“And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith (to afflict them). I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.” (KJV Eccl. 1:13-15). Solomon realized that, despite all of his wisdom, and despite the power he had as king, he could not “straighten” what was “twisted”, he could not supply what was “lacking”.
But the more Solomon understood wisdom, and the workings of the world, the more he understood the limits of human wisdom: “And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.” (KJV Eccl. 1:17) Not only did Solomon discover that human wisdom could not solve all problems, he also learned that there were drawbacks to being wise: “For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.” (KJV Eccl. 1:18).
I have found myself driven to understand the workings of man from the inside out. Maybe because I had so many questions myself that were forever unanswered. I was one of those children who are never satisfied with the answer to “But why Mama?” So I set out on a journey to find out why! It’s been a never ending journey. Just when I feel some satisfaction and gain some understanding to life’s questions, (including my own, and those of my spouse and anyone else I take on!) I find more questions that need answers.
I’ve gone in circles beginning on a journey seeking spiritual wisdom and searching for understanding in the area of faith, miracles and what moves God to compassion to the world of business, gaining more knowledge and degrees, to the trappings of the human psyche through more study, self-reflection, therapy and more degrees, to the frailty of man’s health and well-being through self-study and life-style changes, and back again to spiritual matters this time concerning poverty of spirit in order to lay hold of the kingdom of heaven now in this life.
So…when I started blogging towards the end of 2010, I was at the stage of my journey where I was searching out the frailty of man’s health and well-being. I had read many books on health and came to the realization that certain foods could improve our health and even heal our bodies. I always knew that our health comes down to what we eat, and I had changed a lot of my eating habits towards the end of the 80’s.
But, in 2010 I began to make more life-style changes in my own eating habits….hence, all the blogging about super foods, most especially coconut oil, and vegetarian and raw foods. Not because I was obsessed about food or because I was obsessed with healthy eating but because I was determined to be in the best of health, spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically that I might give optimal service to my Lord for the rest of my days! Why? Because I owe Him everything!
In early 1997, a few months before I married Richard, my doctor diagnosed me as having a fibroid on my uterus about the size of an orange. It was pushing on my bladder, causing incontinence. I had known for some time something was wrong because I could no longer run, sneeze, or do exercises with total bladder control, and it was getting worse. She said a fibroid is not cancerous, but it cannot be removed, and left untreated, I would eventually become totally incontinent. The only solution was a hysterectomy.
I didn’t want a hysterectomy at the age of 40, and I was confident Jesus would heal me. She scheduled a sonogram for me on a Tuesday to measure the size of the fibroid and to determine whether it was one or comprised of many, really in order to determine the rate of growth.
The Sunday prior to that I went to my pastor and told him I was scheduled for tests on Tuesday and wanted special prayer. I wanted to be anointed according to scripture and have the elders and saints lay hands on me…I told no one what was wrong. They prayed just as I had asked and afterward one dear lady told me that the Lord said to her while they were praying for me not to fear what was on the right or the left, He would take care of it. She didn’t know what that meant and neither did I.
That night after the girls went to bed; I drank a quart of water, then did jumping jacks in my bedroom…no bladder leakage! Tuesday I drank a quart of water and had the sonogram. The results were back Thursday a week. The fibroid was gone but the dr. found a small cyst on my left ovary. She said that since the fibroid disappeared then she would trust that the cyst would too, and if I experienced no pain during my ovulation cycle, that was a sign that the cyst was gone as well. No more pain…and fibroid and cyst free now for 14 years! Praise Jesus! I owe Him everything!
Then, after we moved to Ireland, in the summer of 2006, I experienced unbearable pain in my thyroid and had no energy to even climb our stairs to the bedroom. After being admitted to the hospital and tests were done, and pictures were taken, etc., I was diagnosed as having a nodule on my thyroid. I was given pain meds and discharged in order to attend my graduation ceremony in Edinburgh.
Upon my return, another test was scheduled in Galway for the end of July…a nuclear medical examination that uses a radioactive iodine tracer to determine whether or not I had thyroid cancer, a tumor, hyperthyroidism or other thyroid problems. Again…I knew Jesus would heal me, so Richard and I met with another couple of like faith to pray together for my healing. The Lord spoke and said I was healed. I still had no energy and the pain continued, but I believed Him. On the tenth day following prayer I awoke to great energy and no pain. I still had the test. The dr. confirmed after viewing the scan that the nodule was gone and everything was normal! Praise Jesus! I owe Him everything!
Jesus demonstrated His ability to “straighten” what is “twisted” when He straightened the crippled woman who had been bent over for 18 years (Luke 13:11-17), and when He straightened a man’s withered hand so that it was completely restored (Matt. 12:10-13). Jesus has demonstrated that he can supply what is “lacking” through the lives of countless millions who have come to Him for fulfilment. He promised the woman at the well: “Whosever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. (KJV John 4:13-14).
So…for those of you who follow my blog, this is my disclaimer…I can’t promise what kind of “Food 4 Thought I may present in 2012 because I am on a journey that has many twists and turns, but I can promise you this…it’s never boring!
I think I’ll start planning NOW…just kidding!
How to make these beans more flavourful and keep it NO POINTS? Add a tablespoon of French’s mustard! Yummy! 
