What’s Wrong with Me?
Living directly across the road to Baylor, Scott and White Clinic, I thought it made good sense to acquire a family physician….just in case. Not that I’m looking for issues, but at this well-seasoned age that I am, I just might need a little back-up plan. My brainwave idea didn’t disappoint when I went for a wellness check-up. Dr. Adaya looked younger than her years, but she was thorough, thoughtful, didn’t appear to be rushed which made my visit worthwhile.
You’ll get a kick out of this. When asking about past and present issues, one of the questions she asked was: “Are you sexually active?” I quickly responded “Heavenly days – no! My husband has been in heaven for almost 11 years now!” And she replied, “Well, age doesn’t matter. I had an 85-year-old man come in to see me about his sex life. He said he needed help because his wife has dementia, and she wants “it” every day!” From her medical reassurance, apparently there is always hope if we want “it”! LOL!
But back to her questions about family illnesses that could have caused trepidation. I had three siblings that graduated to heaven; two of them had Alzheimer’s disease and the other had Diabetes so severe that she lost one foot to the disease. My Mom, now in heaven, had congenital heart disease. My Dad, also in heaven, had a brain tumor. Goodness gracious. With all that medical history, you’d think I’d be saying “What’s wrong with ME?”
Honestly, when I forget someone’s name or where I’ve put my keys, my mind tries to tell me “You’ve inherited your family’s issues.” Besides taking daily supplements, I work out to keep my body strong. I do what I can to stay healthy as though it depended on me, but I’ve learned to pray and trust God as though it ALL depends on Him. The best antidote against the lies of the enemy about my health and well-being is to keep my mind on the ONE Who paid the ultimate price for my healing and well-being.
There are many who live in fear about this virus or that virus. Their minds are always on “what if” and they live in captivity to their thoughts. I don’t want to live with “he said or she said” about the worst possible scenarios. I’ve fixed my heart, my mind and all my being on God’s promises of a life of freedom and peace. We must put a halt to the voice and lies of the enemy. The more we put up our “shields of faith” against his fiery and lying darts, the stronger we are in defeating him. There is no part about God’s Word that suggests that we are defective or infected. It is the enemy that drives people to despair, fear, doubt, woe and discomfort. We should NEVER entertain the enemy and his lies. His sly tactics are to get us to focus on what could be wrong with us (real or perceived), instead of focusing on what God says that is ALL RIGHT with us. I remember an old gospel song and I’m singing it right now as an “action confession” over the lies of the enemy:
“Whose report will you believe?
We shall believe the report of the Lord!
Whose report will you receive?
We shall believe the report of the Lord!
His report says “I am healed.”
His report says “I am filled”
His report says “I am free.”
His report says “Victory!”
Jesus paid the ultimate price for our healing and our victory in every area of life. All those sicknesses, diseases, and challenges were broken and paid for on the cross. It’s time for us to let the Holy Spirit be the gatekeeper of our minds and then declare: “The report of the Lord” – and not the lies of the enemy! It starts with a simple word: “BELIEVE…..and you shall receive!” Matthew 21:22