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The Power of a Praying Woman
I’ve actually heard people say, “I don’t worry about taking care of my body because the Lord can just heal me when I get sick.” This kind of presumptuous thinking is dangerous and can get us into trouble. Satan’s plan for our lives is to do the very thing that will hurt us the most. We help him along by that kind of attitude. We sabotage our lives by not doing what’s best for bodies and our health. Ask God to help you resist what is bad for you and to be disciplined enough to do what’s right. God loves and values you. He created you. You are where His Holy Spirit dwells. He wants you to love and value yourself enough to take good care of your body.
In Touch with the Healer
In spite of all our best efforts, however, we can still get sick. We can do everything we know to do and still become seriously ill. That’s because through no fault of our own we inherit predispositions or weaknesses from our ancestors. We can be exposed to things we aren’t even aware of at the time that cause horri?c diseases. We can have accidents. God knew all this, and so He sent Jesus as our Healer. His healing touch is God’s mercy to us. In the Bible, people who simply touched Jesus were healed. “Wherever He entered, into villages, cities, or in the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that they might just touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well” (Mark 6:56). We, too, must touch Him to ?nd healing. The way we touch Him is to spend time in His presence. Ask God to heal you, and then trust Him to do it His way and in His time. Partner with God in the care of your body, knowing that, although you are the caregiver, He is the Healer.