thankyou

In the Bible, the apostle Paul had some difficulties that bothered him. He
prayed for God to fix it - He wanted God to take his problems go away. But
instead, God told him,"My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is
made perfect in weakness." Paul learned that he should rejoice in his
weakness because it gave more opportunity for the power and glory of God to
be made known. "Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses,
so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I
am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities.
For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2
Corinthians 12:9-10 (ESV)

Those of us who have diabetes have to learn to accept our disease. I desire for
God's glory to be made known through my life, even through diabetes. If I had
to get diabetes, I rejoice that I live in the United States in 2008. Only a
hundred years ago, insulin treatment was non-existant. A standard treatment
was starvation. Only 50 years ago, there was no way for people to check their
own blood sugars and then to be able to treat them precisely. Only 25 years
ago, there were virtually no diabetic pumps. Only 5 years ago, there were
scarcely any dogs being trained to aid diabetic patients. And, even today, in
most countries of the world, these things are not available to children with
diabetes. How grateful I am to be in this time and in this place. Many people
who have diabetes do not have access to good doctors and medical equipment.
Many children do not have parents and siblings to surround them with love
and support and care and help. How grateful I am to be in this time and place.