Or what about the time Erik and I ate those juicy, plump, polish hot-dogs from the race track vendor the night before our wedding anniversary?! The entire next day... we celebrated our wonderful years of marriage throwing up over a toilet bowl from food poisoning!
And then there was the event where my nephew was poisoned from drinking bad, stagnant water in Peru and ended up with high fevers, weight loss and not keeping any food down for days.
I surely remember the adventure of being in terrible labor for 30+ hours with my first child and encountered the worst case of nausea I have ever experienced in my life! I never knew vomiting could feel so bad!
So now that you have a nicely painted picture in your head about vomit...let me continue. Even though barfing is not fun, nor does it leave the most pleasant after-taste in one's mouth...the best part of throwing up is when it's over! After Aspen threw up in the truck during our long drive to the mountains, she simply stated to us, "I feel sooooo much better now. I am not sick anymore"! News Flash to Rachel! God is teaching me yet another life lesson! And... it's from my hand being covered in my daughter's vomit! Here are my cliff notes I became aware of recently:
Vomit is the body's way of letting something go...that needs to go! It's trying to get rid of toxins. It's trying to create space in the upset tummy. It's wanting to get clean again. It's the body saying, "Give me a break, would ya"! Once the body has rid itself of the poison, germs, toxins...it begins to heal. And once healing takes place, the body can return to normal once again.
Sometimes I fill my life with toxins! I don't mean drugs or cigarettes. The toxins I am referring too, are not tangible objects or substances. The toxins I ingest are not seen. They begin in my mind. The ugly toxins that bring harm to my life and seek to destroy me are the thoughts that I allow to dwell upon. They can be doubt, fear, anxiety, people-pleasing, impatience, and lack of faith. I bring these thoughts into my mind, digest them and become spiritually sick by them. Sometimes, I choose to let them control me, take over me, win the battle and poison me. Instead of listening to the warning signs of feeling sick, I keep stuffing myself with more toxins. I fall deeper into the danger zone. I focus my thoughts on me. me. me. instead of God. God. God.
Toxins can come in many forms. Some are easy to see. Others are hidden. Some are the obvious ones like drugs or alcoholism. Toxins can be bitterness towards someone who has hurt us. Toxins can be living life to please others, instead of being who God made us to be. Toxins can be constantly putting ourselves in unhealthy relationships. Toxins can be reading romance novels and secretly wanting the life of the princess; swept away by the prince, and being envious. Toxins can be sitting in front of the computer and becoming numb to those in need around us. Toxins can be racking up debt to buy the new cars, houses, clothes or furniture. Toxins are the things that consume our heart, mind and soul. Toxins can lead to a slow, painful spiritual death. They put us first and others last. So when we feel the fever coming...or the gag reflex....or the feeling in the pit of our stomach...let it go! Don't stuff more toxins in. Throw up! Confess them! Lose them! Get rid of the yucky toxins that are eating away at our soul, robbing us of living life to the fullest!
Psalm 30:2
"LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me".
Psalm 103: 2-4
"Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies..."
And forget not all His benefits:
Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies..."
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