{"id":10136,"date":"2014-04-17T05:00:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T10:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/f06.70c.myftpupload.com\/?p=10136"},"modified":"2014-04-17T05:00:28","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T10:00:28","slug":"special-needs-turmoil-still-know-true-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/special-needs-turmoil-still-know-true-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Needs Turmoil? Be Still and Know True Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#42313A&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; meta_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#B4DBC0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||50px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9mZWF0dXJlZF9pbWFnZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7fX0=@&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;src&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.5&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: small;\">Photo Credit: sirikul at www.freedigitalphotos.net<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Holy Week is here, and as much as guest blogger Rebekah Benimoff hoped to write about a Lenten spirit, life as the parent of a teen with special needs got in the way. So today she&#8217;s here to share the cry of her mother&#8217;s heart and desire to know the true rest we have in Christ who died for us and rose again.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Knowing Rest<\/h3>\n<p>Tonight I need a pouring out, and a flood of pouring in. There has been rain and chaos throughout these past weeks, as hormones rage and my boy is growing into a man. Daily calls from the school nurse reporting high blood glucose levels and ketones, while I am at doctor appointments or exercising or grocery shopping, or simply trying to catch my breath. My precious son has been at home quite a bit in recent weeks during these <i>learning days<\/i>&#8230; I can count on one hand the number of days he&#8217;s been well enough to remain at school through every class. A test tonight revealed high anxiety levels and a question:<\/p>\n<p>Are you having anxiety attacks?<\/p>\n<p>No, but I am trying to mimic pancreas function in a growing boy and truly, I am clueless as to what to do next. Insulin has been increased, and levels are high one minute and an hour later plummeting. I am confused, and although I focus on tracking and problem solving, it seems trouble-shooting has not kept away disquietude. I&#8217;ve walked that path of <i><a href=\"http:\/\/justmemama.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/in-quietudes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hushed chaos<\/a><\/i> and I remember truths learned previous seasons. Life can be a holy mess, yet after another chaotic day, this rings true:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'>The murkier the mish-mash, the more I must cling to the One who embodies holiness. I desperately need Jesus, and while I&#8217;d love Jehovah Shalom\u2014the Lord my peace\u2014to smooth out the pandemonium of this life, I know that the God who sees me (El Roi), and knows my every need, will provide (Jehovah Jireh) what I need most\u2014more of the Presence Who fills and sustains.<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Speak the name of Jesus <em>and darkness flees.<\/em><br \/>Cry out for power and wisdom beyond myself, <em>and the Voice that soothes whispers love.<\/em><br \/>Pour out every anxiety upon the altar <em>and know Peace incarnate.<br \/><\/em>Lean into the arms of Love <em>and be held, cradled, and comforted.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text Ps-18-1\">I love You, Eternal One, source of my power<\/span><i><span class=\"text Ps-18-1\">, w<\/span><\/i><em><span class=\"text Ps-18-1\">ho holds me and shelters me in times of chaos.<\/span><span id=\"en-VOICE-13527\" class=\"text Ps-18-2\"><\/span><\/em><br \/><span id=\"en-VOICE-13527\" class=\"text Ps-18-2\">The Eternal is my rock, my fortress, and my salvation<\/span><i><span id=\"en-VOICE-13527\" class=\"text Ps-18-2\">\u2014m<\/span><\/i><em>y safe-covering, my saving strength.<\/em><i><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/i><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">He is my True God, the stronghold in which I hide\u2014m<\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">y shepherd, He IS my safe place.<\/span><\/span><\/em><br \/><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">M<\/span><\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">y strong shield, the horn that calls forth help, and my tall-walled tower<\/span><\/span><i><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">\u2014m<\/span><\/span><\/i><em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">y protector, my provision<\/span><\/span><\/em><i><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/i><br \/><em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">I am rescued from the snare of my enemy, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">from fear and despair, from weakness and uncertainty<\/span><\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\"><div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><\/span><\/span><\/i><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\"> I call out to the Eternal, who is worthy to be praised\u2014that\u2019s how I will be rescued from my enemies.The bonds of death encircled me; the currents of destruction tugged at me;the sorrows of the grave wrap around me;the traps of death lay in wait for me. (Psalm 18:3\u20135; the Voice edition)<\/span><\/span><i><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\"><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-3\">I am set free <\/span><\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">from fear of death and pain, from confusion\u2014and even the many difficulties of managing unpredictable medical needs\u2014for I know Who to invite into these chaotic days:\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">The Everlasting, The Alpha and Omega, who is my Rock, my stability when the foundations of my world are shaken.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><br \/><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'>In my time of need, I called to the Eternal; I begged my True God for help. He heard my voice echo up to His temple, and my cry came to His ears. (Psalm 18:6; the Voice edition)<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p><em> Through raging hormones, unstable blood glucose levels and a teen who&#8217;s felt ill more days than he&#8217;s felt well, there is One I can cling to. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'>He reached down His hand from above me; He held me. He lifted me from the raging waters. He rescued me from my strongest enemy, from all those who sought my death, for they were too strong. They came for me in the day of my destruction, but the Eternal was the support of my life. He set me down in a safe place; He saved me to His delight; He took joy in me. (Psalm 18: 16\u201319; the Voice edition)<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p><em> Tonight I recognize the need to <b>be still and know<\/b><b><\/b> the presence of the Lover of my Soul, the One who takes great joy in loving me. My All in All, the quencher of my thirst, the Giver of all rest and provision. Anxiety laid down as prayer sloughs away the restless cares of my heart.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'>For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure. (Psalm 18:31\u201332; NIV edition)<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>My man-child said it this week: the only thing predictable about life is its unpredictability. I can&#8217;t count on trends of blood glucose levels and best guesses of insulin needs. But I can count on, believe, and rest <i>in<\/i> my Rock, my fortress, the Most High God who showers me with love and provision in every season; the Lord my Peace, Who <i>is<\/i> the gift in the midst of turmoil.<\/p>\n<h3>Do You Need Rest?<\/h3>\n<p>Do Rebekah&#8217;s words speak to your heart? Do you need rest? Leave a comment about how the Different Dream bloggers can pray for you.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you like what you see at DifferentDream.com? You can receive more great content by subscribing to the quarterly Different Dream newsletter and signing up for the daily RSS feed delivered to your email inbox. 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Are you looking for rest? Guest blogger Rebekah Benimoff is also looking for rest as her son struggles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[caption id=\"attachment_10137\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/differentdream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Rest-on-bench.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-10137\" src=\"http:\/\/differentdream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Rest-on-bench.jpg\" alt=\"Are you exhausted by special needs parenting duties? Are you looking for rest? Guest blogger Rebekah Benimoff is also looking for rest as her son struggles.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a> Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedigitalphotos.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sirikul at www.freedigitalphotos.net<\/a>[\/caption]\n\n<em>Holy Week is here, and as much as g<a href=\"http:\/\/differentdream.com\/meet-the-guest-bloggers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uest blogger Rebekah Benimoff<\/a> hoped to write about a Lenten spirit, life as the parent of a teen with special needs got in the way. So today she's here to share the cry of her mother's heart and desire to know the true rest we have in Christ who died for us and rose again.<\/em>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Knowing Rest<\/h3>\nTonight I need a pouring out, and a flood of pouring in. There have been rains and chaos throughout these past weeks, as hormones rage and my boy is growing into a man. Daily calls from the school nurse reporting high blood glucose levels and ketones, while I am at doctor appointments or exercising or grocery shopping, or simply trying to catch my breath. My precious son has been at home quite a bit in recent weeks during these <i>learning days<\/i>... I can count on one hand the number of days he's been well enough to remain at school through every class. A test tonight revealed high anxiety levels and a question:\n\nAre you having anxiety attacks?\n\nNo, but I am trying to mimic pancreas function in a growing boy and truly, I am clueless as to what to do next. Insulin has been increased, and levels are high one minute and an hour later plummeting. I am confused, and although I focus on tracking and problem solving, it seems trouble shooting has not kept away disquietude. I've walked that path of <i><a href=\"http:\/\/justmemama.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/in-quietudes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hushed chaos<\/a><\/i> and I remember truths learned previous seasons. Life can be a holy mess, yet after another chaotic day, this rings true:\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[box] The murkier the mish-mash, the more I must cling to the One who embodies Holy-ness. I desperately need Jesus, and while I'd love Jehovah Shalom\u2013the Lord my peace\u2013to smooth out the pandemonium of this life, I know that the God who sees me (El Roi), and knows my every need, will provide (Jehovah Jireh) what I need most: more of the Presence Who fills and sustains.[\/box]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Speak the name of Jesus <em>and darkness flees.<\/em>\nCry out for power and wisdom beyond myself, <em>and the Voice that soothes whispers love.<\/em>\nPour out every anxiety upon the altar <em>and know Peace incarnate.\n<\/em>Lean into the arms of Love <em>and be held, cradled and comforted.<\/em><\/p>\n<span class=\"text Ps-18-1\">I love You, Eternal One, source of my power<\/span><i><span class=\"text Ps-18-1\">\u2013w<\/span><\/i><em><span class=\"text Ps-18-1\">ho holds me and shelters me in times of chaos.<\/span><span id=\"en-VOICE-13527\" class=\"text Ps-18-2\"><\/span><\/em>\n<span id=\"en-VOICE-13527\" class=\"text Ps-18-2\">The Eternal is my rock, my fortress, and my salvation<\/span><i><span id=\"en-VOICE-13527\" class=\"text Ps-18-2\">\u2013m<\/span><\/i><em>y safe-covering, my saving strength.<\/em><i><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\n<\/span><\/span><\/i><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">He is my True God, the stronghold in which I hide\u2013m<\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">y shepherd, He IS my safe place.<\/span><\/span><\/em>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">M<\/span><\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">y strong shield, the horn that calls forth help, and my tall-walled tower<\/span><\/span><i><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">\u2013m<\/span><\/span><\/i><em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">y protector, my provision<\/span><\/span><\/em><i><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">.\n<\/span><\/span><\/i>\n<em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">I am rescued from the snare of my enemy,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">from fear and despair, from weakness and uncertainty<\/span><\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">.<\/span><\/span><\/em>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">[box]<\/span><\/span><\/i><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\"> I call out to the Eternal, who is worthy to be praised\u2014\nthat\u2019s how I will be rescued from my enemies.\nThe bonds of death encircled me; the currents of destruction tugged at me;\nthe sorrows of the grave wrap around me;\nthe traps of death lay in wait for me. (Psalm 18:3\u20135)<\/span><\/span><i><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">[\/box]<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-3\">I am set free <\/span><\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">from fear of death and pain, from confusion\u2013and even the many difficulties of managing unpredictable medical needs\u2013for I know Who to invite into these chaotic days:\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-18-2\">The Everlasting, The Alpha and Omega, who is my Rock, my stability when the foundations of my world are shaken.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[box] In my time of need, I called to the Eternal; I begged my True God for help. He heard my voice echo up to His temple, and my cry came to His ears. (Psalm 18:6)[\/box]<\/p>\n<em> Through raging hormones, unstable blood glucose levels and a teen who's felt ill more days than he's felt well, There is One I can cling to. <\/em>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[box] He reached down His hand from above me; He held me. He lifted me from the raging waters. He rescued me from my strongest enemy, from all those who sought my death, for they were too strong. They came for me in the day of my destruction, but the Eternal was the support of my life. He set me down in a safe place; He saved me to His delight; He took joy in me. (Psalm 18: 16\u201319)[\/box]<\/p>\n<em> Tonight I recognize the need to <b>be still and know<\/b><b><\/b> the presence of the Lover of my Soul, the One who takes great joy in loving me. My All in All, the quencher of my thirst, the Giver of all rest and provision. Anxiety laid down as prayer sloughs away the restless cares of my heart.<\/em>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[box] For who is God besides the Lord? 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