PrintIs That You, Lord? (1)
The other morning something happened that I need to journal and explore.
For some time now I have been trying to clarify just what is my relationship to the Parkinson's Disease in my body – a condition with which I was first diagnosed almost 8 years ago and which has its own ways of reminding me of its increasing & seemingly irresistible influence each and every day 24/7.
a. Is it an enemy to be resisted with the weapons of medication etc.?
b. Is it more of a nuisance to be ignored as though it were not there & maybe it will go away?
c. Is it a companion (even a friend) sent to be some kind of blessing thus bringing ultimate glory to God?
Well, the other morning I woke with this strange scenario in my heart and mind. I thought of myself as the Captain of a 747 Airliner. My aircraft was full of passengers. But my aircraft had been hijacked by a lone passenger. His name was Parkinson. It wasn't a dream because I wasn't asleep. It wasn't a vision because I wasn't properly awake.
Whatever, I did have a strong sense that this scenario was not simply the product of an over-stimulated mind. Its origin was outside of myself. I just intuitively knew it was the Lord.That's all I can say.
So I just lay quietly hoping that, if it truly was the Lord, He would further unfold the meaning and message of the 'picture' (or whatever the correct term might be). Some things did come into focus. I need to ponder them some more and begin to record them in my log book over the coming days.
