Are You Sick?

I'm very sensitive to smells. My parents think its hilarious that I can pick up on any scent when I come home to visit. So you can imagine how horrible it is to have a stuffy nose right now.

I just hate being sick. I wanna lay around and sulk in self-pity. But this morning was different than times before. It is my second day of being sick, and I can tell that I haven't even hit the worst stages of the common cold. My dad tried to wake me up three different times. I whined, complained and told him to leave me alone. I wanted to sleep away my sorrows. I didn't care if I was being mean because I wanted to feel sorry for myself being sick. And even though I hated feeling gross, it was as if I was okay with it.

I then realized this is what we do this with God. We are sick. Here Daddy comes in to help us and we don't want it.

"Can I get you any medicine hunny?"
Us: "NO!"
"Well what can I do for you?"
Us: "Leave me alone! I can be sick on my own!"
"Okay. Well I'm leaving this medicine right here. Oh, and a glass of water. Take it immediately."

So we lay there. We roll around. We moan and groan. It is just too much work to take that medicine, isn't it? Of course not! We are just being stubborn.

God gives us prayer to get through times we can't handle on our own. He gives us His Word. Christian friends and others who can help.

Stop being stubborn and take your medicine! You need it to get better!