"Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities"
""Hey Mads, they told me you're sick, are you okay now?" I showed him two thumbs up and nodded assuring him that everything is okay. "My left ear got infected again so I had to take some time to get it healed" I replied shortly. For those who'd been working with me for quite some time, you'd probly know what Im talking about if not then better read this first.. Again and Again and Again so you'll understand, thanks!
After that two-day sick leave which cost me a fortune, something weird happened to me. One Thursday morning, my bed rocked me up so early in the morning feeling ill. My legs were somewhat indifferent, and my hands were so cold that I was wrapping myself so bad. It wasn't that cold that morning but I could feel my whole body shaking. I thought I was just hungry so I ignored that ill-feeling coz I can just grab a snack later and went back to dreamland. After two hours I had to get up for work. I was on my feet, trembling.. When I reached the kitchen, it became zero visibility. Mom screamed. Father came to rescue me coz I almost trip my face was heading onto the side of the fridge. I was unconscious for several seconds and when I came back to earth, I could hear my mom panicking while calling my name. My father was still holding me. "Mom its okay, I can hear you but I.... I - cant see you?! When I realised that I couldnt see anything I started to panick too. "I cannot see anything, it was all dark!" When Mom heard that she started praying and crying at the same time. That's when I realised what I should do. Mom and I were praying out loud for couple of minutes then she handed me a glass of water and I saw the light again.
That was crazy!
I still managed to go to work that day even if my head was throbbing badly. The following day I came to see a physician and was told that it could be a severe migraine or something else so she referred me back to my specialist to confirm my condition. He told me the same thing and added that partial or brief loss of consciousness usually caused by a short -term drop in blood flow to the brain - its generally not harmful. They both agreed that should undergo medication in order to pacify my stubborn head. Bad news is, my babies triggered the pain. God knows how I missed chocolates and coffee right now! My heart refuse to listen to those doctors but my mind thought otherwise. As you know me, Im not a solid fan of any meds but this particular medicine I was prescribed on hasn't failed me so far. The only chaos is, how am I going to refrain myself from taking in caffeine? Seriously, I asked God on how I can handle this addiction to coffee. God showed me the answer through a book that often read;
Several years ago a young boy died of an illness because his parents refused to call a doctor. They believed that to use medicine implied a lack of faith in God. After the boy's death, they said, "It is God's will."
In 1 Timothy 5:23, Paul advised Timothy to take wine for his stomach's sake and for his frequent infirmities. Bible scholars arent sure what Timothy suffered from. Earlier Paul told Timothy that every created thing is good and is not to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the Word of God and prayer. This assures us that God approves of our using available means to promote health, including medicine. But there is one important requirement: We must pray about it and receive it with thanksgiving.
After reading it, I closed my eyes and said "Thanks God" with all smile.
God bless you all :D
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