Through this last week and a half I have found healing, yes; but with healing comes recovery, And recovery isn't always easy. I have been exhausted, but it's different this time. The weight of depression and anxiety have been completely lifted from my shoulders. This time I can feel the difference. It's like being tired after having the flu or surgery. My mind is healing and my body is feeling it. This spiritual warfare has left my family battling in dreams and in prayers. The Devil is still trying to steal our joy in any way he can; but that's not going to happen. In recovery we sometimes stumble, but God is here to catch us when we fall. We trip, we struggle, we get tired and impatient with ourselves and with God. God has a plan and everything will be in his timing. So, being impatient really won't change the outcome (I know it's easier said than done). But we need to lay our burdens in God's hands and let him handle the rest. We often find ourselves questioning if the battle is truly won. A few years ago I had ankle surgery. The pin they had put in my right ankle after the first surgery had slid out of place and they ended up doing a second procedure. Through all of this I not once doubted the capabilities of the surgeon. I knew he had years of schooling, training, and practice before ever even thinking about operating on me. We may slip up, but if we put our trust in our surgeon (God) he will protect us, guide us, and hold us together. If we put our trust in God he will never fail to be by our side no matter what we face. God has had more experience healing than any doctor ever has or ever will have. God has had more successful healings than any doctor. God has had more positive outcomes in recovery than any doctor. Yet we often fail to consider this and we doubt the joy, we doubt the victory the Lord has set before us. If we press into God and lean on him every minute of every day we will find our joy and our victory in the Lord. Press into the word, press into worship, community, and one on one time with Jesus. You may just find that recovery isn't as awful as it seems. You will find that this battle is won.
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