2 Corinthians 10:5b "We take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ."
I had a medical test yesterday. It involved inserting a needle and draining a cyst. This was the third or fourth time I've had it done. I'm one of those people who do better the first time when they don't know what's coming, but then when they do, no matter how quick and painless it is, it preys on my mind and makes me anxious. It's always a battle of what will win out, fear or faith.
Last time, I confess, fear won out. I could not focus my mind on Jesus, so my mind just went wild. Like a gerbil on a wheel, round and round it went, focusing on the anxiety of what lay ahead.
Having already had a faith meltdown last week, I did not want to go that route again. This time, while I was doing all that waiting for the doctor to come in to do the less than 5 minute procedure, I forced myself to direct my mind on the greatness of the Lord. Beginning at A and eventually working my way through M (which took me to the end of the procedure), I began praising Him for His attributes. What a difference it made to keep my mind on the greatness of Jesus!
I confess, I hate medical tests of any sort, but they are opportunities to "take captive every thought" and deliberately fix my mind on that which makes for peace - Jesus, the Prince of Peace.
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