Unraveledandundone

Author: Unraveledandundone

I am a 40 year old male whose life was turned upside down through a series of events which have left me in chronic pain. Over the last 9 years I have been diagnosed with Chronic nerve pain, Fibromyalgia, Crohn's Disease, Colitis, Chronic Insomnia, PTSD, Anxiety, Severe Depression, Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Apnea, Narcolepsy, Gastroparesis and Neuropathy. While pain is a significant part of my daily life, it has been the catalyst for change in my faith. We don't often get to decide our journeys, but how we respond to what arises during the adventure is up to us. This is the story of my life and how I have responded at different points in the journey. Its a process and a learning curve, and the lessons aren't always easy. My hope is that through my story others are encouraged, inspired, and pointed to Christ above all else as their source of strength in the midst of suffering and questions unanswered. I don't have it all figured out, and that's okay. I'm not so much looking for answers anymore as much as I'm learning to respond with gratitude to the life and the moments I've been given with the ones I love. I think if we spend too much time analysing the questions and being angry at the answers we may never get, we miss the gift of the present. I'm learning how to love God and others in the present, in whatever circumstances I or they are in. We get one life, I want to live mine to the fullest.

Welcome to my world, where life and faith are messy, and living is about cherishing the moments I have with those I love, all while sharing in the burdens of the broken and chronically suffering in the world. My own chronic pains have become a source and motivation to live intentionally in the present, painful or not, embracing every season of time to glean from every moment it’s intended purpose. For though we may suffer, we are not without a calling. It is easy to want to give up when life and limbs hurt to the degree that they often do, but we are called to more. Our lives have a purpose and I don’t believe such agonies should be allowed to have the power to render us powerless and without a calling. While there may be little I can do on some days, I refuse to live a meaningless life. So here’s to pressing forward and being perseverant; go inspire someone to live life to the fullest today, even if it means inspiring someone else from the confines of your bed because you lacked the strength to move anything more than your fingers to type a word of encouragement. Find purpose. Live thankful. Be fruitful.

This is the beginning of a new platform for my writings, hopefully in the days to come I will learn more effective and efficient ways of using this new space, but for now, this is, “Hello.”