Recently my keep-my-daughter-healthy mother sent me some multi-vitamins after I had a bout of the flu and a cold in less than a month. Mothers tend to worry about their children and my mother is no exception. So, she sent me some mega multi-vitamins in an effort to help build my immune system. These are no ordinary Flintstone vitamins. Why can't I be a kid again? Anyways... Where to begin in describing these pills? They are pills that you would give a horse. No... They are pills that you would feed an elephant. They are large and in charge pills. What do I mean by large and in charge? Well... THESE pills have the ability to make you choke on cue. They will make you sick to your stomach if you have not consumed the right amount of food beforehand. My mouth is dry now just thinking about the vitamin.
You may be thinking that I am over-exaggerating about the difficulty of swallowing these vitamins. I have always had a pill complex. When I was in elementary school, Mrs. Tina our school secretary would dissolve Tylenol in a plastic cup for me. I would rather taste the awful taste of dissolved Tylenol for a brief second, than gag down a pill. My mother constantly tried to teach me how to swallow pills, but my whole life I have never been too fond of large pills. I finally got to a point where I could handle Tylenol and other small pills. On the other hand, larger pills have always been a process for me.
This is the process I go through each time I take the MVP (Massive Vitamin Pill). Step 1. Open Bottle. Step 2. Fill a LARGE glass of water. A small glass will not suffice. Step 3. Take a deep breath. Step 4. Contemplate whether I want to take this pill or not. Step 5. Decide that I need to take the pill. Step 6. Think about where to place the pill in my mouth. Options include: In the front of my mouth. If I place the pill in the front, I run the risk of the pill twisting on its way to my throat and choking its way down my throat. I could place it in the back of my mouth. This position almost always ensures that I will choke it down as well. A risk I am not willing to take. You would think otherwise, but NO! MVP is best placed in the middle of my mouth. Step 6. Take a deep breath. Step 7. Relax and don't think about repercussions of swallowing the pill. Step 8. Place pill in mouth. Step 9. Swallow. Step 10. Drink water to ensure the pill is not stuck in my throat. Phew. Task Accomplished.
Recently I have had people come to me for advice or to chat about problems they are encountering in their life. I find it strange when they tell me that they have "Peace From the Lord" about reacting in a certain way to the situation when their reaction or the situation that they are placed in is completely unbiblical. I think we must be warned in using the phrase "I have a peace from the Lord." Do you really have a peace? How do you know? I think sometimes our "peace" is how WE want the situation to play out and not how the Lord desires.
Let me clarify here.
A friend walks up to you and says, "I am going to kill my neighbor. She is loud. She trespasses on my land. She has curly hair and I don't like curly hair. God has given me a peace about this. He assured me that it was her time to die. I have a peace. I am going to murder my neighbor." Absurd isn't it? You would probably respond with. "God didn't tell you to do that." You would be correct in your response, because the statement your friend made is completely unbiblical. God is not going to command us or give us a peace to do something that is not in line with His scripture. Be warned 2 Timothy 4:3-4 says, "For the time is coming when people will endure sound teaching, but have itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths." I am afraid we might be beginning to have "itching ears". Our "itching ears" want our Pastors, Sunday School teachers, and friends to tell us that what we are doing is right. Be Warned!
Make sure the next time you say, "I have a peace from the Lord", that your peace is Biblical and follows scripture. "The end of the matter, all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil." Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Tough pill to swallow huh? Our hearts and thoughts are deceitful. Trust and Obey. There is no other way! Pour yourself into scripture to make sure all of your actions align with scripture, "For the end of the matter, all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgement, with every secret thing, whether good or evil." Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (*Repeated for emphasis)
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