If God Heals, Why Hospitals Full Of Christians?

Okay, calm down. This is a case of don't kill/shoot the messenger. This is NOT my QUESTION at all, but a meme posted on Facebook. I said to myself, "What the hay. Answer the question as I believe." I know. Who would even engage? A person who loves answering questions, lol. 

The meme said, " If Christians say that God can heal, why are the hospitals filled with suffering Christians?" What a question!  Many Christians would become offended and walk away or rebuke such a nasty meme even if it was on a hilarious things page. "No Christian likes for God to be mocked," they would say. The truth may be they cannot answer the question with sound reasoning. So offense shows up instead of ANSWERING A QUESTION. I know nobobdy was expecting seriousnees on a hilarious site.

1 Peter 3:15: "But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect." (NIV).

I try not to run and PRAY to be GENTLE and RESPECTFUL. I'd be honored if you prayed that for me too. So, I hope every Christian is prepared to answer some TOUGH questions about God, religion, Christianity, and Jesus during these chaotic times in America and abroad. Many are getting baptized and coming to Christ and the kindom. They have questions. Tough questions. So practice on Facebook pages lol.

As I wrote my reasons, I began to notice, the Christian faith is really Philosophy. Meditating and finding answers. My Master Degree in Religion is under, PHILOSOPHY. I was shocked too. But my answers were more philosophical than FACTUAL. Here we go. 

Christians are examples of God's word lived out on Earth. Through us, he tries to get us to examine the condition of our souls daily. People dislike God for how he has wrath and kills innocents in wars. Human suffering also makes people question God. How can there be a rational answer? It is when you look as man as an instrument of God's who willingly signed up for the assignment to be CHRISTLIKE. People see people through the Christian. Philosophical, but that's wher faith and hope live.

The primary verses for imitating Christ and acting as His ambassadors are found in the letters of the Apostle Paul. They define the Christian identity, calling believers to represent heaven's Kingdom and embody Christ's love. The Main Verses:

• Imitating Christ: 1 Corinthians 11:1 states, "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ" (NIV). Similarly, Ephesians 5:1 urges believers to, "Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children" (NIV). This concept involves living a life that reflects the character, love, and righteousness of Jesus. [1, 2, 3, 4]
• Ambassadors for Christ: 2 Corinthians 5:20 declares, "We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God" (NIV). An ambassador serves as an official representative sent by a higher authority to a foreign land, tasked with delivering the King's message of peace and reconciliation.
  
  
  The ENTIRE BIBLE reflects this and Christians are PUNISHED for WRONG ambassordorship. Back to sick and Christians dying painful death. We all have the promise of death regardless of religion or non religion. Death matters. It changes the person, the more suffering either there is more blame or self reflection. Death shows the heart of the family, friends, community. Maybe the unanswered pray of healing is because viewing suffering changes people and the seemingly MARTYRED Christian whose prayers went unanswered for healing changed more lives in their death for the kingdom than while alive. Onlookers may choose the opposite and began doing things out of pain agaist God and Christianity.

Suffering also allows those who say they hate suffering to HELP end it. Christians should be all over it. But, sadly more churches show the opposite and now say vile things about them and advocate to let them die. God's grace is always saying CHANGE, follow the Bible's command of love. He gives a chance to be better constantly sometimes close, right in our faces, and we mostly fail. The instrument malfunctions at times. 

So, the meme asked something PROFOUND. Something Philosophers meditate about day and night, search for answers no matter how many years, knowing there IS an answer. If God said it, why doesn't it happen for EVERY Christian? Can there be a logical reason for the belief found in the Bible? They would meditate day and night for an answer, search for years. Luckily, it's ALL in the pages of the Bible, but people CHOOSE what they read and INTERPRET it by personal experience as we do all other things in life. God isn't confusing. People are. They LAY the Bible on THEMSELVES, instead of layig the Bible on themselves. YOU on GOD, not God on you. This is an one on one growth in Christianity. Not OUTSIDE of Christianity.

The Book of Job explains that God gets a person's attention primarily through dreams and adversity. When people ignore subtle guidance, God uses these methods to warn them, correct their pride, and save them from making destructive mistakes. The specific ways God speaks are outlined mainly by Job’s friend Elihu in chapters 33 and 36.

In Job 33, a young man named Elihu explains that God speaks "once, yes twice" to get a person's attention and keep them from pride. The specific "three ways" he outlines—including literally putting a person on their back with sickness—are detailed below: 

1. Dreams and Night Visions. God speaks when a person is resting and less distracted. 

• The Bible says: "In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men... Then He opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction" (Job 33:15–16).
• The Purpose: To turn people away from bad behavior and hide pride from them. 

2. Physical Affliction (Putting Them on Their Back)

If the first method fails, God uses severe illness—pain that keeps a person "chastened... on his bed"—to force them to stop and consider their ways.

• The Purpose: To humble individuals and prevent their souls from going to the "pit" (death). 

3. A Divine Messenger (Mediator)

Finally, God may use an angel or messenger to guide a person toward righteousness, leading to restoration and grace, as noted in Job 33:29-30. Ths may be the ULTIMATE answer, a biblical ANSWER, not philosophically.

I know the person probably didn't want any SERIOUSNESS on his FUN page. I guess I'm that person, but I did laugh. I can't help I'm serious. I didn't write Scriptures or anything this long. That's why I'm writting about it here. But that is a LOGICAL question many people have. That's why "healing" is funny to non Christians, new in Christ, and the babes in Christ no matter how long they have been saved. I hope people at least do like the philosophers do. Meditate, seek truth, and go to the source of the BELIEF, the BIBLE and search how can any one believe in praying for healing. Not selected verses, but the Bible.

FAITH is one part of the armor of God Christians put on for battle which we are i every day where God asks us to TRUST him with EVERYTHING because he WANTS GOOD for Christians. It is the SHEILD, it PROTECTS from the enemies arrows. Enemies are those in Satan's army. We don't get to say who they are, but we have faith in God that they are real and our FAITH in Him and His word, unseen are TRUE. 

 

Demon Slayers

There's a meme on Facebook saying "It's terrible when you realize you are the same age as old people." After celebrating a milestone birthday, I reflected on my life thus far and realized I'm a much better person now than when I first considered myself GROWN.

I have told my husband several times that I hope I'm different every decade of my life. Being alive means constant learning and growth. And it's true. If I look back, my foundational beliefs pretty much stayed the same, my worldview changed somewhat, but my core values in religios philosophies remained pretty much the same. That was the MAGIC or BUZZ word - RELIGION, wasn't it?.

Living a holy life, required in Chrisianity, is easier said than done. Sins known about can prove difficult to quit cold turkey and you hear a lot of Christians saying, "I'm a work in progress. The Lord ain't finished with me yet." Our change comes with time and a lot of failing.

People long to be WISE like the gray headed, wrinkled, filled with a lifetime of experiences, old man/woman. They not only have wise answers, they seem angelic, like they never did anything bad. This is more than likely far from the truth. They slayed a lot of personal DEMONS to get to where they are - serene and loving. They slayed lying, fornication, unforgiveness, hateful heart, foul mouth, cheating, stealing even small things like from work, and other PRIVATE demons. Grandma and grandpa did some killing to be who they are now.

When we look back at who we were in comparison to ourselves now, this latest version is probably a good place to land. But no one knows your private demons, the ones not dared to be spoken have been VANQUISHED out of necessity for peace. Our sins are enjoyable or torturous, but designed to cause pain in the long run. There is always a precious sin the Christian does not offer up to God to be over come, they still ENJOY or use it as a CRUTCH in some way. A person may even INFORM God they need more time on THIS sin. And, if they live long enough, they do give up or SLAY that sin because they have grown TIRED of its consequences. They HAD to for their own peace in their own life.

And ,'Tah Dah," you have a sinless heaven bound old person. No one saw the battles they fought about something more than likely enjoyable - for a while. It may be their slow inevitable march towards death that makes them dislike sin, but eventually it happens. The old heads say, "They finally SETTLED down." The march has begun.

Most people burn out at being themselves. Nice people get tired of being nice. Givers get tired of giving. So, I guess sinners get tired of sinning. They like being washed as clean as snow and know they are acting brand new. Through the years they faced and killed their demons and now enjoy the quietness of life, or at least they look like they enjoy their quiet life. People tend to only remember the changed good person. Why not? The elderly's bad behavior was decades ago and BEFORE social media.

So, yes the oldest generation should be lauded for their wisdom and their victories over their demons big and small. Love them with or without their baggage. Side note, the worse they were, the more demons they slayed, and the WISER they are. Love you grandma and grandpa, you did your work.

Blessed Is the Peacemaker

Today, February 18,2025, President Trump spoke about the war between Russia and Ukraine and their absence in a meeting held by Russia and the United States to discuss ending the war. Trump said, “But today I heard, ‘Oh, well we [Ukraine] weren’t invited.’ Well, you’ve been there for three years,” Trump continued. “You should’ve ended it in three years. You should have never started it. You could have made a deal. I could have made a deal for Ukraine that would have given them almost all of the land, and no people would have been killed, and no city would have been demolished and not one dome would have been knocked down. But they chose not to do it that way.” I just had to write a blog about this.

"Blessed is the peacemaker." If you are not familiar with these words when grouped together, it's okay. If you watched Donald Trump inauguration as the 47th president these words may ring a bell. “My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier,” President Donald Trump promised the American public in his inaugural address. I myself know this grouping of words from the Christian Bible and they are part of the BEATITUDES. It is number seven out of eight.

The Beatitudes are a series of blessings from the Bible that appears in Matthew 5:1-12. Jesus said these blessings during the Sermon on the Mount.

• "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven"
• "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted" 
• "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth" 
• "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled" 
• "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy" 
• "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God" 
• "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" 
• "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness"

When reading the words they seem simple and direct; it's a good thing to be a peacemaker with the reward of being called a child of God. People want peace. But what kind of peace? But with most of the Bible there are levels to understanding to what words and verses means. There is the surface meaning and there is a deeper meaning. For those who do a study of the words, more understanding is obtained.

Take the word PEACE in the Bible. In Hebrew, which the Old Testament is written, the root of peace is slm, which means "to be complete" or "to be sound." The verb conveys both a dynamic and a static meaning" to be complete or whole" or "to live well." The noun had many nuances, but can be grouped into four categories: (1) salom as wholeness of life or body (i.e., health); (2) salom as right relationship or harmony between two parties or people, often established by a covenant (see "covenant of peace" in Num 25:12-13; Isa 54:10; Ezek 34:25-26 and, when related to Yahweh, the covenant was renewed or maintained with a "peace offering"; (3) salom as prosperity, success, or fulfillment (see Lev 26:3-9); and (4) salom as victory over one's enemies or absence of war. Salom was used in both greetings and farewells. It was meant to act as a blessing on the one to whom it was spoken: "May your life be filled with health, prosperity, and victory." As an adjective, it expressed completeness and safety.

This is not how peace is interpreted in modern day English. In the New Testament, The Greek word for "peace" is eirēnē (ay-RAY-nay). It can have multiple meanings, including the absence of war, the state of well-being, and tranquil state of the soul. In the Beatitudes, when Jesus says "peace," he is referring to a deeper concept than just the absence of conflict; it means a state of wholeness, completeness, and well-being, often described by the Hebrew word "Shalom," which signifies a positive harmony and right relationship with God and others, going beyond mere tranquility to include prosperity and fulfillment. 

The word PEACE is used and should be understood to mean complete, whole, and well.

Do Trump want people to be complete, whole, and well?

What about the word BLESSED. Has the meaning of this word also changed in our modern language? 

The word BLESSED as it is used in the New Testament, literally means “happy, fortunate, blissful." Surprised? Most people understand the word blessed to mean to GET a blessing. If you are a peacemaker, you will get blessings from heaven. But here the word blessed is not a material blessing but a sense of being, happy.

Of course, the word peacemaker is direct. In the Beatitudes, "peacemakers" refers to people who work to bring peace to OTHERS. The idea of bringing peace to others is not conditional on the person ensuring peace receive a quid pro quo.

After a breakdown of each word's original meaning, we can come to understand the grouping of words to mean, "Happy are those who help to make others complete, whole, and well for they shall be called a child of God." Helping others to be well causes blissfulness.

In our day and age, it would seem the opposite. People seem to get pleasure from causing the misfortunes of others. We live in an era where there are SCAM alerts for almost everything. Scams do not bring or cause well-being. There was even a scam warning for Valentine's Day where promising admirers were out to woo you and your money apart.

In psychology, "being whole" means to be fully integrated and accepting of all aspects of oneself, including thoughts, emotions, experiences, and behaviors, essentially experiencing a sense of completeness and self-awareness without suppressing or disowning any significant part of your identity; it often involves embracing both positive and negative aspects of yourself and having a healthy connection between mind and body. The key word is HEALTHY. A healthy outlook about who you are.

The Bible also tells you to embrace who you are suggesting you should be proud of who you are. The Bible verse "fearfully and wonderfully made" appears in Psalm 139:14. The full verse reads, "I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. The Psalmist is saying he knows God made him just the way he should be. His existence, his makeup, was not a mistake. Who he is cannot be not WRONG.

The Bible, it appears, takes into account that we are ALL different but wonderful. That our differences are not to be looked down upon but accepted as a good thing. Each and every person is a work of art and should be treated as such. We ALL are God's handiwork.

I believe it would be a great legacy for Donald Trump to be known as a PEACEMAKER as far as it concerns the Bible. It would be wonderful to see him helping people to become complete, whole, and well in accepting their own uniqueness. For him to be known as a president who made everyone feel their specialness would be a legacy on par with President Jimmy Carter's. He would be helping others to accept themselves and to accept others even if they are different. We would be complete, whole, well, healthy Americans. This in turn would make Donald Trump a happy and blissful president.

Can you imagine, DONALD TRUMP THE PEACEMAKER? From his mouth to God's ear is all I can say.

Women for the win with WISDOM

If you haven't heard you will hear WOMEN WERE PIVOTAL IN DEMOCRATIC WINS NOVEMBER 4, 2025. It comes as no shock to me. Women have always been front and center in the shaping of America in religion and politics. It did not go without notice that WHITE women threw their vote to Trump in 2024 to the disappointment of women in general, especially Black women.

I saw it coming and watched it happen. As election day grew closer, the more religion and biblical Scripture began to be used against women LEADING a country and in essence MEN. Anti-woman rhetoric was done with Hillary Clinton during her bid for the presidency and to Kamala Harris. Women did not VOTE for qualified women for president.

Now as hunger is gripping households with young children due to government shutdown and the stoppage of SNAP benefits and ICE snatching young and old alike off the streets, women's hearts are being tugged at. Is it too little too late? Women turned out on election day electing the first woman governer of Virginia, Abigail Spanberger and a woman governer of New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill. The fear of women LEADING seems not to be an issue during suffering.

For now, women voters care more about the ISSUES facing their ability to have comfortable daily lives which Trump has made nearly impossible for Americans since taking office. Will women continue to vote for a better life for Americans or will they return to ONLY a man can govern America. America NEEDS a WISE president to dig us out of this Trump mess. Has America forgotten the IMPORTANCE of women and wisdom?

Have you noticed WISDOM is called a 'she', JUSTICE is called a lady, and LIBERTY is also a lady. Have you ever wondered why their should be a separation of Church and state? I have written over and over again that the Christian Bible only applies to those who have CHOSEN to be Christians. The Bible is not instructions for running the government. When Christians try to impose Christianity on the masses, there is always a danger and Donald Trump is the manifestation of THAT danger. Trump favors the uneducated and the Democrats need the WISE who just may be the woman voter and elected official.

There are quiet whispers referring to Scriptures in the Bible that a man is to be head of the Christian household, to lead women. They are right. The Bible does say a man is the head of HIS HOUSEHOLD, not head over EVERY woman he encounters. Ephesians 5:23 states that "For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior." This passage of Scripture has always been pulled out and dusted off whenever there is an argument, women are not supposed to lead men. Those who do not study their Bible often mislead others WITH false interpretation of Scriptures. "Study to rightly divide the word of truth" is a phrase from the Bible, 2 Timothy 2:15.

Have you been struggling to make sense of the sometimes-senseless world we live in? Where truth is whatever, an individual decides to call truth. Are you losing faith in family, friends, employer, and government to do what is right and decent by you and others? Are you feeling all of the options for safety and security, once the standards in life, have been trampled upon by those in power or with money? Where does a person go for comfort when life has become a struggle to navigate? Being WISE can be your answer. You will be surprised to know what wisdom really means and how so few possess it.

From a very young age to the present, there is a verse in the Bible I have always prayed, which centers around WISDOM. Proverbs 3:16-18 "Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed."

The reason I pray for WISDOM is because of what this passage says in the Bible also: James 1:5-8 "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind."

This prayer is such a part of my life that I have the words tattooed on my palms. My right palm has long life in it and my left palm has riches and honor in it. The back of my right hand has Proverbs 3:16 on it. If you have ever gotten your palms tattooed, you know it has tons of nerves and is a painful tattoo to get there. But, the verse is such a part of me, until I braved the pain. Because the hands are used so much and washed often, I will need to have frequent touch ups of this tattoo. 

Wisdom is the ability to use information, truths, and/or facts you know to MAKE wise choices and decisions. To know WHEN to make those choices and decisions. Wisdom takes courage and can even be an isolating character trait. But for those who use wisdom they will, in the long run, be blessed and have peace. Wisdom also lets the person who holds to her that peace comes from within.

As a young girl I noticed wisdom was refered to as a SHE. This really fascinated me. Why is wisdom referred to as a "she?" I invite you now on an exercise of the mind. To go where many church leaders have not taken you.

Wisdom is an important concept in the Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures. Wisdom is also described as more than a good quality. She is a personified heavenly female power. Most of the Wisdom books that portray her as a personified deity are only present in the canon of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox church. For Protestants they are part of the Apocrypha. These books are the Wisdom of Solomon, Ben Sirach and, to a lesser extent, Baruch, which were all written before the birth of Jesus. 

In Proverbs 8, Wisdom describes her role in the creation of the world. At one point, in verses 22-25 (all quotes from RSV), she says,“The LORD created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water.” If Wisdom is “created” or “acquired” by Yahweh “in the beginning” this might indicate her secondary rank.She tells us she was “created” “before the beginning of the earth” and “brought forth.” The word translated as “created” also means “acquire.” For example, it is used when Boaz made Ruth his wife (Ruth 10:5, 10) which gives it another profound meaning here.

A couple verses later in 29-30 she continues, “… when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside him, like a master workman; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the sons of men.” Lady Wisdom was “beside” Yahweh,” and rejoicing “before him.”

In the last section of chapter 8, verses 32-36, Wisdom says about herself, "And now, my sons, listen to me: happy are those who keep my ways. Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Happy is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. For he who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD; but he who misses me injures himself; all who hate me love death.”

Genesis 1:26-27 also confirms that at the creation of Mankind Yahweh speaks to another divine being. Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” (Many believe God was speaking to Jesus in this verse, but the earlier paragraph indicates wisdom was present at creation). So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. If it is considered heretical for Wisdom to be a divine being, we should remember that angels and cherubim are present in the Bible as heavenly entities. It does not mean they are minor gods contesting monotheism. Lady Wisdom – A divine feminine entity ignored in Christianity | Marianne Widmalm | The Blogs (timesofisrael.com)

If you have noticed, a large amount of my writing centers around the role of women in Christianity. My book, When Will Eve Be Forgiven?, looks at some teachings about women which I believe are due further research (Bible study). I am not introducing a new concept of the role of women in the Bible, but, looking at the interpretation of Scripture by many who may not have looked at the verses in its original language.

There is never a need to argue or fight about the Bible and its content. Acting out of love goes against the philosophy and teaching of the Bible. I only encourage studying the Bible for yourself. Some people feel if they question any understanding of the Bible, they are being sinful. That is far from true and if anyone makes you believe that or feel that way, they are being abusive towards you. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman who needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth, 2 Timothy 2:15.

To say Wisdom is a goddess is not a step I'm willing to take. She is just another one of God's creations given an assignment. The Bible speaks about other gods and those gods have power also. The church nails home that we are not to worship other gods and I am all for that. But there was also something I noticed as a young girl reading the Bible. God said not to have any other god BEFORE him. "Thou shall not have no other gods before me. Other gods are acknowledged as having powers also. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers unpon the children unto the THIRD and FOURTH generation of them that hate me," Exodus 20:3-5.

Personally, I have understood the word "before" here as referring to rank – that is, you may not consider any other god to be more valuable/worthy than the one true God. The preposition "before" here (עַל־ al: Strong's #5921) is a simple preposition, and simply means upon, over, above, on (e.g. Genesis 1:2; Leviticus 9:7; 18:30) toward, about (Exodus 18:13), against (Exodus 17:3) beside(s) (Genesis 15:27), before (the passage in quesiton); on account of, because of, for this reason (Genesis 2:24; Exodus 15:23; 18:9), among other synonymic meanings, being used to specify position of something, often in relation to something else (originating from a verb עָלָה alah describing movement). So no, it cannot be taken to denote a 'higer rank', and is never used to that effect in the rest of the Hebrew Bible.

Other scholars believe "before" me means in his sight, where he can see. Since God sees everything, it is not possible to have any other god secretly. 

In times when things are not going the way they should and chaos reigns, there has to be something to hold onto. Hold onto wisdom. Know truths and facts and use them to guide you to make right choices. It is so easy to say the good guy never wins and join in on doing wrong or just giving up. But wisdom offers you hope and for peace. At the end of the day, no matter what others are doing, you are left with you. Your decisions and choices are what YOU have to live with, and those choices affect others. There is power in WISDOM.

How ca you tell if a person is wise? Proverbs 9:8, But correct a wise man, and he will love you. ISV. Don't rebuke a mocker or he will hate you. Rebuke a wise person, and he will love you. There are two choices for president. One of which has not been convicted of crimes, yet there are thousands of people choosing to support a criminal. All efforts to point out the flaws of that candidate falls on closed eyes and ears. One candidate for president offers hope and peace in the same way wisdom does. Who will the wise choose?

I hope you found this as fascinating as I did when I was a child. I hope it sparks the studier in you to take a closer look at some of your favorite and faith held Bible verses. In this same vein of why so many things are refered to as a woman, I will be looking at why justice is a she.