Bodies

I’ve been hearing a lot about people who have injuries or sicknesses lately, and it got me thinking. Most people go through life with some sort of weak system; it could be a less than perfect intestinal tract, a weak immune system, a bad wrist, an imbalance of hormones, or a knee that never recovered from an accident. Some are more severe than others. Regardless of what it is, we are all battling something.  But that is what makes us humans. We were sent here to be tested and things will be hard.

Think of what a glorious day it will be when our bodies are made perfect and we no longer have these weaknesses. Have you ever injured something and had to go easy on it for a week, or a day, or a month? We don”t realize how much we use every part of our body on a regular basis, until we cant use a part of it. Think about your thumb. Minor part of your body, right? But if you had to go a day without using your thumb, you would value it so much more! Think of driving your car, or picking up a toddler, or writing a grocery list, or texting, or chopping a vegetable. Thank goodness for thumbs.

Our Heavenly Father designed our bodies to work together as a whole - to function together so that we could fulfill our life missions successfully. Sometimes our bodies struggle, but one day, they will be made perfect. What a merciful gift from God. I am grateful for the imperfect body God gave me and for the way it carries me as I try to be a better disciple of Jesus Christ.

--Jashley