Would this include using my pain to encourage prayer for relief and including the needs of others while I'm in prayer? I pray for hours, every day...and pray for others while I'm at it for myself.
You bet!!! What a great act of love and charity!!! Your continued faith, in the face of great suffering, is a beautiful witness. While I don’t believe God wishes us to suffer, He allows it to bring about an increase in the Kingdom. Your suffering is not in vain, and your witness is bringing people closer to God.
Please preserver in your prayer and faith, as you are doing mighty things.
May God bless you, and grant you relief of your pain.