The more I tell my residency story, the more I recognize the ways God has worked in and through my life. Perhaps other believers come to the same realization. God works, sometimes with tempests and big fish, to draw me closer to himself and his purpose. Other times, he uses quiet moments, small stones, loaves and, yes, more fish, to direct my mind, heart, and hands toward him and his glory.
Christianity
Give with a Glad Heart
Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; for they all out of their surplus put into the offering; but she out of her poverty put in all that she had to live on.”
Luke 21:1–4, New American Standard Bible
Adventure Time
So don’t you see that we don’t owe this old do-it-yourself life one red cent. There’s nothing in it for us, nothing at all. The best thing to do is give it a decent burial and get on with your new life. God’s Spirit beckons. There are things to do and places to go!
This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike “What’s next, Papa?”
Romans 8:12–5, The Message
How Can I Pay People Back?
Morning workouts seem to have turned into times of processing and self-directed, gospel-centered counseling. A few weeks ago I wondered, What if I can’t do this [support raising]?
God’s Spirit answered, You can’t. That’s the whole point. I want you to depend on Me, and Me alone.
This week, the question took a different form. My brain asked, How can I pay people back?
What if I Can’t Do This?
What if I can’t do this?
The thought hit mid-workout the other morning. I jerked to a halt, almost like I’d been physically assaulted.
What if I can’t do this? What if I can’t raise the necessary support for the residency? What if I can’t do this?
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How Can You Pursue a Support-Based Residency when You Have Type 1 Diabetes?
When you have type 1 diabetes, you don’t risk the supply chain, your access to insulin, test strips, constant glucose monitors, insulin pump supplies, glucagon, et cetera, et cetera. You play it safe. If a new job opportunity comes up, you don’t ask if it’s a good career move; you ask about health insurance. This is the normal state of affairs. People with type 1 diabetes rarely risk their health, their lives, on startups, freelancing, or mission work.
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