of making adjustments. Keeping these ill bodies going can take much work and effort. We can wear ourselves out just trying to avoid becoming increasingly ill. And we can become discouraged by the endless challenges our deteriorating physical condition presents us with.

    When adjustments in our life are needed, our frustration and disappointment can mount, driving us to our knees. The best thing to do when you are knocked to your knees is to look up and pray, asking God to help you to make the adjustments necessary for your health.

    I can promise you that right before the holidays the last thing I wanted to adjust, to remove from my life was pumpkin pie and other desserts. Perhaps your illness has caused you harsh “adjustments.” We need help to adjust our lives to the new conditions we face, and that help comes from the Lord Jesus.

    As you face necessary changes in your life, don’t try to deal with them alone. Ask family and friends for support, and invite the Lord into the situation. Adjusting our lives is so much easier when the Lord is included in the process.

    Prayer: Dear Lord, we face endless changes, continual adjustments in our life. Help us, give us the strength and wisdom to make the changes that are necessary. Amen.