Following His Ways

 

Today being May 23, 2022 I was reading my bible when a scripture stood out to me Exodus 15:26,

He said, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His eyes, if you pay attention to His commands and keep His decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you."

That scripture stood out to me, because it was reminding me that when you quietly listen to the Lord, He can guide you.  And as you follow His ways and commands, and do what's right, He can keep some things away from you, as He is our healer.

  Though this was written to the Hebrews to not follow the Egyptian God’s and ways, it's still relevant to today.

  It doesn't mean we would never get sick, but that following and listening to Elohim (God) and His ways, He can bring healing.

This encouraged me as that’s what I have been hoping and praying for myself.  To find healing; which we can do as we connect more with our Elohim.

I do know that my running injury I had recently has been hard for me in a lot of ways, more mentally than physically as it turns out.  It’s not to say that the physical pain didn’t hurt, oh for sure it does, but with me not being able to get out for walks or runs, that meant I had to stay inside.

I’ve struggled mentally a lot as I’ve said before, and often when I stay inside longer, I get inside my head a lot more.  I suspect that God let me get injured during my last run not just for the consequences of running when I shouldn’t, but to have me connect with Him more.

I have asked and prayed for healing for my mind, body and spirit, from Him, even before I got injured, but I do admit that I haven’t drawn as close to Him as much as I should.  I think He wanted me to rely on Him more in my everyday life setting, not just when I go outside.

It’s been interesting that this running injury hasn’t been my usually take a few days of rest, and I’d be back to normal.  I have to be careful every time I move my feet to walk, as there is pain each time.  Everything in me just wants to get back out there, but Elohim keeps saying it’s better to wait and heal, then to go fast, try to ignore the pain and get worse, as overall it will take longer to heal.

The Exodus 15:26 scripture reminded me again that the more I press into Elohim, and understand, love, appreciate, follow and do His ways, the more that He can help bring the healing I need, both with this recent injury, but more so, the desperate healing of my mind, body and spirit that I’ve needed my whole life.

When you think about it, if you ignore someone for a long time, and suddenly you show up and want something from them, what are the chances they will give you what you want.  Not as great, especially if that’s something you do all the time.  But Elohim also has a Father’s Love, so He will provide for us, in His ways, but He’s not going to just give us what we want all the time, as like a parent, He knows what is best for us in the end.

The more we get to know Him, the better He can help us understand what is right and good for us.  Also as I said before there can be lessons learned while you wait.  I know myself so well, if I had gotten better with my hip so quickly after I got injured, I’d go right back to over pushing/defying what I know is right to do when it comes to my body.

I love running and walking, but I’m learning from Him that it’s important to listen to Him and others, but more importantly, that it’s just as important to listen to my body when it says No.  I’m not very good at that.  As much as I don’t like being inside more lately, I am glad that it’s helped me connect more with Him, and start to learn to say Yes to me. 

Saying Yes to Him and myself in a healthy way has always been a difficult thing for me, but as the saying goes slow and steady wins the race, and that’s what I need to do, and I am okay with that.   At some point, as time goes on, I’ll pick up speed again, which will help me do better in every way.

Remember the more you know Him, the more He can reach you.

Patricia  <3  :)

 

Psalm 9:10  Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

 

Here’s a song about there will be a day when there is no more tears, no more fears etc. as we’ll see our Yeshua (Jesus) face to face.  The journey may seem really hard, but you are never alone in each step you take, as He is there <3.

 

“There will be a Day” by Jeremy Camp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPKyTY71iRM&list=PL3whQX319DaB37iB8NZpJe206iSdpe3kc&index=11