Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Reflection - Julie Ackerman Link - Fearing The Worst

Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 86, "Fearing The Worst", Page 98.
By Julie Ackerman Link, Our Daily Bread Author


 Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. - Galatians 6:2
PHOTO: Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. - Galatians 6:2
Read: Galatians 6:2-10

When I learned I needed chemotherapy, my biggest fear was losing my hair. I knew this was a vain thought and should have been a minor concern, but I rationalized that it was okay to grieve what the Bible calls a woman's glory (1 Corinthians 11:15).

I knew, however, that the loss I was grieving was not my glory, but my identity. My hair, which reached to my knees was so much a part of who I was that I was afraid of losing myself when I lost it. In the past I'd had nightmares about having my hair cut. What would happen when it was really gone? I feared the worst.

But the worst never happened. I had my hair cut short - a little anxiety, but no nightmares. And then it fell out - some sadness, but no despondency (downheartedness).

Several weeks later my dear friend Marge said to me, "Julie, I can't tell you how often I have grieved the loss of your hair. It's so much a part of you."

Suddenly, I realized that Marge was fulfilling the command of Galatians 6:2, "Carry each other's burdens." She was coming alongside me with prayers and empathy to ease my burdens.

Satan wants to defeat us with heavy burdens, but fellow believers by their love and support can minimize the suffering he causes.

Bearing one another's burden helps make the burden bearable.
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Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. - Galatians 6:2
Read: Galatians 6:2-10
 

 Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. - Galatians 6:2
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When I learned I needed chemotherapy, my biggest fear was losing my hair. I knew this was a vain thought and should have been a minor concern, but I rationalized that it was okay to grieve what the Bible calls a woman's glory (1 Corinthians 11:15).


 When I learned I needed chemotherapy, my biggest fear was losing my hair.
PHOTO: When I learned I needed chemotherapy, my biggest fear was losing my hair. I knew this was a vain thought and should have been a minor concern, but I rationalized that it was okay to grieve what the Bible calls a woman's glory (1 Corinthians 11:15).
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I knew, however, that the loss I was grieving was not my glory, but my identity. My hair, which reached to my knees was so much a part of who I was that I was afraid of losing myself when I lost it. In the past I'd had nightmares about having my hair cut. What would happen when it was really gone? I feared the worst.


 I knew, however, that the loss I was grieving was not my glory, but my identity.
PHOTO: I knew, however, that the loss I was grieving was not my glory, but my identity. My hair, which reached to my knees was so much a part of who I was that I was afraid of losing myself when I lost it. In the past I'd had nightmares about having my hair cut. What would happen when it was really gone? I feared the worst.
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But the worst never happened. I had my hair cut short - a little anxiety, but no nightmares. And then it fell out - some sadness, but no despondency (downheartedness).


 But the worst never happened.
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Several weeks later my dear friend Marge said to me, "Julie, I can't tell you how often I have grieved the loss of your hair. It's so much a part of you."


 Several weeks later my dear friend Marge said to me
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Suddenly, I realized that Marge was fulfilling the command of Galatians 6:2, "Carry each other's burdens." She was coming alongside me with prayers and empathy to ease my burdens.


 Suddenly, I realized that Marge was fulfilling the command of Galatians 6:2
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Satan wants to defeat us with heavy burdens, but fellow believers by their love and support can minimize the suffering he causes.


 Satan wants to defeat us with heavy burdens, but fellow believers by their love and support can minimize the suffering he causes.
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Bearing one another's burden helps make the burden bearable.

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Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 86, "Fearing The Worst", Page 98.
By Julie Ackerman Link, Our Daily Bread Author



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Reference
[1] From "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Copyright © 2021 by Our Daily Bread Ministries, Chapter 86, "Fearing The Worst", Page 98.


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