Something else to show me

I went home after church on Sunday, for absolutely no reason, except for the fact that maybe I really can't go a whole two weeks without seeing them. Or I just don't want to. Anyway, I have had a slight rash on my neck for about four months now, and I've been trying different "nutrition strategies" but nothing really seems to be working. Everyone keeps telling me to go to the doctor and have them look at it, but I really don't want steriods or medicated creams...and I really do believe that there is something 'nutritionally' that I can do about it.

Well, I went home and for some reason I started crying when my parents asked me how the rash on my neck was. I told them how its just getting worse, how I hate it, I'm sick of trying to deal with it, I don't know what's wrong and how frustrated I am. My mom suggested going to a homeopathic doctor (which turns out there is one in Tallahassee) and my dad asked if I wanted him to pray for me. He did, and after a few moments of silence he looked at me and said "Joy, he still has something to show us." There IS a reason I have a rash. It is not 'just something to deal with'. It has a purpose and means of continuing a work that was begun in me. I'm not sure about the whats and the whys, but knowing that it is for a purpose makes it so much easier to bear.

Dad said he would let me know if the Lord showed him anything about the situation, and I said that I would surely listen. I'm so thankful for my earthly father, who acts out biblically what his position and authority calls for in his daughter's life. What a powerful example he is of our heavenly Father. No he's not perfect, but he has taught me so many things, applicable knowledge and understanding about how to relate to our heavenly Father.