Re: Woo Hoo It’s Wednesday! 02/18/2026

Re: Woo Hoo It’s Wednesday!

I totally understand  how you feel I have been sick for a couple months now and still need more tests to figure out what to do. Hope and pray your results will be good.Thank you Jesus we have you to lean on.Love you Darlene 
Darlene

On Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 6:31 AM Tina Pinkoson <tinapinkoson@gmail.com> wrote:

Since returning from our vacation, I haven’t been feeling
well. I finally went to the doctor yesterday and now I’m waiting to hear what
the test results reveal. Not feeling well can be a powerful force in our lives.
It steals our joy and slows us down. When our bodies are weak, it’s easy to
turn our focus inward and lose sight of the bigger picture, our walk with the
Lord.

In these moments, we may feel distant from God, overwhelmed
by discomfort, and tempted to withdraw from the spiritual practices that once
brought us comfort. I’ve experienced that over the past two weeks, and I’m
almost ashamed to admit it.

Sometimes the Lord gently reminds us of His presence… and
sometimes He practically knocks us upside the head. I tend to be a little
stubborn. Apparently, it took being sick all through Lee’s birthday party for
me to finally say, “Lord, why? I want to feel good. I want to enjoy our
company.”

I slipped into the bedroom to lie down for a few minutes and
opened my Bible. WHAM! There it was: “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). That was exactly
how I had been feeling, like my body and my spirit had both been stomped on.

I would love to tell you that I immediately felt better and
went back out as the life of the party, but that’s not how it happened. What
did happen, was a shift in my focus. I was able to go back out and enjoy
celebrating Lee. Instead of feeling sorry for myself, I found myself deeply
grateful for the friends who joined us and for those who quietly stepped in to
clean up because they knew I wasn’t feeling well. Instead of asking "Why, Lord?, I was saying Thank you."

I was reminded that I am not alone, and neither are you. God
sees our pain. He knows our struggles. We need to ask Him for peace, comfort,
and patience. Let our weakness draw us closer to His heart, and allow Him to
carry us through.

Even on the days we don’t feel well, our walk with the Lord
continues. Sometimes it is in these valleys ( mine has been a big pit) that the
sweetest growth occurs.

I am working on Shining, Shining, Shining!

Tina

 

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