After working in emergency medicine
in the field for a few years, one begins to obtain finesse in handling various
patients. Focusing on equipment and gear can often leave you wondering why the
patient deteriorates. Some patients don’t get better no matter what you do.
Then there was the lady patient a friend treated years ago. She was having
difficulty breathing. He’d done all the correct things; establishing oxygen
flow, inquiring about allergies and medicine taken, and listening for abnormal
lung sounds. None of which assisted her breathing.
In the process of further
examination he found that the bra strap in back was so tight he couldn’t get a
finger under it. He deftly withdrew his bandage scissors and clipped it in two.
The lady let out a huge sigh of relief and her breathing difficulties ended. To
this day, whenever he meets a female with breathing difficulty the first thing
he does is cut the bra strap.
Air movement is essential to life.
Air must come into our bodies so that air can be discharged or used for voice
communication. God tells us to speak His kingdom into this earth and shows us
how He spoke creation. Scripture encourages us to pray in the Spirit without
ceasing. Yet, when we even think about doing so, it seems impossible for us to
take in a breath required to speak those sounds. And, if you’re like Paul and
your habit is to pray more than others, it isn’t easy to skip the appointed
time because of the lack of air in your lungs.
God gives nine examples in Genesis
of how speaking creates results. But speaking without His power creates neither
results nor improvement. Some time ago I realized that in all the instances of
Jesus’ healing ministry, it required a) the gospel, b) the spoken word of
healing and c) the act of faith by the one being healed. Can you wonder if the
man lowered through the roof would have been healed if he hadn’t gotten up off
that mat? Or if the man who was told to dip seven times in the Jordan had never
done that? Or if poor blind Bartimaeus hadn’t walked down the road?
Is something bothering you? Use
your words to change it, and step out in faith. It’s God’s way.
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