God, as our authority and
Creator, holds the decision of life and death in His hands. He has supreme
power over our existence on this earth, and He knows our choices before we are
ever born.
When we hear God's Spirit's
direction for each moment of our day and follow in total obedience, we walk in
God's love and provision. He cares about every facet of our life.
God's Word teaches us that there
is the power of life and death in our words (Proverbs 18:21). Multiple
medical studies and trials prove this Biblical concept is true.
Our thoughts, words and deeds are
influenced by our beliefs. As we trust God for a positive outcome to our
trials, we walk in victory and healing in both body and soul - our thoughts,
choice and feelings.
Our natural illnesses are often
exacerbated by our mindset. Depression causes physical illness, and positive
thoughts give us an abundance of health.
Our thoughts are so powerful that
they can actually cause, contribute to or impede the healing of our physical
symptoms. Negative thoughts may increase our symptoms and positive ones may
eliminate our hopeless bondage to disease.
At times our organs, including
our mind, may need a medication or supplement, because our body quit producing
it or our environment no longer provides it.
Sometimes, a doctor will
prescribe an unnecessary prevention or intervention that will cause more issues
than our current malady. Doctors are not infallible, and most of them only
treat symptoms and not the cause of our problems. Getting a second opinion is
always wise.
Availing our self to medical help
is not a lack of faith and should not produce any shame or self-recrimination.
We can trust God in these instances as well as in total healing for our
diseases.
God does not always heal our body
or soul supernaturally. He told Paul that His grace would help him to bear his
infirmity. Paul told Timothy to drink a little wine to help his stomach issues.
God brings healing in His timing
and way - even if He chooses to take us home to His glorious presence. Adopting
the belief that God cares about everything in our life, will go a long way in
preventing and healing any illnesses caused by the imperfect world in which we
live.
Prayer:
Father God, You created our body
and soul so intricately that they actually influence each other. Help us to
coordinate our body and soul in such a way that we can walk in more health on
this sin-cursed planet. Remind us that You have our best interest in Your heart,
and You want to provide all of our needs with Your glorious riches (Philippians
4:19).
We do not want to walk in
spiritual pride or ignorance of what our body needs; but neither do we want to
allow medical practitioners to take Your place in our life. Teach us to pay
attention to our body, and to adjust our therapies according to how we are
feeling and how Your Spirit is guiding us.
Thoughts for the Day:
If we try everything humanly
possible to heal some issue, and find no relief, then discouragement may set in
and cause even more symptoms through worry and anxiety; trusting God to bring
healing in His timing and way is part of the healing process and inspires
positive, healing thoughts.
