Praise God,prayer and good diet and reading the good book the bible is the way to go and something our doctors do not talk about.You being a retired RN have seen this many times I bet.I can not remember one time in my fifty three years of life of one Doctor talking to me about diet, they have always just pushed pills.I myself have change my diet this last year to help with my high blood pressure and what a difference in my life it has made.For one I have lost forty five pounds and I feel better.I have been learning all that I can about food and the way it affects us, what an eye opener, I have taken so many things for granted all my life but not no more.
You are in good company when you are around God's people.We are saved by grace not by works, but there is nothing wrong with works when we can do them, it is great!It makes our victory in Christ that much better.
We all; are always growing in the Spirit of God /Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit
&n bsp; Always your friend in God;may God Bless and make your new year a good year in Christ.
God will not leave you my sister. Put your trust in Him and He will see you through this dry season. Just remember this...
Receiving from God has NOTHING to do with your good works. You don't have to work or perform to receive God's blessings. Just be His daughter. He loves you as much as He loves Jesus - which is why He sent His only Son to die a horrible, brutal, agonizing death in the first place. He loved you so much that He was willing to pay that high a price to have you as His child.
I know it seems really dark right now. I know you feel lonely right now. I know it seems hopeless at this moment. Believe it or not, that's actually a great place to be, because that means you're standing on the edge of a miracle!
I've been in very similar shoes as the one's you're in right now. Not necessarily the same problems, but definitely the same state of mind and financial status.
My advice would be to definitely tithe - especially when it feels like you can't. But do it claiming Malachi 3:10-12. God actually tells us to test Him on that. He wants to be your savior, healer and provider. I can tell you, there were many times that I've sat with HUGE piles of bills beside me, and no way to pay them and yet I've tithed anyway with what little I had. And when I did, I'd pray, "OK Lord. You see my bills. This is all I have. I give you both my tithe AND my bills. I can't pay them, so I'm trusting You to do it." And time after time after time, the Lord has ALWAYS provided for me. Always.
I encourage you to hang in there. Cast all of these burdens on the Lord and let Him give you rest. Don't fall back on the traps of the past. Yes, I know that it's easier and cheaper to eat garbage food... but look where it's gotten you so far. Things will only get worse until you make a change. And sometimes change is hard I know. But it's for the best.
Eat right and just immerse yourself in God's presence. Don't try to "perform" for Him. It's not about your works, it's about His finished work and the relationship He desperately desires to have with you.
Pray this prayer right now and know that I'm in agreement praying with you...
"Father, I know you love me. If you truly want to bless me, I am open to receiving it. Thank you Lord for all you have done and are yet to do. I am putting my life, my health, my finances, my fears, worries, doubt, depression and pain in Your hands. Please save me in every way. I'm trusting in You and You alone. Be my redeemer, my healer, my provider, my all sufficiency. I need you Lord. Help me. For I ask in Jesus' name, amen."
Keep us posted. The journey is not over. It's just beginning.
It's funny you should write those blogs. Health, healing and nutrition is something my wife and I are really passionate about. I believe God is trying to heal his people! Scripture says, "My people perish because of a lack of knowledge." I believe God is making us more aware of what's really going on.
The FDA, the medical and pharmaceutical establishments are trying to kill us... not make us better. There's TONS of research that proves it.
God made everything we need for every ailment there is. It's in nature. We just have to know where to go to get it... and stop eating the garbage that's causing most of our problems.
You're right on target with much of what you've written here. My wife and I recently created a new website to help people find more resources to help them live healthier lives INDEPENDENT of drugs and regular doctor visits (which really just make most people worse off than they were to begin with).