2 Peter 1: 2-4 ' Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. '

Every day I wake up it is a decision to acknowledge Jesus is Lord over my life.  Every detail of it!  Walking by faith and not by feelings is never easy.   It is getting my mind focused on God's way of thinking...getting into His Word and believing what it says about the circumstances in which I have found myself.    It is walking in knowledge of His Word....of His promises to me as a believer.  We renew our minds with the Word of God.

Faith is one of the fruit of the Spirit, also.  We have a measure faith given to us at our rebirth...when we are born again.  Each man is given a measure of faith by our Lord.   Hallelujah!  It is up to us to build upon that faith.  I believe we do that through setting our minds on Christ, prayer, renewing our minds through the Word of God, and fellowship with the body of Christ.   My mind tells me "I am tired"...but His Word tells me, "The Joy of The Lord is My Strength!" (joy... another fruit of the Spirit) ...So which will I believe?   Each day I get to choose what report I am going to believe. 

The neurologist has me on medication for migraines and the rheumatologist has me on medication for hearing/arthritis issues.   I don't want to take them!  I have been asking for wisdom about it, because I believe I have been healed according to 2 Peter 2:24.  These medications are treating the "symptoms" and they can make me tired.  I do believe God uses physicians...He gave us knowledge of science/biology etc.  I had a tumor taken out by a very skillful neurosurgeon!  Thank you for the guidance and referrals that got me to the right one.   SO, where is my faith at this point?  The side effects are not there!  I am believing God for my complete healing being manifested,  and these medications have NO side effects!!!  Until I feel the Holy Spirit is telling me to STOP taking the medications, I don't feel I should.

Fred Price had a teaching " Faith, Foolishness, and Presumption".  It was taught at Rhema when Larry went in 1982-1984.  I was fortunate enough to get to hear this teaching.  When I was first saved in 1976 I decided that I was healed of nearsightedness and took off my glasses.   I drove around without my glasses for about 3 months.  Thank God for His mercy!  It was foolishness!!  It wasn't the Holy Spirit that inspired me to do that...or faith.... it was vanity!  The angels did protect me and the girls from a car wreck!  I was stopped by a policeman due to having a front light out and he asked where my glasses were since my license had that restriction.  I said, "Oh, I've been healed!"  He was gracious enough to not give me a ticket and said to go to the drivers license place and get my license changed!   My point in telling that?  I couldn't see anything without my glasses!  But there I was walking around without them saying I was healed!! Presumption! God is truly a merciful God.....He could have manifested healing in me with my glasses on!  We limit God so often by putting Him in a box on "how or when" He is going to show His healing in our bodies.

I am continually asking for God's grace (enabling power) and wisdom about the medication that I am taking at this time in my life.  I don't want to take it... and each time I do...  I praise HIM for my TOTAL RESTORED HEALTH!!    At this point that's all I know to do until He shows me something else.  

Grace and Peace be multiplied to you in the Knowledge of God!