Psalms 138:8 "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me:" --- Sister I know exactly of what you speak...in our family thyroid disease has been a problem with many of our women. Three of my four daughters battle thyroid disease as well as diabetis. I go to dinner with my daughters and folks look at them as if to say, you should not eat because you have already had enough. The thyroid disease comes from my husband's roots. While he has battled it all through our 48 year marriage, it was different for him when I put on weight, and I was no longer attractive to him. We had some rough years, though I know he never had an affair, I know he fancied himslef to be 'in love' a few times with other womens, because he told me so. Dealing with that was most hurtful. It was during this time that the Lord dealt with me on a personal level. My weight was due to a undetected diabetis. It is now under control, and the weight is level, though I am not a model. What the Lord taught me through it all, was that if I wanted to be accepted and loved just as I am, I HAD TO ACCEPT AND LOVE MYSELF JUST AS I AM, BECAUSE CHRIST LOVES ME JUST AS I AM. That truth transformed my attitude. I was a happier person, I followed where the Lord led me to develop in women's ministry and a writing career. The most important fact that the Lord revealed to me was that I cannot control others but I can control myself. That fruit grew in my life. As I developed and matured changes took place, I became aware that people no longer looked at me as "what I saw in the mirror" each day, but they began to see Christ in me, and to respond the the Christ in me. I am now a senior citizen, I love this time in life, and as I look back I see how the LORD perfected those things that concerned me...especially the physical image of myself. Dear SISTER, relax in the Lord, just lean into HIM with all you got, He will hold you up, and HE WILL PERFECT THIS IN YOUR LIFE ALSO. Sending you HIS LOVE TODAY, and sending UP PRAYERS ON YOUR BEHALF. Praise God I have been able to impart these truths to my own daughters. They are just fine with the weight, and yielding to the leading of the Lord in dealing with it.
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