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chronic illness pain daily devotionals daily servings of encouragement those w illness or pain a program of rest ministries chronic illness pain daily devotionals daily servings of encouragement those w illness or pain a program of rest ministries menu skip to content home about us contributors reprint faq 28 jun 2016 when illness is subtracting part of life is less really more posted in devotional of hope by rest ministries it can be irritating to hear someone tell us how grateful we should be because life could be much worse or that our losses are blessings in disguise vicki looks at how god defines less therefore i will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses so that christ s power may rest on me that is why for christ s sake i delight in weaknesses in insults in hardships in persecutions in difficulties for when i am weak then i am strong 2 corinthians 12 9 10 how would you console a child who got the smallest brownie surely not by saying don t be sad less is more like me are you doing less because of your illness or pain would it comfort you if someone said don t be sad less is more while others savor their big piece of life we re left with a small slice or are we it might help to consider the more times in our lives and the less times during the more times you probably accomplished a lot life was big goals were met you helped many people you were a doer that s what you miss most in your time of less your world has shrunken now people are helping you i consider what have i lost because of my ms i teach less and i feel i have less of an impact what have i gained i ve gained more rest i have more time with my family and friends more time for a writing ministry and best of all more of an understanding of god s love for me so i guess my less is more here s god s outward less and inward more therefore we do not lose heart though outwardly we are wasting away yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day for our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all 2 corinthians 4 16 17 god transforms our less into his more a waterfall of thanksgiving results paul understood how less becomes more all this is for your benefit so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of god 2 corinthians 4 15 god s more helps us in our less his waterfall of grace leads to our praise the grace of our lord was poured out on me abundantly along with the faith and love that are in christ jesus 1 timothy 1 14 prayer dear father help me not skim over familiar verses like 2 corinthians 12 9 10 remind me each day that the less strength i have the more yours will carry me through in my physical weakness you give me strength needed for the tasks ahead in my emotional weakness you restore hope and fill me with your peace when others see me i don t want them just to see my illness i want them to see less of me and more of you in jesus name amen about the author vicki understands special needs as a patient parent and professor she has had multiple sclerosis since 1993 her 33 year old son was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder she s taught special education as a teacher administrator and adjunct professor through her blog she reaches out to other mothers of children with mental illness http mentalillnessmom2mom net vicki wrote a picture book about bullying heart eyes beth and the bullies you can find out more about that book by visiting her heart eyes website http www hearteyes net have you had an experience where you saw god using your less for his more 2 comments post navigation older posts facebook pinterest twitter youtube subscribe today click here to subscribe to devotionals via email each morning be encouraged away from the computer too mosaic moments is rest ministries devotional book with over 200 pages of encouragement from lisa copen and other devotional writers recent comments ellis mann 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