Discontentment, Serpents, Venom and Healing
Back in mid-April , during my Bible study time, the Spirit impressed upon my heart, that in my reluctance to accept and be content with my new dietary restrictions because of my intestinal dysmotility and gastropareses, I was essentially being like the Israelites in Num 11 & 21. Not only does this medical issue cause me a limited diet, or else face painful consequences. It also requires new habits, like walking. A lot. Like 4-5 miles a day to help food move through my system. My walking pad that I purchased in January bit the dust, so it's back to walking outside, in this oppressive heat. Much like the dessert the Israelites wandered, I'm sure. I've recently began listening to Billy Graham sermons as I walk and today one of his sermons was on accountability and what transpired in Genesis 3. As I listened, the Spirit again impressed on my heart that Eve's sin was discontentment. She was in paradise. She could eat of any tree but that of the tree of the knowledge o...