Maybe I should rephrase my title, since I meant to say if we truly believe some sickness, disease, or cancer is a gift from God, then aren’t we in effect telling God we don’t want His gift when we seek out ways to alleviate that suffering?
I saw someone in my Google+ stream post an interesting picture this morning that caught my attention. I have no idea if the poster is a Christian or not, but it’s truly thought provoking to me.
If some Christians really believe, as many seem to, that God “wants them to be sick to teach them a lesson”, or that He’s the author of it, then why do they seek medical attention whenever they fall ill, if it’s truly a gift from God? Wouldn’t that be like refusing His gift to us?
Please know, I’m not against science but I’m against when Christians go to the world for all their solutions and never seek the counsel of the Lord. When people spend their life savings on doctors but never consult The Doctor who created the whole universe and fashioned every bone in their body.
When I re-shared this picture myself on Google+ I had to clarify this. As someone said, “Religion and science do not conflict. If they do, you’re doing one of them wrong.” Many godly men throughout history have been scientists who have discovered things that have helped change the human race, and they give credit to God as being the motivating desire they had for their desire to help their fellow man.
I don’t believe seeking medical attention in some form is wrong, as some suppose due to the nature of my first ebook on covering the subject of divine healing. This might be exacerbated by the fact there have been some healing ministers in the last few centuries who’ve preached that doctors are evil, and this has helped many perceive that if I believe and preach healing, I’m against doctors as well.
I’m not. In fact, my mother is a pharmacist, so I’ve gotten to see the wonderful place medicine generally has in providing relief where needed.
“Religion and science do not conflict. If they do, you’re doing one of then wrong.” Krewe Maynard
“Religion and science do not conflict. If they do, you’re doing one of then wrong.” Krewe Maynard
— Steve Bremner (@StephenGBremner) February 28, 2013
No, if you’ve been prayed for and you’re getting worse, go seek medical help! Take a Tylenol if you’re in severe pain or some other over-the-counter meds as necessary! I’m not saying having faith automatically means be careless.
Having faith doesn’t mean ignoring reality.
Putting your faith in something is not synonymous with negligence but making sure you’re at a point where it’s a good idea to stop taking medicine or remove a brace or whatever other thing you may want to do to prove you’ve got faith to be healed.
This is why my forthcoming ebook is on practical ways to increase and live out your faith for the impossible.
I have a lot of different subjects I blog about and will put into Kindle book formats because I’m a teacher by gifting and calling and want to grow in those areas, and writing is how I’ll sharpen my communicating skills. I put out a book on divine healing as my first ebook because I have a burden to see Christians set free from lies they believe when it comes to God and sickness.
Too many Christians easily give up on this point and accept things when God can, will, and does liberate them from. I am trying to do everything I can to encourage people to get this liberation for themselves, whether soul, spirit or body. Especially the body, since I believe it’s the “lesser” salvation included in the greater of the whole thing. For example, when Jesus said to the detractors about the guy lowered through the roof “which is easy to say to someone, take up your mat and walk, or your sins are forgiven” the healing of a body is much “easier” than the forgiveness of sins, in a manner of speaking.
This is covered in one of the lies in my book if you want to check it out.
We were even given an immune system — for what purpose? To try fighting stuff off that doesn’t belong in our body.
We consider it noble for people to enter into the medical profession and many who do desire to help people.
So, if God is the author of the sickness, wouldn’t doctors be agents of rebellion trying to reverse what God may be doing to someone physically?
I’m being silly only to point out that intrinsically, we’re prone not to accept that something is from God when our actions show we’ll do everything to get rid of the alleged “blessing”.
With that, have a blessed day.
If you’d like to visit this topic further, get yourself a copy of my book 6 Lies People Believe About Divine Healing for the price of a cup of coffee (or a few Tim Horton’s coffees). Audiobook version coming to Audible soon!
