I am blessed to be a Distributor of Encouragement. Our steps are ordered of the Lord and He directs our paths, even to the bank teller you are destined to go to.
Today I was encouraged by a lady at the Bank who has been a diabetic since birth. She was diagnosed at eighteen months. She has lost a kidney and a leg as a result of the illness.
Through the process of the transactions, she became aware that I had written a book and we discussed the title and reason for writing.
She began to thank me for being a caregiver and how much she appreciated her husband, and what he has gone through over the years. It isn't uncommon for her to pass out; have to be taken to emergency and wake up with no knowledge as to what has happened. She states, her husband goes through more pain than she does, as she has come to terms with her illness and takes one day at a time. She continued the conversation with more emphasis on the caregiver.
We ended the conversation by me saying; "Thank you for sharing your story." "O no," she replied, "thank you for being the caregiver."
I was reminded of the verse in 11Cor 1:3-4(MSG)
All praise to the God and Father of our Master, Jesus the Messiah! God of all healing counsel! He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it he brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times so that we can be there for that person just as God was there for us.
Today was different. I was the recipient.
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