Pain

There are definately different types of pain : physical, emotional, mental and yes even spiritual - and they all have different severity levels. Sometimes pain is a character builder and helps us to rely on God more than we may have had to do in the recent past. Other times, some pain just seems senseless and with no cause or purpose. I have definately experienced all types of pain just mentioned in various forms over the last several weeks. More physical pain than anything else, but it has still allowed God to work in my life. Yes, Crohns disease causes me loads of pain - nothing that i would wish on anyone, but it has always helped me to identify with others and shown people that they can talk to me about things like this in return. Don't of course want to say that Crohns is a blessing, but some good has come from it if that makes any sense.
I had my appointment today with the knee surgeon. It was frustrating! He speculates that i have either a ligament tear (surgery needed) or a tendon tear (not surgery needed) with something else possibly wrong (surgery needed). However, he just doesn't want to open my knee up for the sake of taking a look, so he has put me on a waiting list for an MRI Scan - based off of those results, then he will decide if and what type of surgery is possibly needed. The wait list is anywhere from 3 months to 2 years! YIKES. However, one thing i have learned about any type of pain is that it can produce amazing amounts of perseverance when it is so greatly needed in any aspect of life - and that is a lesson that i always need to be learning - and usually the Lord likes to teach me with not always the easiest lessons!