Healing

 

When we don’t feel well or something hurts, we Google our symptoms trying to find out what’s gone wrong. We then sit reading all the possibilities with our untrained intellect; taking big guesses and coming to conclusions that have no real basis.

At times we reduce our faith to this technique as well. We try to navigate life with the limited surface knowledge that we have; basing our observations simply on what we “feel”.

Just try Googling “I feel pain in my right side”, and see all the possibilities that come up.

Hopefully we finally manage to pull ourselves away from our searches and assumptions and see a medical professional.

We then explain in detail what we’re feeling inside, but that can never give us a conclusive understanding of what’s actually going on inside. The doctor at this point, usually sends us for some kind of testing to help to “see” inside of us.

This might be a scope, scan, blood test or biopsy (removal of tissue to be examined further in a lab).

The point is, that our own “feelings”, “symptoms” and “observations” can only go so far.

We need to go deeper to understand. We need to “see” inside of ourselves to figure out how we are to heal. When the doctor takes a look at these inside results, they have a better ability to get to the root of the problem.

The same goes for our spiritual life and faith.

We sometimes sit in our sorrow, confusion and emptiness trying to evaluate on the surface what ails us. We know what we feel, but we can’t truly see inside.

Our emotions can be as symptomatic as our bodies. Those feelings of being not quite right go beyond simply a pain in our side or an ache in our back.

Hopefully when we’ve again managed to pull ourselves away from our empty assumptions, we go to the Great Physician with our spiritual pain, and we tell Him where it hurts and how we feel.

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” — Psalm 147:3

We put down our guard and get real with God (Sometimes feeling as vulnerable as we do sitting in a paper gown, feet dangling off an exam table, while explaining where it hurts.)

Doctors are busy people and often cannot be there right when you need them. But God comes when you call Him. His diagnosis is always accurate. He can cleanse every wound and heal every sickness.

God listens intently. God comforts compassionately.

He too goes deeper in order to see what’s going on inside of us. He can see it all; better than any imaging machine. He knows each cell in our body intimately and each thought that consumes us in detail. He knows the root of our heart ache and the remedy to our soul.

He covers us with a healing peace in times of trouble and uncertainty; a peace that surpasses all understanding.

“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”-Philippians 4:7

Have you gone to the Great Physician or are you still trying to manage your broken spirit alone?

The best part is there’s no appointment required and no limit to the time He’ll give you to share your heart.

Sit down with Him today and tell Him how you feel. Let His healing hands cover you and give you peace.

“LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.” — Psalm 30:2

 

-Pastor Patti