When you are in pain, restrain your thoughts, remember the faithfulness of your God, and recalibrate your focus.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and my friend Rika has lived for decades in extreme pain. To help keep her focus on God, she practices her three “R”s: restrain, remember, and recalibrate. She says this; she says, “When I am in pain, my thoughts need restraining! [Because it’s] so hard not to worry or think ahead, but it’s imperative I keep my focus on ‘today.’ And when things get harder? I look back and remember time and again how faithful [God has] been to me… Finally, I listen to an encouraging or comforting sermon every evening… God has a way of using that to ‘recalibrate’ my thoughts at the end of the day.” Well, friend, there you have Rika’s 3 “R”s for when you are in pain; restrain your thoughts, remember the faithfulness of your God, and finally, recalibrate your focus. Good advice for anybody in pain!
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