When people ask me what I'm allergic to, my first response is usually one of sarcasm. I'll say something along the lines of "what am I not allergic to?" Or just a simple "yes". It's not to hurt 'said person's' feelings; It's to keep myself from having a pity party. Just like asking a person with anorexia what they ate the past five meals probably wouldn't be the most wise thing to do, I don't enjoy explaining my whole diet - because I don't enjoy my allergies.
And that's the problem.
James 1:2-4
"My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything."
Every trial we go through, is a trial that we've made for ourselves. James 1:17 says that every gift from God is perfect; God doesn't give bad gifts!! This means that your trial, whatever it may be, and my trial, specifically allergies at the moment, are perfect gifts from God.
Don't forget verse two though! We are supposed to "count it all joy" when we fall into trials, because they test our faith, producing endurance.
I need to find joy in my allergies, my friend, because, someday, they are going to help make me perfect.
