Friday, March 28, 2008

TMJ

After two different antibiotics and three weeks of no relief I returned to the doctor Friday to find out I have TMJ or Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome, not a sinus infection. I now refer to it as Too Much Junk. I have been carrying around way too much stuff. I was on ibuprofen around the clock for three weeks and Friday I began to pray specifically about the stress (sin) that I had been toting around. God never intended that I carry around the stuff that I had in my bag this month, so I unpacked and repented of overstuffing my bags. Today I have not had any ibuprofen at all – Praise the Keeper of my bags!

I found this description of stress, I would include the entire description, but you might mistake this for a new age blog and take me off your blog roll or your favorites list, so I will spare you and me. "Stress is simply a fact of nature—forces from the outside world affecting the individual." Stress may simply be a fact of nature, but it is a not a principle of God. He tells us to be anxious for NOTHING, cast ALL our cares on Him, PURSUE peace…I could go on and on and on. So, I must re-focus and turn away (repent) from my stressful (sinful) ways and seek His which are higher than mine. I step out of chaos and into peace; if not in reality than by faith.

2 comments:

Joy said...

Ha ha! I'd love to hear the entire description!!! I've been involved in witchcraft before being saved and know a lot about "super spiritual" things and spiritual warfare. You won't scare me away!!!

AtlantaMama said...

It was good to talk with you last week. I'm so glad that you are are feeling better now. God is good!! LOVE YOU!

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