HAVE YOU EVER…been sick?

I have a weird immune disorder.  My major issue is chronic sinusitis.  I do not have allergies or asthma.  I am constantly dealing with coughing and snot.  I am always on guard against germs and I have many preventative steps I am always taking.  Even so, 50% of my year is spent sick with some type of sinus or bacterial infection.  I really get tired of being sick.

I am also a musician.  I am a music teacher.  I enjoy singing and playing instruments.  Mainly, I play the clarinet and piano.  It is very difficult to sing or play my clarinet when I am sick.  Frustrating.

We have very little control over illness.  You can exercise and eat right, but still end up with a disease that kills you.  I do believe in miracles and divine healing.  I also believe Genesis 1 and 2 that says that God created man and woman.  We belong to him. 

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?  You are not your own; you were bought at a price.  Therefore honor God with your body.  1 Corinthians 6:19-20

I may be physically sick a good amount of the time, but I pray that I am not spiritually sick.  I want my body that Christ paid for in full with his blood to be flowing continuously with his grace and bursting forth for others as well.  When Jesus was in the garden with his disciples he said, “…The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” (Matt.26:41)  When we know the Lord, we have the Holy Spirit to guide us.  He is willing to lead us, but our human body and mind are weak. 

HAVE YOU EVER…been spiritually sick?

Psalm 51:10-12, Mark 14:38