Been a month since I came into this room, so an update is probably required.
In addition to the cancer that inspired this blog in the first place, I am having some health issues, probably associated with my advancing years. I was in the hospital earlier this month, and diagnosed with hypokalemia, which means I have a severe deficiency in potassium (or at least a problem retaining it in my system). As such, fatigue and other symptoms made some things difficult, one of them finding the wherewithal to keep this journal active. Hopefully I am on a path to recovery in that area...
So, in the vein of what I can do to advance the character of this novel that someone or something is writing (call it God, or whatever you want), I am not writing the plot line. (I would have given myself a different life, I am sure.) Whatever God sees fit to put me through in this life is designed to make me fit more in tune with His will.
My input, of course, in the scheme of things, is my reaction to the outward stimuli that He puts in my path. God gave each and every person the attribute of "free will". Think back to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. God told them "there's a tree over there, but don't touch it or eat it's fruit." And then He let them decide for themselves whether to obey.
God could have easily put up some kind of force field around the tree, or outfitted Adam and Eve with some kind of celestial shock collar that would zap them if they got to close to the tree, but he gave them the opportunity to make the choice for themselves. This, to me, defines the essence of the character in the story that is my life. I have choices, and those choices drive the story in the direction that results. See, in this idea, I have some input into the plot, but God still retains the privilege of writing the overall story.
Getting back to my health issue. There are resources out there to help me navigate the "low potassium" difficulties I am currently experiencing. In that respect, I made my first choice by ordering a couple of books on how to gain a high potassium lifestyle for seniors. The next choice, probably the more difficult one, considering my history of procrastination, is to implement what those books tell me to do. That is the essence of using my choices in developing the character in God's grand novel of my life.
May your spiritual life be fruitful.
Quiggy
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