I was just in the shower going over yesterday in my mind. I remember getting angry with my dad because we both knew that this hospital visit could have been avoided if he would have just stuck to his diet. He is a diabetic, and some foods can hurt him. Fried foods especially! And let me just tell you, my aunts and uncles have been cooking some "real" soul food for him and the rest of us for the past 3 weeks! While we were in the waiting room, my dad kept saying, " I knew I shouldn't have eaten all of that food! I just went crazy when I saw it."
I didn't know it then, but that was a PROFOUND statement. Equate that to our Christian walk. We have been given specific instructions on how to live(the Bible). When we don't keep in line with the Word, we feel bad, we put ourselves in danger, then we say to ourselves, " I knew better. I should not have to go thru this!"
Then the doctor comes in. He doesn't know us from Adam. However, the doctor comes in with a positive attitude, ask you to confess your HEALTH ISSUE (sin), and then encourages you, and lets you know that they will find the remedy, or solution to your issue. The doctor then tells you, Take this PRESCRIPTION (Bible) and follow these instructions word for word, and in a short time, you will find yourself back in good health!
Same thing spiritually....get the instructions on how to live your life, follow the instructions, when you mess up, go seek help - go to GOD, confess your sins and shortcomings, get your prescription-read scriptures that deal with your specific issue, then take your medicine!
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Be blessed......... What a wonderful Word!
ReplyDeleteCorey, this is so true...
ReplyDeleteDr. Dollar preached on this the other Friday when he was in Richmond. Fear and Faith. Something we know what we shouldn't do but that the fear that's sometimes in us. We know we shouldn't do things even know if we do do somthings what will happen but the fear of the unknown puts us in places we should not be in. " Our comfort zone" But the Bible is our remedy to all things. We turn that fear in to faith because they both can't dwell in the same place. Your fathers fear is turning in to faith and that is because God has place you two closer. I know this and I beleive this. I wanted to know why my faith wasn't growing until I heard Dr. Dollar. I had fears and I can't have both so now I walk and live by faith only now...
Love you
Thalia
Thanks for that word Corey... Take my medicine and believe that is it is going to work...I needed this...I needed this.. We don't medicine believing that it is not going to work ...we take meds expecting relief deliverance from what ever is making sick thank You Lord for Your Word....forgive me for doubt and fear that has come upon me these past weeks...Iam still learning how to replace fear and doubt with your word Lord I love you..I may not be where i think I should be but because of you Lord I am sure not what I use to be.
ReplyDeleteCorey you have made me cry once again you and your fam look so happy in those pics with your dad.. :)
To my blog fam I miss you guys so much...hope all is well..Tamia