A couple of years ago, I was speaking with our dietician about how the Lord requires us to take care of our bodies. She shared with me a time when she was asked to work a prayer line at her church. There was a lady in line who wanted healing, and it just so happened the lady came to her for prayer. “I want the Lord to heal me of my high blood pressure,” the lady said.
My friend’s response was, “Have you changed your diet and started an exercise regimen?” The lady responded, “No, I want the Lord to heal me.” My friend and I had a good laugh about this situation, but I quickly came to realize that this mindset of Christians is no laughing matter at all.
My friend’s medically trained response would have been the same regardless of whether she was in a health center giving counsel or praying with Christians in a prayer line at church. Not because she didn’t believe God was our healer, but because she knew how to naturally tap into God’s healing.
What’s not funny is how Christians won’t take ownership of their sins when it comes to diseases like Type 2 diabetes and most cases of high blood pressure and won’t repent as the Lord requires. To repent means to express remorse for an action and to turn away from that action. Healing occurs when we begin to practice obedience in areas of disobedience.
Once we hear the truth, we are required to obey that truth. The problem with us as Christians is that we have trouble deciphering truth when it comes to our health and wellness. We don’t want to take responsibility as the Lord requires, and because we don’t, we never experience the freedom truth can bring. Jesus says, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” Although in this verse He is referencing Himself as truth, we also must acknowledge the truth in how He created us.
Here are some truths about the cardiometabolic diseases we specialize in at H.E.A.L. Mississippi: they are preventable, they can be managed if developed and, in most cases, prevented if you are at risk of developing them. God created us to be whole and healthy and at H.E.A.L. Mississippi it’s our service to Him and to you to ensure you are empowered and enabled to walk in His divine plan for your health and healing.
My prayer is that we all come a full understanding of our creator and that we begin to honor Him in how He created us making us healthy and whole.