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Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/php.4.6-7.KJV
What if anxiety can bring you closer to Jesus? Jordan spent a whole year praying his anxiety away until he discovered something deeper—a stronger relationship with Jesus. Maybe you can relate to his story: “I think I’m going to die.” That’s exactly what I thought to myself numerous sleepless nights last year. I would try to fall asleep, only to be woken up in terror for no particular reason. My chest was tight. I felt like I was choking, and I couldn’t breathe at times. The cycle would repeat, and eventually I resigned myself to sleep on the couch so I’d stop waking up my wife. One day, I went to a doctor and explained my symptoms—the chest pain, the trouble falling asleep, and the panic attacks. After a couple of tests over a few visits, he diagnosed me with anxiety. Can I be honest? It made me feel like a failure as a Christian. Hadn’t I been praying against this the right way? I’m not supposed to deal with this, I would think to myself, I’m supposed to have peace and not worry—that’s what Jesus said to do! After following the doctor’s instructions and starting to take a small dose of medication, I continued praying for anxiety to just go away. I didn’t want to have to deal with it anymore. In 2 Corinthians 12, in the NIV translation, Paul described his “thorn in the flesh.” While we never know for sure what Paul’s “thorn” was, anxiety can certainly feel like one for a lot of people, including me. Paul said that he pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away, but instead, Jesus told him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (emphasis added) The grace of Jesus is sufficient, no matter the circumstances. As I began praying for healing, I began to draw closer to Jesus. Like Paul, God hasn’t taken away my “thorn.” However, I’ve found myself more passionate about reading His Word, and I’ve prayed more than I ever have before. I thought what I needed was healing for my anxiety. In reality, I needed more of Jesus. Now, I’m not saying if I had been closer to Jesus that I wouldn’t have had anxiety. I’m also not going to stop praying for anxiety to leave. I keep praying to be delivered from this thorn just like Paul did. But something even better is happening to me than being instantly healed from anxiety: I’m developing a deeper understanding of God and a richer relationship with Him. Instead of just praying for peace, I found myself drawing closer to the Prince of Peace. When I began to worry about my future, I reminded myself that He is the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end, the first and the last. I prayed for my anxiety to go away, but I found something much better: the overwhelming, loving presence of Jesus in my life—even in the midst of anxiety. -Jordan
As I was posting my article I wrote, I decided to go through my archives to see how far I have come since I have been writing. I searched up some of my older posts and read through them. I am so amazed that my writing has improved over the years compared to what it was like when I first started posting my articles. I came across posts that I have not read since I posted them three years ago. It amazes me that I am still able to write what I am feeling and thinking in full detail about any subject I have chosen to write about. Some of my posts still brings tears to my eyes because I can still feel the emotions as I read what I wrote as if it were written yesterday. There is nothing wrong with looking back at what has already been written, it brings back memories. It makes me think about when my children were here with us before they left to live their own lives. I am glad I added some of our pictures to my posts so I can still remember what we looked like years ago. It is always fun to talk about those times when I am talking to my children. They are so proud of me for doing what I love to do. I know sometimes I don’t post anything; it is because I am thinking of new things to write about that I want to share on my podcasts. I draw inspiration from my other posts when I read them to help me feel good about what I am going to write about. Sometimes I think about what others may want me to write about. I know I write a lot about religion, and this is what my site is all about, but I do like sharing other things that I am interested in, that’s why I try to share my other writings to this site so everyone will get the chance to see what else I am writing about.
It has been a very long night, well, morning now, but I will record a few things I have in mind sometime today when I finish a few other things I have to do. Now that I have everything like I want it, I will be recording more of my posts in its entirety, as to where it will be more added to it the original post, so stay tuned for that. I have already posted my Easter message, but I have not recorded it as of yet it will be longer than the original post, and when I do record it, I will share it like I always do unless I record something at random, and when I do that, it cannot be found on my site, but it can be found on the platform that I will share it from. I think I am going to do a flash from the past recording on some of my archived posts from when I first started up until now. I think that will be fun to do. Well, I guess I will try to get some sleep now. I have been writing since yesterday evening, and now it is 3:31 in the morning. I always lose track of time when I am writing. So, see you all when I awake from my slumber. Good night, and good morning. God bless, and stay safe.
LOOKING THROUGH MY ARCHIVES.
Feel free to click on any of these titles to read them if you choose to do so. I thought I would share some of my other writings and things that interest me since I have been writing. Feel free to leave your comments in the comment section. I really want to know what you think. Have a wonderful day. ©2022
Normally I would be talking about COVID-19, but tonight I want to talk about healing. Sometimes we go through things in our life that causes us pain, but in the pain that we are feeling, there is healing for the pain. Pain comes in all forms. When we are hurting from pain, we want the pain to go away right then, and sometimes it does, but sometimes it doesn’t, we have to wait for the pain to subside, and that can take a long time. Healing does not start on the surface; it starts from within. It starts from within our heart and soul, but we have to condition our mind to receive the healing that we need to make the pain go away. We have to let go of past hurts in order to be completely healed, and that will give our mind a chance to heal from all of the bad memories that we hold there.
Healing is what is needed around this whole world. Look at everything that is going on now. War, COVID-19, death, sickness, and destruction everywhere; when will the healing start? When will the pain end? When will things go back to normal? Is this the new normal? Every time you turn on the television, there is something being said about someone being killed, or a storm has devastated neighbourhoods, fires destroying everything in its path, and there is just no end to it all. So many hearts have been hurt because of all of this. I know lives were spared, but it is the memories that were lost in it all that will take time to heal through it all. Starting over can be hard when you don’t have the means to do it. That is where faith comes in. God always makes a way where there seems to be no way. When we are least expected, He shows up and turns things around for the better. When that happens, all of the pain that we were feeling somehow melts away.
See, Jesus is the healer of our soul. Healing is in His hands. Healing is in His words that He speaks to us through the Spirit, and through the Word of God.
HEALING SCRIPTURES:
Psalm 147:3-The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gahtereth together the outcasts of Israel. He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Psalm 147:3- He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 30:2. O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me. Psalm 41:3
Jeremiah 17:14-Heal me O LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.
Isaiah 41:10-Fear thou not; for I am wit thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
James 5:14- “Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the mane of the Lord”.
So, we see where our healing comes from. Healing is a process; it comes with emotions that we have to get over so we can heal from the pain that is within us. It may not happen overnight, but it will happen. One day at a time we have the opportunity to do something that can take our mind off of the pain that we feel on the inside. When we do positive things, we do not think about what is making us hurt. It is better to be positive in the pain than to be negative in happiness, because pain is just for a short time, but happiness keeps the heart happy, and the soul filled with delight. Well, this is all I have for now. Thank you for following me on my journey with Food for the Soul. God bless, stay safe. ©2022
Food for the Soul 