It's been a while since I posted. My husband has been hospitalized with a serious form of pneumonia, and irregular heartbeat, and sepsis. When we took him in he was just starting to go into septic shock. Thank God he got there in time. The doctor's quick thinking, the ambulance driver who noticed the bp shock, and the ER personnel who did the right thing quickly really helped keep him from being any worse than he was. He spent 5 days in ICU and then more time in the intermediate care unit.
What he and I have been marvelling at is how quickly the infection came on him. He was the doctor's office for a routine blood pressure check on Wed. The doctor took all his vitals and said "see you in 6 months". The next day he had a fever and three days later we were in the ER.
I've been thinking how infection sets in when it comes to our minds. In my walk with Christ, I must guard against the infections that the enemy would introduce. If I am not careful I can be praising God one moment and the next I'm off thinking ill of someone or listening to gossip or entertaining thoughts that I have no business entertaining.
That is why we must guard our hearts and minds and keep ourselves surrounded with a wall of doctrine. Infections can spread throughout our systems and wreak havoc in much the same way an infection can get into the body. As members of the Body of Christ infections can weaken and harm our fellowship.
What's the antidote? The Word of God.
What he and I have been marvelling at is how quickly the infection came on him. He was the doctor's office for a routine blood pressure check on Wed. The doctor took all his vitals and said "see you in 6 months". The next day he had a fever and three days later we were in the ER.
I've been thinking how infection sets in when it comes to our minds. In my walk with Christ, I must guard against the infections that the enemy would introduce. If I am not careful I can be praising God one moment and the next I'm off thinking ill of someone or listening to gossip or entertaining thoughts that I have no business entertaining.
That is why we must guard our hearts and minds and keep ourselves surrounded with a wall of doctrine. Infections can spread throughout our systems and wreak havoc in much the same way an infection can get into the body. As members of the Body of Christ infections can weaken and harm our fellowship.
What's the antidote? The Word of God.