I’m currently reading a book called “Intuition”. It’s the story of how a woman got closer to God by becoming conscious. I won’t go into a lot of details other than to explain she discovered God Is Love and that He shares that love with us.
Many religions utilize the concept of the “Conscience”, and I never really thought of that term as a means to get closer to God, but when you begin to understand the message that Jesus shared with us, you find that it was all about love. Going to a place of love in our hearts and minds opens up this consciousness within us. Jesus told us there is no better gift we can give another than love. God shared His love for us by sending his son to redeem us from our sins.
The book describes how we should look at every situation through the eyes of love. That’s what we’re going to do today and over the next few blogs.
Many of us with Myasthenia Gravis went through months, years, and sometimes even decades of symptoms, not knowing what was causing them. Sometimes those symptoms would appear, disappear, and then reappear again later. Eventually we were diagnosed, but one of the first things we learned after hearing our diagnosis is that there currently is no cure. While medications and therapies can help, we will always have the condition. That’s a pretty negative way to look at things.
A more positive way is to consider that many with MG go on to live full and productive lives. How is this accomplished? Through the eyes of love.
So, how do we look at Myasthenia Gravis through the eyes of love? I think first we must recognize and appreciate all the people around us that are helping us on our journey. They may be family members, loved ones, or caregivers. All of these people help us because they care about us….they love us. When we recognize that, it’s so much easier to respond with love. It’s so much easier to appreciate all these people do to make our lives more fulfilling.
I remember going through an EMG test of my facial muscles. The technician was so gentle and kind, but she warned me that when she applied the electrical stimulus, I was going to hate her because it would hurt. She wasn’t wrong. For that instantaneous moment that electric shock made its way through my face, it was almost unbearable. I remember uttering, “Are you a sadist?” The technician looked me directly in the eyes and I could actually see her love and concern for me. She didn’t want to inflict pain, but she knew it was necessary. “I’m so sorry,” she said. I wasn’t mad at her. Instead, I wanted to hug her because I knew my response was causing her pain. The problem was, I had eight more jolts of electricity through my face that I had to tolerate because the test required three sets of three jolts each. I sucked it up, allowed her to continue, and just prayed for it to soon be over.
It wasn’t until later that I realized what got me through that adventure was the caring look in the technician’s eyes. If she had been enjoying it, my response would have been completely different, but she didn’t enjoy it. In fact, each jolt hurt her probably more than it hurt me. That was looking at the situation through love. It wasn’t love on a personal basis; it was love on a compassionate basis. Isn’t that what God asked of us? He wants us to love every person through our compassion, our words, and our actions.
For me, Myasthenia Gravis hasn’t been fun, but I’ve tried to use my experiences to help others. I’ve tried to share my experiences, my compassion, and my love. I hope to convince anyone with MG that they are not alone and that there are people around them that really care. I try to make a difference. I try to help people turn a negative situation into a positive experience. I try to share the love and compassion that technician showed me with all of you.
Over my next few blogs, I’m going to be talking a lot about looking at Myasthenia Gravis through love. After all, love is really what God wants for us. We’ll talk about the bad times. We’ll even talk about how discouraging it can be. But we’re going to show you how everything is changed when we look at life through love…regardless of the circumstances.
Walk with me on this journey as we talk about Myasthenia Gravis Through the Eyes of Love.