Put yourself to the test. Do you consider yourself to be spiritually healthy, sick, or weak?

I can relate to being spiritually sick and when you are in it, everything seems so dark and pointless in your life.

You got into spiritual warfare, and the only way to get back on track is to cling up to Christ. No matter how difficult or challenging it seems.

You have quenched the Holy Spirit, and it feels like your heart is burning with pain. You’re dealing with difficult emotions, and everything appears to be dark and negative as if you’re walking a lonely path with no purpose or reason.

Therefore, even in your darkest hour, God has a plan for you. He has a purpose for every tear you’ve cried. Whatever He does in our path it’s not meaningless, it is powerful in its way, to bring glory to His name.

In those moments it’s up to us what we are going to do. We can either give up and cry all day, or we can choose to look up and ask God to help us and take this burden off our shoulders.

THE THREE REASONS FOR SPIRITUAL SICKNESS

We can say there are three reasons why we become spiritually sick. The first is due to a lack of time spent with God in prayer and reading the Bible.

During those times, we can easily become spiritually weak, and we are more susceptible to believing lies rather than the Truth.

As a newly born-again believer, I recall having a lot of “world” in my heart. There were more roots of lies than roots of truth. However, as time passed, day by day, God was transforming and renewing me on a deeper level. He was gradually removing all the lies that had become entrenched in my heart.

When you come to Christ, the roots of old and evil begin to fall away from you: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation,” Pauls says, as the roots of the new and good begin to grow and replace the old: “The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17

This is a process. It is not a process of becoming perfect, nor is it a process of perfection, but rather a process of sanctification and purification. It is a daily process in our hearts to become more like Christ. To carry His character.

As more time passes, I can see how God was purifying me of every seed of lies.

As I have once read: “Fill your mind with God’s Word and you will have no room for satan’s lies.”

ARE YOU FULLY TRUSTING JESUS?

The second cause of potential spiritual sickness is our lack of faith. The Bible questions us: “Where is your faith?” Luke 8:25.

And, honestly, where is our faith when things don’t go as planned and storms surround us? “If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all”, the bible says, in Isaiah 7:9.

For a long time, after about a year of being in Christ, I still didn’t have faith in the things I prayed for. And I have to admit that sometimes I had faith, and sometimes I didn’t. I trusted at some times and didn’t at others.

In my life, a lack of faith was most shown during a period of unemployment. It was as if I always had a thorn in my heart. I was never at peace. Why? Because I didn’t completely surrender my future to the Lord.

I simply didn’t believe He could provide me with a job as well! I believed He could do that for others, but not for me because I didn’t see any open opportunities. So,  I just gave in to fear and anxiety.

GOD IS ALWAYS AT WORK

Therefore, even when we don’t see it, God is working!

God is always doing something for us, but most of the time it is within us. “For us” does not imply that our fleshly desires will be satisfied.

The true purpose of our hardships is to shape us into the person that God intended us to be. He is transforming your character to be more like His.

In difficult situations, our faith is put to the test, revealing the true state of our hearts. However, if we surrender everything to Almighty God, we will find peace even in the midst of trials and tribulations.

As John Piper has said: “All of our hardiship are designed to make our faith stronger, to make us rely more on God.”

CHOOSE WHO YOU ARE GOING TO TRUST

Faith is the foundation of everything we do and without it, we cannot please God: “And without faith, it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” Hebrews 11:6

When the weight of the world’s worries and burdens becomes too much for us to bear, we are simply faced with the decision of whom we will place our trust: “If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.” Isaiah 7:9.

At this point, we must decide whether to trust God’s plans with all of our hearts or the devil’s plans.

And it was at this point that I decided I didn’t want to be faithless any longer.

And suddenly, I wasn’t freaking out anymore, and I wasn’t living in constant fear and anxiety about what tomorrow will bring.

When we fully trust God, we have peace; when we don’t, our minds are filled with worry and resentment. Therefore we must stand up for Jesus so that we will not be naked on judgment day.

LAY DOWN EVERYTHING AT HIS FEET 

And the third reason for spiritual sickness is disobedience. Why do we disobey the Lord? Why are we resisting His mighty hands as they lead us?

It’s not even about us; it’s about Jesus, who died on the cross for our sins.

We must be willing to lay everything down at His feet, and when we do so, our minds will be cleansed and renewed.

Therefore, submit to Jesus and say no to Satan, whose intentions were never good for us – as the bible says: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7

Do you ever get caught up in a spiritual sickness? How did you get through it? I’d like to hear about your experience. 🙂

And don’t forget that Jesus loves you & I love you too!