Suffering, Lyme Disease, and the Goodness of God

This episode is for all of you out there who have struggled and are still struggling through the suffering that comes with chronic illness...or honestly any kind of suffering.

Chris and I didn't start out with a good theology of suffering, and it honestly made hard things even harder than they had to be.

In this episode, we talk about my journey through endometriosis, Lyme Disease, mental health, the toll illness takes on marriage, secondary infertility, and, most importantly...

The goodness of God revealed through suffering.

If you're going through it right now, we invite you to join us in this honest and vulnerable talk about what life's been like for the past 12+ years and how it's changed and strengthened our relationship with the Lord.

In This Episode:

0:00 Intro

1:11 Endometriosis

7:04 Lyme

10:30 Freaked out after getting married

20:45 Truly believing the severity

23:08 Marriage expectations

25:20 Different perspectives on suffering

30:35 Processing suffering

36:57 Suffering as worship to the Lord

41:23 What I've learned about staying positive with chronic illness

41:58 What the Protestant and Word of Faith movement can learn about suffering

43:54 What husbands can do to help their wives during chronic illness

50:44 Recommendations for husbands (from Chris)

Resources:

Follow Justice on IG: https://www.instagram.com/justicehopekuehl/

These Beautiful Bones by Emily Stimpson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FHBT35K/

He Leadeth Me by Walter Ciszek and Daniel Flaherty: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVF1Y8VB/

Suffering Is Never for Nothing by Elisabeth Elliot: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1535914157/