Content Whatever the Circumstances

Philippians 4:13 (The Message)

Content Whatever the Circumstances

^10-14I'm glad in God, far happier than you would ever guess—happy that you're again showing such strong concern for me. Not that you ever quit praying and thinking about me. You just had no chance to show it. Actually, I don't have a sense of needing anything personally. I've learned by now to be quite content whatever my circumstances. I'm just as happy with little as with much, with much as with little. I've found the recipe for being happy whether full or hungry, hands full or hands empty. Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who makes me who I am. I don't mean that your help didn't mean a lot to me—it did. It was a beautiful thing that you came alongside me in my troubles.

Today is the start of something new.  Asking for help.  I really struggle with this, I am such a do-er and feel like I can handle all things on my own.  But today, for the first time, in a very long time.  I'll have to ask for help.  I'll be visiting a doctor to help determine the cause of my health concerns.  And I'm hoping and praying that whatever is causing this is easily fixed. 
But I do have a bit of a nursing background, and I know that something that has been going on for a few months probably will take a bit of time to diagnose.

I'll also have to ask my husband to drive me to the doctor, and take the kids while I'm being examined.  And even though he is a great father and a wonderful husband, it leaves me feeling helpless when I HAVE to have his help. 


I am VERY confident that whatever this is, I will over come it, I will concur it, and "I can make it through anything in the one who makes me who I am".

Yes, I will beat this!  Whatever "this" is.