Need a Doctor?

You know how some people hate to go to the doctor

Even though the doctor is the one that helps them feel better

Why is that?

It might be because, when they were young, they linked the doctor with getting shots

They may still have fear that they themselves don’t really understand

But now that they’re older, they might think that the doctor is going to tell them to do something that they don’t want to do

Or they might think that the doctor will tell them things that they already know and don’t want to hear

Any way you look at it, the doctor is the one we turn to when we get sick

And people go to the doctor for help because everyone gets sick now and again

People may think that if they’re not getting sick, they don’t need a doctor

But thinking that way just leaves them more at risk of getting sick down the road

Although, when you think about it, would we need a doctor if there was no sickness?

I mean you wouldn’t stop by his office just to say hi

Now let’s take that statement and replace doctor with God and replace sickness with pain or troubles or hurting

Would we need God if we never felt pain?

Would we need God if we never faced troubles?

Would we turn to God as often if we never found ourselves hurting?

When pain comes He knows what we’re feeling

Would we draw close to Him if we didn’t need His healing?

I’m not necessarily saying that this thought makes pain any less painful

Although it may make troubles less troubling

But God wants us to rely on Him for what we need

And would we need Him if we lived in a perfect world?