Headaches

Lately I've been getting headaches. I had one for over a week that ended up putting me in the hospital (I had a virus, and a kidney infection) overnight. I still get headaches, and I am not sure how to get rid of them completely, but I have learned how to live with them. I think there are many times in our lives that there is something wrong, and we don't think we can fix it, so we cope with it.

Do you think that is okay? I am not sure that I do... I feel like a hypocrite saying that, when it's exactly what I do. Maybe I am a hypocrite.

There are situations that we feel like we cannot change, but does that mean we live with them? Do we just cope with them? Honestly though, do we? Do you?

Let me give you an example:

Little Man was playing at a park a few days ago, and got some wood chips in his tennis shoes. He ran around for a little while with the chips bothering his feet, because it's is a big ordeal to untie his shoes, take them off, dump them out, put them back on, and re-tie them. Especially for him, since he is still figuring out the shoe tying business. He did eventually take them off though. He asked for help, and saved his poor feet from blisters and slivers, but it took him a while. He didn't want to give up his "fun times" playing on the playground.
After he got his shoes cleaned out, and his feet didn't hurt anymore, he had even more fun. He wasn't uncomfortable anymore. He didn't feel pain, or stabbing in his feet and wasn't worried about how he stepped.

Here's another example:

A clam gets a tiny grain of sand stuck in it, and while it is painful and uncomfortable, it deals with it for years. It adds layers to the grain of sand, and polishes it, until it is smooth, and beautiful.

Both situations have a something that was bothersome, both were uncomfortable, and they both handled the situation differently.

I think it depends on the situation we are in, but we need to face every situation with prayer.

Maybe you are in a difficult relationship. Maybe your job is more than you feel like you can handle. Maybe you are in a terrible living situation.

What ever it is, face it with faith, face it with confidence, and face it with grace.

I let my headache take over my life, and maybe, if I had gone to the doctor sooner, I could have gotten better quicker without needing to go to the hospital. I probably wouldn't be writing this post though. I learned from it, and I grew through it. It was a headache, but what I learned because of it, will hopefully help you learn without needing to experience the same thing!

My headaches aren't gone. I'm coping, I'm learning, and hopefully I am polishing myself to be something great!