To conquer anguish (2)

Monday, May 10, 2021

To conquer anguish (2)

“Hope in the Lord ! Strengthen yourself and may your heart be strengthened ! Hope in the Lord !” Psalm 27.14

John wrote : “Beloved, I wish that you prosper in every way and be in good health, in the image of your soul” (3 John 2). Why say such a thing ? Because we feel good physically to the extent that we enjoy good spiritual health. Doctors will tell you that anxiety dulls the immune system, raises blood pressure, and releases cholesterol, which eventually clogs the arteries. It therefore generates precisely what we feared the most ! Did you know that a large number of first year medical students have all the symptoms of whatever disease they are studying ? Some even pass out when presented to them for the first time. Job said, “What I'm afraid of is what is happening to me ; what I fear is what affects me” (Job 3:25). Anxiety is one of the most effective weapons in Satan's arsenal. It is because we do not realize that he is trapping us in anguish, that he is able to enter our thoughts and steal the blessings to which we are entitled, until 'to affect our very health. Are you worried about your health ? Write the following verses on a card that you will keep with you always :

1- “You will serve the Lord your God, and he will bless your bread and your water. I will take the disease away from you. There will be neither an abortive woman nor a barren woman in your land. I will give you long life” (Exodus 23. 25-26).

2- “I will bring about your recovery, I will heal your wounds, declares the Lord” (Jeremiah 30. 17).

3- "My son, pay attention to my words, listen to my speeches ! Let them not stray from your eyes ! Keep them deep in your heart, for they bring life to those who find them, healing to their whole body” (Proverbs 4. 20-22).

4- "This is why I say it to you : whatever you ask for while praying, believe that you have received it, and it will be granted to you" (Mark 11:24).

Source (His Word for Today)