I was pondering mold the other day – it and I do not have a good working relationship. It’s a nasty fungus that grows in the dark and has been harboring in my body for years. I am becoming quite the expert on mold, not by choice but by necessity. Even though it’s been hiding inside of me for decades it has finally been brought out into the light and deposed.
For years I have treated my body well, feeding it good nutritious food and vitamins yet I was always fatigued and could rarely sleep without medication. I’ve been to countless doctors, both mainstream medical, homeopathic, osteopathic; I have tried naturopathic docs, chiropractors, acupuncture and sleep specialists. Numerous times I would hear the phrase,
You are a most unusual case…
Concurrently with all this I had prayed for myself, for wisdom in finding help. I was prayed over by other people but nothing seemed to help my body regain energy.
Until… through a series of seemingly random events I discovered that my body was harboring molds – many strains of the toxic stuff: Aflatoxin, Ochratoxin A, Gliotoxin along with many other nasty toxins. Finding a doctor with the knowledge of removing mold from the body was a challenge yet I was led to a detoxification specialist living in the neighboring country of Canada, not far from my home in Michigan – Zoom calls are an amazing invention.
Then I got thinking about the similarities between the darkness of mold lurking in my body and the darkness of lies lurking in our minds – lies about ourselves, others and God. Mold in our body and lies in our mind can often mimic each other.
Many lies are fed to us through unsuspecting people. They come to us from our parents, our siblings, our enemies, our teachers and ourselves. Some of them may be:
I’m too much to handle
I’m a loser
I’m not enough
I’m just a burden to my people
No one likes me (especially if they really know me)
God is disappointed in me
All I deserve are the crumbs and the leftovers
When those lies come to find a home in our mind, they play on repeat – over and over until they have carved a rut in our thoughts. When the lies we believe become louder and louder, they can sap our energy because they make us feel like we are in captivity, sitting in prison with the door locked. But, amazingly, the door can be opened simply by replacing those lies with the truth of who God says you are.
I am chosen
I am a treasured possession
I am fearfully and wonderfully made
I am the apple of God’s eye
God loves me!
Even if I fall, God will raise me up again
I am redeemed
I am forgiven
If our self talk is anything less than what
Jesus says about us, we have misunderstood the Cross.
Rebecca Richardson
Lies we believe in our mind can be just as debilitating as mold in our bodies. Ask me how I know, I’ve experienced both. Many years ago I learned to detox my mind by believing who Christ says I am. It was not an overnight renewal, but slowly and surely I was able to believe and live as if God really sees me as his treasured possession. Now – since I’ve discovered my body’s enemy – I am going through yet another detox.
This detox takes time and patience – it is not instantaneous. I’ve been told it will take up to 18 months to clean out all those toxins. But my energy is back, I’m sleeping better than I have in years and I am able to walk and be off the couch, instead of the 4 to 5 hours a day I used to spend resting.
Thanks be to God for his amazing gift of healing on so many levels!
I’m so happy for you Shari that you found the root of what is going on. May God bless you with complete and lasting healing. What a wonderful analogy! Thank you for this truth and life lesson 😊
Thank you for sharing in my joy, Chris! Jesus is so amazing, even in those dark times he brings jewels. And I thank you for the daily prayers you have been posting – so good!
As always, Shari, you have reminded me and your readers of essential truths that we as daughters of the King need to rest in. Thank you. Rejoicing to know you are feeling so much better!
Yes, it has been incredible! But through all those years on the couch, the Lord has been teaching me to trust Him more and more.
I’m so happy that you’ve finally gotten such long awaited answers! I also know you found purpose in praying from a horizontal time of rest. Blessing to you Shari! 🌸
Thanks, Connie, my years on the couch were not wasted, but I’m rejoicing to be able to be up and around!
Very relieved to see the June entry on your blog. I was getting concerned since I look forward each month to discovering what words of wisdom God has inspired you to write and May was gone. Now I understand why. Be patient as you walk through the detox process and do not get discouraged because it seems to be taking so long. God is still answering our prayers in so many different ways and for that I’m grateful.
Thank you for the encouragement, Harriet – so good to hear from you!
Amazing progress! May God bless your journey to complete healing!
Thank you, Sharon, God always has and is blessing me immensely:)
I am happy for you, that you have determined the cause of your health issues. I enjoyed your analogy of mold in our bodies and lies in our minds can mimic each other. It is very insightful. God bless you and your family.
Thanks, Doug, it has been so amazing to find out how much mold affects our bodies, and lies our minds. God has been so good throughout the years, and I pray for Him to bless you and your family as well.