I want to say (before I forget) that I believe that Pauls' infirmities were (as he stated in 2Cor.12:7)....simply that due to all of his worldly wisdom and knowledge then he was in danger daily of exaulting himself instead of the Lord. (Pau knew as many as 7 languages), he had worldly and religious power and prestige, spiritual revelations and spiritual knowledge...in other words, he was so smart both physically and spiritually that he could very easily bragg on himself and the spiritual power/revelations that God had imparted to him alone; thus, he had to work hard to keep that boasting in check! How many men are used of God as Paul was used to carry the good news to so many Jews and Gentiles?
Thank you Dwight for your blessings and prayers. I did not write all of my ailments in the last post b/c I don't want to sound like I'm a hypochondriac or like I am trying to get attention or sympathy; but since we are sharing, I might as well be open and honest while we are all on the subject so that everyone here might have a better understanding of what goes on physically with me on a daily basis, that way, if you notice an inconsistancy or something else, it is probably attributed to one of the following health problems.
Gena, I can feel for you and all of the ailments that you suffer with everyday, and I can relate \with you b/c I too suffer with anemia, how is yours right now? ...I have PICA (where I crave ice...I eat 4+ bags of soft Sonic ice per week; ha, I keep them in business
) and have had to have a unit of bovine (cow) iron in the past...then once I was filled with this iron, I didn't eat ice for a year.
I am also on prenatal vitamins with iron (ha... prenatal for an ole' menopausal lady
.) (This anemia still zaps my energy even while being on all of these things)...
Then there is the thyroid disease...If I do not take this synthetic thyroid meds each day, then my heart will eventually slow down so much that it would STOP ...lol.)
So, between the Gulf War Syndrom/DU poisoning, anemia, pica, thyroid problems/ and peri menopusal hormones getting low, I tend to get exhausted quite often
...But, what is truly amazing is that God is so good to give me strength everyday b/c i could easily be bedridden everyday for sure! I look healthy enough and get around alright (and I am a bit overweight b/c I have NO metabolism due to the last lobe of my thyroid getting nuked in the war)...the left lobe was surgically removed before the war....which when they took my thyroid, they cut off my 'para thyroid' glands to where now I have been zapped of my calcium in my blood too), so...all of the above as well as major back problems/aches and spasms ...degenerative disc disease and scoliosis...(they want to do back surgury, but I refuse to let them)/ peri menopausal which causes hormonal imbalances...(all of this and I am only 45 yo).... these are my thorns in the flesh and I try to thank God for them, but, I throw a pitty party at times too
...talk about energy zappers! So, now if I don't say anything and you notice a poor attitude, it could be these trials; just PM me and tell me about it! I do take plenty of suppliments to try to aleviate all that I can without an MD and I thank God for them b/c they help alot. I know that others suffer much worse than I, and I will be praying for you all.