Have you ever done something or ate something that could cause you real harm but you did not realize it until after the fact? “Oh, we just walked through a patch of Poison Ivy.” Or you’re in a foreign country, “You just ate that piece of fruit? Did you know it hadn’t been washed yet?” If this has happened to you what went through your mind when you realized what you had done? I can tell you for me it was fear.
My body does not handle eggs. I fear to even touch it. I know I am not that sensitive as to react to touch. It started back when I was 17 years old. The first time it happened we had no idea what was going on. I am a person that has always read my body. When something happens I think about what I have done or eaten and I am able to know why something has happened. I had learned a few years before I was 17 that egg was bad for me.
Growing up, we did not use a lot of eggs but now and then we would have some or have something that had them in it. I never knew why my tummy never felt the best until later on. Having your tummy not feel the best is nothing but later on, my body started to react in a worse way.
Having egg started to affect my eyes. The discomfort was so bad I could wear two pairs of sunglasses, cover all the windows in my room with blankets and there was still enough light in the room to cause discomfort. And on top of it all, I could go blind. This was no tiny matter.
I have learned to stay away from eggs and refined sugar and it keeps me from having this problem. Despite my efforts, I have had this issue multiple times through the years and I praise the Lord each day for His ways that have kept me from going blind.
It is amazing how hard it can be to stay clear of these things. I can have refined sugar two or three times before anything would happen but with egg, almost immediate.
So the other day when I was at a potluck meal and I realized after the fact that I had eaten egg I became very anxious. A few minutes later my stomach started to hurt. Someone suggested taking some charcoal, which I did. When I got home I also did two things to help my digestion. One, I took some enzymes and secondly apply some essential oils, which will help with digestion, over my tummy.
The last but definitely not least was to pray. It wasn’t like I had chosen on purpose to eat what I knew my body could not handle. I am so grateful to the Lord that He has led me to so many things that have been beneficial to me in combating this issue. And I praise His name that in spite of me making this unknown mistake I was spared the consequences. This is something that does not always happen.
There is one thing that has been a miracle in my life, which has helped build my immune system to the point that my body can handle more and I am so grateful. And the Lord has also given knowledge on things that can help me if I do have trouble.
This made me think of our spiritual lives. There is something that is deadly to us. It is sin. Sin will cause death. There are two different types of sin, willful and unknown. Are the consequences the same? Yes and no. We may be doing something that could be harming our body but we don’t know it, like the egg. But the reaction to it will be the same if willfully done or not. But the difference is willful disobedience will keep us out of heaven. If we are doing something we are unaware is a sin it will not keep us out of heaven.
I am so grateful for God. He doesn’t want us to do anything that will separate us from Him but He doesn’t share with us every aspect of the Christian walk all at one time. What He does do is show us things little by little. And as we realize that what we have been doing is sin and we repent we are forgiven. Now if we do it again knowingly it now changes from unknown to willful disobedience. Thank the Lord that even when we disobey willfully we can repent and God will forgive.
The consequences for unknown sin and willful disobedience can be the same. But the most important is our destination, heaven. Willful disobedience will keep us out of heaven but if there is something we are unaware of it will not keep us out of heaven.
The best thing we can do is work on building our spiritual immune system. We need to be spending time in God’s Word and in prayer. We need to stay away from anything that will destroy our spiritual immune system. God will lead us and we can trust Him. I am so grateful for His love.
Dear Father,
I want to have a strong spiritual immune system. Continue to prompt my heart to spend more time in Your Word meditating day and night upon it.
In Jesus Name,
Amen
Confess any wrongs today and commit to drawing closer to the One that can lead you in the way everlasting. With each day your spiritual immune system will get stronger and stronger.
Love you all.
What things have you found to be most helpful in building your spiritual immune system?