Putting Your Convictions To The Test

Well today is one of those days that we talked about yesterday.  I have a decision to make before I leave the house.  This is the day that we go to see one of the top specialist in the field of Memory Care.  We’ll soon be heading out to the Memory Clinic in San Francisco (about an hour to the south of us) for an appointment with the Director of the clinic.

These doctor visits always tend to be a challenge to my faith as they normally play emotional havoc with my entire being.  It seems like just about everything medical science has to say about the attack of dementia is totally opposite to what the word of our Heavenly Father says!  But until my wife’s total and complete healing recovery is manifested, we will seek out the assistance of the medical field in order to help aid the symptoms of the disease.

It will be interesting to see what this expert has to tell us.  This is where the decision that I mentioned a couple of paragraphs above comes in.  Will I choose to let the feeling of something that should have NO say so in me to affect me (ie; fear), or choose to stand my ground, receive and apply whatever usable information, medications and/or therapy that is suggested to help, while continuing to focus my attention and my EXPECTATIONS on the truth of God’s word?

Well duh!!! Another no-brainer huh?  But it was good to get the thought out!  Thanks for listening.  Psalm 103:3 says that He heals ALL our diseases.  Psalm 107:20 says that He sent His word and healed us.  II Peter 2:24 states that by Jesus’ stripes, my wife is healed, and Mark 16:18 declares that one of the miraculous signs that we’ve been talking about recently that will follow believers, is that they will lay hands on the sick and they shall recover. *

Okay, okay… I am ready.  My decision is firmly established and nothing that is said today, that might question the integrity of my Heavenly Father, will move me!

How are you doing today?  Are your convictions firmly established before you leave the house?  Stay tuned and keep asking yourself… “What am I expecting today?”

PS:  I have at least 98 other scriptures that confirm God’s desire to heal His children that my wife and I have been confessing daily.  If you are interested, send me an email and I’ll send you a copy.  (Thanks Pastor Larry!)

pastorjim@whatareyouexpecting.org