Experience gives us the tests first and the lessons later.
I've never experienced chronic pain myself, but I have known many people over the years who have.
Your body hears everything your mind says.
We forget, we have a short memory and we're human. This morning my Scripture was Isaiah 26:3, which said, Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee for he trusteth in Thee.
I'm divorced and I've been to the circus and seen the clowns. This ain't my first rodeo.
You only get to be a victim once. After that, you're a volunteer.