Preach it, sister. I had a Christian phase at one point and I also heard that 'give up meds and embrace Jesus' speech a lot. Multiple times it even made me feel so guilty, that I quit my meds cold turkey and had a psychotic relapse as a result. I feel that Jesus *does* heal and can help, but there's also no shame in needing the help of meds as well
I’m a Christian with bipolar disorder. Just like you, medication has saved my life several times. I thank Jesus for the medical advances and knowledge that He gives humans to develop medications and treatments for physical AND mental illnesses. You are so correct that this thinking that being on medication or “not being healed” because of a lack of faith is ridiculous. Even Paul mentioned a “thorn” that he asked God to remove on multiple occasions but that remained with him.
And Jesus DOES save, but that does not mean that we will not have suffering in life this side of heaven. He saves from eternal life away from Him. To think that once you are saved, you won’t face any challenges or illness in life is foolish. My hope is in Christ, but my hope is in eternal life with Him, not prosperity and complete healing in my life on earth. I pray that His will be done always, which is not always radical healing.
@@sf70388 amen, I see it the same way - I’m blessed to be alive at a time when I can be treated well for my illnesses, who is to say that’s not God’s work?
Tommy Nelson does a GREAT talk about Christisns using medications like antidepressants. I listened to it over and over again when I had acute clinical anxiety years ago because of the whole "Christians shouldn't take antidepressants because Jesus doesn't want you to change your brain with drugs," as if the brain isn't an organ that can get messed up like any other organ, and shouldn't be helped by medication, like any other organ coyls and should be. And don't say "sorry, Jesus," but say "thank you, Jesus," because He provided the medicine, and the folks involved in making and knowing how to prescribe it, etc. I am a Child of God, and very grateful He gave me the tools of medications when I've needed them!
As a christian myself, my take on it is, God gave us intelligence and created the world, so we can have doctors and medicine. God would probably equate not using medical resources available to throwing out books and praying to pass exams instead. That would be so funny :)
Preach it, sister. I had a Christian phase at one point and I also heard that 'give up meds and embrace Jesus' speech a lot. Multiple times it even made me feel so guilty, that I quit my meds cold turkey and had a psychotic relapse as a result.
I feel that Jesus *does* heal and can help, but there's also no shame in needing the help of meds as well
@@marraine7299 absolutely! Both can be true at the same time!
I’m a Christian with bipolar disorder. Just like you, medication has saved my life several times. I thank Jesus for the medical advances and knowledge that He gives humans to develop medications and treatments for physical AND mental illnesses. You are so correct that this thinking that being on medication or “not being healed” because of a lack of faith is ridiculous. Even Paul mentioned a “thorn” that he asked God to remove on multiple occasions but that remained with him.
And Jesus DOES save, but that does not mean that we will not have suffering in life this side of heaven. He saves from eternal life away from Him. To think that once you are saved, you won’t face any challenges or illness in life is foolish. My hope is in Christ, but my hope is in eternal life with Him, not prosperity and complete healing in my life on earth. I pray that His will be done always, which is not always radical healing.
@@sf70388 amen, I see it the same way - I’m blessed to be alive at a time when I can be treated well for my illnesses, who is to say that’s not God’s work?
Tommy Nelson does a GREAT talk about Christisns using medications like antidepressants. I listened to it over and over again when I had acute clinical anxiety years ago because of the whole "Christians shouldn't take antidepressants because Jesus doesn't want you to change your brain with drugs," as if the brain isn't an organ that can get messed up like any other organ, and shouldn't be helped by medication, like any other organ coyls and should be.
And don't say "sorry, Jesus," but say "thank you, Jesus," because He provided the medicine, and the folks involved in making and knowing how to prescribe it, etc.
I am a Child of God, and very grateful He gave me the tools of medications when I've needed them!
As a christian myself, my take on it is, God gave us intelligence and created the world, so we can have doctors and medicine. God would probably equate not using medical resources available to throwing out books and praying to pass exams instead. That would be so funny :)
Personally, as a Christian, I 100% agree with you 😅