FINDING FAITH TO BE HEALED

FINDING FAITH TO BE HEALED

I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease two years ago.  I’ve never had to take prescription drugs until now.  The tremors became unbearable so I took the medication  the day we went to the Jordan River temple. We were asked to be the witness couple, but I declined because I felt so awful.  During the session the spirit whispered to me, “you cannot be a witness for me if you take this drug, stop taking it,  do not put yourself in the hands of an enemy (pharmacology) but listen to the Lord for guidance and  He  will make you strong to bear your burden and bring to light the hidden things of darkness.” I went home and looked up enemy in the scriptures.  I read,

"And whosoever among you is sick, and have not faith to be healed, but believe, shall be nourished with all tenderness, with herbs and mild food, and that not by the hand of an enemy.  And the elders of the church, two or more, shall be called, and shall pray for and lay their hands upon them in my name;  and if they die they shall  die unto me,  and if they live they shall live unto me."  Doctrine and Coveants 42:43

I stopped taking the medication  and waited for further direction from the Lord.   There are many voices claiming to have the answer for healing, but I want to do it the Lord’s way - faith, herbs, and mild food.  On top of the list is faith;  faith to be healed.  Faith is much more difficult to obtain than a prescription.  The scripture continues,  

  

“he that hath faith in me to be healed, and is not appointed unto death, shall be healed.”   Doctrine and Covenants 42:48

We can be healed through our faith in Jesus Christ.  It takes faith to make a priesthood blessing work, both the faith of the priesthood holder and the sick person.  This is God’s appointed way of healing the sick, drawing light down from heaven through priesthood power.  The scriptures teach,

“It is by faith that miracles are wrought;  and it is by faith that angels appear and minister unto men;  wherefore if these things have ceased wo be unto the children of men, for it is because of unbelief, and all is vain.”   Moroni 7: 37

For those who have not yet “sufficient faith to be healed” God has given “herbs and mild food.” My heart overflows with gratitude when I see the wonderful herbs growing wild in the fields around our home, as well as those in my garden, free for the picking.  Even the poorest person can have herbs if they have knowledge.  Knowledge is power!   Many of the cures of modern medicine originated from herbs.  I believe that God will lead me to the right things to heal my body.  He is the great physician and healer, and He can heal me in his own time, if it’s His will that I should be healed. 

  

An old Chinese Proverb says, “He that takes medicine and neglects diet, wastes the skill of the physician.”  We give our power away when we choose drugs over controlling our diet and the end result is prison.  When healthy and balanced the body makes its own hormones and heals itself.  Drugs are created from a synthetic base, and they confuse the body about how to function.  There are many wonderful healing modalities that can help fill in the need for synthetic hormones and drugs.  Dr. Elmer Green said,

“Patients must begin to change from passive recipients of medical care to active, self-responsible participants.”

There is an epidemic of overuse of prescription drugs.  Drugs can take away our power and our gifts, as well as our opportunities to serve.  There are other paths to wholeness and health:  cleansing the body as well as the inner vessel, and fasting and praying for answers.   As we choose the higher road and walk the harder path, God will give us power to do the things He sent us here to do!  The scriptures teach,

“Pray always, that you may come off conqueror; yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may escape the hands of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work.”   Doctrine & Covenants 10: 5

I was drug free the next time we were called to be witnesses in the temple,  I accepted, and God blessed me to do it, even with the tremors.   Perhaps I have a mission and calling to be a witness for truth, even with Parkinson’s!  I have faith that God will give me the power to do all things He sent me here to do.  Jesus Christ is the healer and the great physician.  It’s faith in Christ that will make me whole.  Our mission scripture has become my “life’s mission” scripture: 

“And Christ hath said;  If ye will have faith in me ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me.    Moroni 7:33 

I need relief from the tremors as the disease advances in my body, so I take the very minimum I need to make it through each day.   I eat mostly raw foods and do the best I can to heal and cleanse my body.  I trust in God to do the rest.   

MY FAMILY PREPARED ALL RAW FOODS FOR MY BIRTHDAY!