We can look up when we are down
- Kyle Snyder: Live on Purpose
- March 16, 2019
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Two weeks ago I came down with the cold that has been going around so freely. It is far from fun. One day I spent the whole day in my pajamas, which is not me at all. I like to get dressed even if I’m not going anywhere. It just makes me feel good. I really don’t like to spend the whole day in bed, but I pretty much did.
The rest was actually good for me, but I like to get things done. That day I got nothing done at all. I used to just work through my sickness, but as I am in my 30s now, I am learning I’m not as resilient as I once was. Plus having cerebral palsy and just going full steam ahead all of my life is hitting me more and more as the years go by. (That is hard for me to admit.)
I have been noticing that when I am sick, I am fair game for the enemy to play with my mind. I felt like I was doing so well with trusting God and depending in him, but when I get sick, I begin to question if he will take care of me and my soon-to-be wife.
I started to speak the truth, what I know about God: He is my father, my fortress and strength; he loves me; I am his son and more. I was reminding myself who my God is and who I am to him. Now I am on the upswing. I see how helpful it was to remind myself who he is.
This doesn’t have to be a big thing. Just go through the characteristics of God: He loves us; nothing happens without him knowing about it; he is all powerful; he is nice, kind, all loving; he can change it all if he chooses to; payback is his; and we are safe in his hands.
Some of us know that when we start declaring who God is, our attitude changes. We can feel faith rise up on the inside of us. No, nothing may happen on the outside, but on the inside it is a different story. When we are down, that is the time we need to remind ourselves the most.
We need to use the times when we are up to read our Bible, pray a lot, thank him for who he is and talk about him to others. We are storing up for when our faith is wounded. We can go back and pull out information later to help in the good fight of faith. When we are down, look up and remember who our God is.