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Turning Pain into Gain

1/4/2023

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It occurred to me several weeks ago and I was reminded again today that I don't have to let pain run my life. As the weather changed here in California, the Osteoarthritis in my knees became nearly unbearable. I refused to have a pity party or to crawl under the covers and hide. Instead I found that giving thanks made my God bigger (Psalm 69:30) and helped me to focus on Him rather than the pain. I also began to apply Galatians 6:7 and sowed a prayer for those I knew were in greater pain than I. Gradually I was distracted from what I was feeling and able to press into a concern for others. I am certainly a work in progress in this regard but I know that overcoming the challenge of persistent pain will be well worth it.
I inserted names and any conditions the Lord brought to my mind in the prayer below. You should do the same, Okay.



Lord, I pray right now for that person or family in excruciating pain, pain that is difficult to bear—physical or emotional pain. I speak relief in the name of Jesus. Let your healing virtues flow, Lord and send the remedy that will restore their peace. Even as I pray Lord, send a wind of refreshment and cause those in pain to sow a prayer into the life of someone in even greater pain than themselves. Thank you for stepping in and turning these situations around in Jesus name, Amen.
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    Rev. Teirrah McNair is a lifelong writer and dedicated pastor/people builder who double crosses genre and seeks to inspire babies, baby boomers and all those in between. Her latest short stories appear in the anthologies  “Indies Unlimited 2012 Flash Fiction Anthology” compiled by K.S. Brooks and most recently “City in a Wild Garden: Volume 2” edited by Walker, Maddox and Lovejoy.
    McNair is the Chief Encouragement Officer (CEO) for the northern California based Soul Shaping Publications with an impressive catalog of literary works including The Way of The Holy Spirit, two children’s books--Lucille Nadine Alexander’s Birthday and The Adventures of Martin Tyrone Sanchez Dupree 2nd Edition and a quirky novelette entitled March Madness Revisited Again. In the theater realm McNair graced auditoriums, schools, churches, museums, theater and film sets internationally with her prodigious talent as an actor/writer and workshop facilitator. She penned over 100 plays including her critically acclaimed one person show “Dirty Laundry” as well as her legacy pieces “Faithwalker: The Life and Times of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune” and “Hiding Out: My Biography”. She currently lives and pastors at Fountain of Life Global Christian Ministries in Menlo Park, California.
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