Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
How has the Lord been working Vulvodynia for the good in you life? What is your silver lining, to the dark cloud?
1. The Lord has been teaching me more about Himself and His ways.
2. I know my husband truly loves me, its not just a physical thing :)
3. I don't have to take birth control (haha)
4. I have met several amazing women, whom I would never have met (Vulvodynia Support FB )
5. I have learned who my true friends are.
Those are just a few of mine...
Monday, December 27, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Three's the Charm
Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:
If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
The truth is there are several ingredients that build towards a good marriage. Communication, one on one time, trust, sex, understanding are all good and important ingredients to any marriage.
Those ingredients are important, but the truth is we are human. Being human makes us imperfect. When work is done by someone imperfect, there are bound to be mistakes. Wife and husband, would make an imperfect cord because they are two imperfect people. A flaw or weakness would be found in the cords and without a perfect third strand would be likely to fall apart. The three stranded cord is a representation of a wife, her husband and the Lord. The Lord is perfect, He is without flaw or weakness. As long as He is the center in the relationship then when we fail (ex. we can’t have sex) the Lord holds us together. “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”
The key ingredient, the one ingredient marriage cannot/should not go without is the Lord. The problem becomes when we try to replace the key ingredient with one of our other ingredients. Often times I feel like sex is the key ingredient...with a mindset like that its no wonder we would get depressed.
Exodus 34:14 Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
The questions become: Has sex become god in our relationship? Where is God in relationship? Is He outside looking in as we try to fix our relationship by ourselves? Or have you invited the Lord to be the center of your relationship? Have you given Him the reins?
My e-mail is Veronica.P.Coleman@gmail.com
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:
If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
The truth is there are several ingredients that build towards a good marriage. Communication, one on one time, trust, sex, understanding are all good and important ingredients to any marriage.
Those ingredients are important, but the truth is we are human. Being human makes us imperfect. When work is done by someone imperfect, there are bound to be mistakes. Wife and husband, would make an imperfect cord because they are two imperfect people. A flaw or weakness would be found in the cords and without a perfect third strand would be likely to fall apart. The three stranded cord is a representation of a wife, her husband and the Lord. The Lord is perfect, He is without flaw or weakness. As long as He is the center in the relationship then when we fail (ex. we can’t have sex) the Lord holds us together. “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”
The key ingredient, the one ingredient marriage cannot/should not go without is the Lord. The problem becomes when we try to replace the key ingredient with one of our other ingredients. Often times I feel like sex is the key ingredient...with a mindset like that its no wonder we would get depressed.
Exodus 34:14 Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
The questions become: Has sex become god in our relationship? Where is God in relationship? Is He outside looking in as we try to fix our relationship by ourselves? Or have you invited the Lord to be the center of your relationship? Have you given Him the reins?
My e-mail is Veronica.P.Coleman@gmail.com
Thursday, December 16, 2010
One of those days...
Have any of you heard that song Breath of Heaven by Amy Grant ?
I have traveled many moonless night
Cold and weary with a babe inside
And I wonder what I've done
Holy Father, You have come
And chosen me now
To carry Your son
I am waiting in a silent prayer
I am frightened by the load i bear
In a world as cold as stone
Must I walk this path alone
Be with me now
Be with me now
Chorus:
Breath of Heaven
Hold me together
Be forever near me
Breath of Heaven
Breath of Heaven
Lighten my darkness
Pour over me, Your holiness
For You are holy, Breath of Heaven
Do You wonder as You watch my face
If a wiser one, should of had my place
But I offer all I am
For the mercy of Your plan
Help me be strong
Help me be
Help me
(I found the lyrics at http://www.lyricsdomain.com/ )
Those embolden words I feel like describe my life. I don't want Vulvodynia. It frightens me how it will affect the rest of my life and whether it will ever go away and I just keep praying it will go away. Isn't there someone wiser much more capable of carrying this load. But its not my place to question, I offer all I am for the mercy of God's plan... and I have to trust that He will give me the strength and cover me in His presence... Lord please lift my spirits
I have traveled many moonless night
Cold and weary with a babe inside
And I wonder what I've done
Holy Father, You have come
And chosen me now
To carry Your son
I am waiting in a silent prayer
I am frightened by the load i bear
In a world as cold as stone
Must I walk this path alone
Be with me now
Be with me now
Chorus:
Breath of Heaven
Hold me together
Be forever near me
Breath of Heaven
Breath of Heaven
Lighten my darkness
Pour over me, Your holiness
For You are holy, Breath of Heaven
Do You wonder as You watch my face
If a wiser one, should of had my place
But I offer all I am
For the mercy of Your plan
Help me be strong
Help me be
Help me
(I found the lyrics at http://www.lyricsdomain.com/ )
Those embolden words I feel like describe my life. I don't want Vulvodynia. It frightens me how it will affect the rest of my life and whether it will ever go away and I just keep praying it will go away. Isn't there someone wiser much more capable of carrying this load. But its not my place to question, I offer all I am for the mercy of God's plan... and I have to trust that He will give me the strength and cover me in His presence... Lord please lift my spirits
Monday, December 13, 2010
Wanting to Be Like Everyone Else
I want to be like everyone else. I want to be normal. I want to have sex with my husband!
There is just one problem with feeling like this. This took me forever for me to realize! We are called, as Christians to be holy.
Ephesians 1:4a
"For he chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight."
Leviticus 11:44-45
"I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground. I am the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy."
Leviticus 19:2
"“Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.""
If we are called to be holy because our Lord Jesus is holy, we should know what holy means. So I did what I normally do and pulled up http://dictionary.reference.com/
It talked about relating to God and being devout and virtuous. However, the definition I was always taught in church, I found here http://www.rondunn.com/Devotionals/Called%20To%20Be%20Holy.htm
It shows that the Hebrew word for holiness is kadesh which means something that is cut off, separate or set apart. The word in the NT is hagios which means set apart, separate, in a class by itself. Do you see where I am going with this? We are called to be different! We are called to be set apart!
Before this hit me, I was thinking to myself that I was doing a pretty good job of being holy. I was thinking in the dictionary.com sense.
Christians are set apart. I know that I have struggled with that and not wanted to gladly proclaim Jesus Christ as my Savior because I will stand out like a sore thumb. However, this is why we are set apart! That we might stand out among others and present the Good News! It's easier to praise God when we are doing well (not easy, just easier). We are further set apart (made holy) because we are Christians with Vulvodynia! The question becomes will you use that holiness to proclaim Jesus Christ's goodness?
There is just one problem with feeling like this. This took me forever for me to realize! We are called, as Christians to be holy.
Ephesians 1:4a
"For he chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight."
Leviticus 11:44-45
"I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground. I am the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy."
Leviticus 19:2
"“Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.""
If we are called to be holy because our Lord Jesus is holy, we should know what holy means. So I did what I normally do and pulled up http://dictionary.reference.com/
It talked about relating to God and being devout and virtuous. However, the definition I was always taught in church, I found here http://www.rondunn.com/Devotionals/Called%20To%20Be%20Holy.htm
It shows that the Hebrew word for holiness is kadesh which means something that is cut off, separate or set apart. The word in the NT is hagios which means set apart, separate, in a class by itself. Do you see where I am going with this? We are called to be different! We are called to be set apart!
Before this hit me, I was thinking to myself that I was doing a pretty good job of being holy. I was thinking in the dictionary.com sense.
Christians are set apart. I know that I have struggled with that and not wanted to gladly proclaim Jesus Christ as my Savior because I will stand out like a sore thumb. However, this is why we are set apart! That we might stand out among others and present the Good News! It's easier to praise God when we are doing well (not easy, just easier). We are further set apart (made holy) because we are Christians with Vulvodynia! The question becomes will you use that holiness to proclaim Jesus Christ's goodness?
Monday, December 6, 2010
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