OK so...

My 'break' isn't going to be like I completely ignore the digital world. I was watching the news today and had a very strong urge to blog about it, but really, what I mean by my break is I know that in order to do the things I need to do in the next few weeks, I'm not going to be able to be on-line as much as I'd like to.

I feel bad when I don't make time every day to check my favorite blogs, but I also know I can get sucked into bloglandia and ignore the real world a little too much and right now I need to play catch-up.

So, that thing in the news I was thinking about blogging about was my reactions to news that an 11 year old girl passed away because her parents didn't take her to the doctors to treat diabetes and she was so sick for a month straight before she died, and it all was so simply medically preventable. The parents said they simply didn't have enough faith. I'm thinking sure, there is faith in people too, not just prayer to God. I'm not saying that God can't just make a miracle happen if we ask, but I do think he gives doctors wisdom and ability to heal. He is the great physician, but He isn't the ONLY physician.

I take this pretty personally. I know that there are lots of folks out there that think traditional medicine is evil or bad in some way, but I know that with all the things I deal with, I am extremely grateful for the help and care of my doctors. I pray that they will have the knowledge to help me during our visits, and that I'll have the clarity of mind to express correctly what I need to share so my doctors know my concerns and understand my issues. I trust that God allows me to deal with the diseases I do so that I have the interactions I do, and, quite honestly to express that this is a broken fallen world, and only in HIS glory will we be free of ailments and issues. So long as I'm on this sinful rock I'll have to deal with something. I'm OK with that. I pray God uses me.

So my heart aches that this young girl lost her life because her parents couldn't trust medicine and doctors and limited the girls treatment to only prayer. I am amazed and grateful for all the people who know me in real life, and only in bloglandia who pray for me simply because I express my health issues. But I know that isn't the only way to treat things. The power of prayer truly is amazing, I don't deny that at all, but things like this just make me think about the fleck and the plank that Christ spoke about. Sometimes things are as simple as removing the physical issues. Just make a step to do something. I guess, not everything is to only be treated with prayer.

I don't want to offend someone who refuses medical treatment, and I am amazed that there are those who only want to put their faith in God. I admire that, and in a lot of instances I'm sure it's just as well, but as someone who knows that my life is better not just through prayer, but medical treatment, it just feels limiting, and I never want to limit God. If I'm called to take pills and this is something God wants me to go through in this life, I have to trust He has a reason for that.

I'm sure I'm going in circles, it's 2:30 in the morning and I'm mostly asleep, but I wanted to get these things out of my head.

Good morning/goodnight my blog friends!