She cries out, uncomfortable and sad as she rubs her face back and forth on the crib mattress. My baby girl is sick.
This “summer fever virus” her brother shared has traveled to her eyes and she’s miserable. The thing is, a few days ago, I didn’t realize she was so sick. Oh yes, I knew she had a virus, but we’d called the nurse and gotten the okay to ride it out since there were no other symptoms.
In time though, the blocked tear duct she’d struggled with earlier in the week became inflamed and infected, leading to one feverish, sick baby.
It wasn’t until I realized how sick she actually was that we were able to tend to her and acquire the medication she needed to get well.
Isn’t it the same with us as adults sometimes?
We go through our daily routines, knowing we have sin-that-so-easily-entangles-us in our lives but not truly realizing the impact and the depth of the bondage we’re in. We don’t realize our souls are sick so we don’t seek Christ’s grace, forgiveness, and freedom – the medicine we need for healing.
For me, one turning point came 18 months ago in the form of a God-Centered Mom podcast episode. The host {Heather} interviewed Francie Winslow and through her words, I finally began to grasp the truth of one of my sins {my pride, taking the form of perfectionism} and the freedom from this “good girl” sin available through Christ.
I started using Francie’s method of healing my spiritual root system:
- recognize something’s wrong
- admit it’s wrong and repenting
- renounce the lie I’ve believed
- replace it with truth
- accept forgiveness
- and rejoice in the newfound freedom
I encourage you to save the image above to your phone’s photo roll or print it out to refer back to it. It’s time for us to embrace the freedom Christ came to share!
What’s one action you’ve taken {or you’re going to take} to feed your soul and heal your spiritual root system? Share in the comments and let’s encourage one another!