Diagnosis Averted
I Thessalonians 5:23, “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Morning friends! Welcome to this day the Lord has made! As you get up and begin this day, don’t forget to spend those precious few moments with God and ask for His blessings on the day! As we look at today’s title, we may wonder on just what it means to avert or redirect from some things. Many who have endured ailments, or disease will understand the title quicker than most! Everyone will have something medical that they will get through whether simple or major; whether to themselves or to a friend or love one. The first thing we must do, is to not define someone’s future by that diagnosis; looking only toward positive, Godly outcomes. We have seen miracle after miracle arrive when we depended on God to change the outcome, to bless that diagnosis. As we accept those diagnosis we must maintain spiritual, emotional and physical faith by stewarding with faith and community combining together to pray and seek God. Christians view the church as a vital support system as well as family because there is hope in suffering, peace in coming together as a whole to lift the need to God. Though some will receive diagnosis that feel gut wrenching; we must understand how to avert from it by searching the scriptures, reaching out to God, trusting and believing that all things can be understood and endured if He is placed at the front. We must avert from anything that is negative, evil or is trying to pull us down or away from God. Every diagnosis can be averted from the negative just by having faith, trust and obedience to God’s plans. Part of overcoming is to drown out fear. Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself – nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed effort to convert retreat into advance.” He faced being paralyzed with trusting God; he was right. In 2 Timothy 1:7, Paul wrote, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” In other words, we must find how to push out negative and bring in only positive, so all diagnosis can be averted!
Scriptures:
Psalm 121, Isaiah 5:20, Psalm 34:11-19, I Thessalonians 5:22-23, John 3:16, Ephesians 6:11-12, Galatians 6:1-2, James 4:6-7, 14, Romans 12:9-15, John 1:3-5, Romans 13:12, Revelation 21:8, Psalm 97:10, I Corinthians 15:33, II Corinthians 6:14
Prayer:
Dear God, thank you for the strength you provide when negative thoughts enter into our minds. Thank you, God for helping each of us in every moment to realize that if we take our focus off of you, we lose faith and hope in the plans you have for us. Please, God, continue to give us your presence in times of diagnosis that we will search your word and come to you in earnest thanksgiving that you already know the journey’s outcome. Amen.