Being sick is the absolute worse. I
don’t think anyone reading this will argue that short but very true
statement. It drains you it keeps you
from doing the work you are suppose to be doing, and most of all it takes your
mind off of what God is trying to teach you. What else does those things? What
drains you what keeps you from doing work that will Glorify God what tries to
pull your mind away from the teachings of God?
Now reading that first little
paragraph the enemy or Satan would come to your mind if it did great cause
that’s what I was hinting at. Now every time your sick are you being attacked
by the enemy maybe not maybe you’re just sick. But here on a country that I’m
not used to, and the only reason I’m here is because God called me to do his work
and brought me here to spread his Love and His gospel. Any time where my mind
is pulled off of that the enemy is going to start attacking you. It happened to
me; on Tuesday it was my turn to get sick. First it was Dex with his bad egg
then it was Alan and Christy, followed by Alex and then it was my turn. When I got sick I was lying in my bed
frustrated and angry, I didn’t want to be stuck in my bed. I wanted to be there
helping the others, I wanted to be with the boys, playing with them praying for
them doing all that I came here to do. Now for a moment count how many times I
said the word I in the last say three sentences. When I got sick the enemy
immediately took my mind away from what the lord wanted and the enemy just
tilted my point of view in the slightest way and for the first half the day the
only thing that mattered to me was what I wanted to be doing. After I had been
throwing up for half a day Tony walked into my room and sat down and asked how
I was feeling and I told him the same thing I’m telling you. He told me that I
was looking at it the wrong way, which he felt that I needed some time to reset
the way my mind was going. To stop and think about why God has brought me here
and not why I want to be here. When he left first thing that went through my
mind was ok I need to throw up again, after that I sat there and prayed and
asked that God would use this time that I’m here and sick to refocus my heart,
to rest my mind, and to give me peace while I’m in the house. The enemy will not wait around for you to say
I’m discouraged and don’t want to have the right point of view so I’m open for
your attacks. He will sneak in manipulate your feelings against you and before
you know it your discouraged and you no longer have the right point of view.
Every moment your down and you feel like there is no way God can use you right
now maybe just maybe it’s because God is trying to get into your heart and help
you refocus. Being sick is not Satan, however if not defended it’s a weapon he
will use. Guard your hearts for all attacks of the enemy the ones you see and
the sucker punches you don’t.
