I know - I'm so behind in my updating! So, Friday I went to the doctor....the, er, "woman doctor." Ugh. If you've read my blog, you know I've been experiencing some medical issues I guess you'd call them. I really went into the appointment on some level excited (not in a weird way) because I felt I would walk away with an answer...finally! Unfortunately, that didn't happen. The answer I received was - there's nothing we can do or you can get bariatric surgery. Really, lady? THOSE are my options? Nothing else can help...? It can't possibly be anything else?
I walked away with so many more questions than answers. But, I will not accept her answer...I gave her my list of symptoms, one of which is inability to lose weight. She told me that if I just lost some weight, my symptoms would go away. What? I've spent 2 years working my butt off in an effort to lose weight and I can't. Addressing one symptom doesn't get to the root of the problem.
Sadly, I'm still in my quest to figure out what's wrong with my body, but the Lord brought to my attention that this relates to our spiritual lives. How often do we address a symptom? How often do we fail to get to the root of the problem? Are we willing to spend the time to search out and explore, through difficult or painful means to fix our heart issues?
This experience opened my eyes that not all "qualified people" know the answer. A few letters behind a person's name or their professional experience doesn't always mean they know what to do. Sometimes they give you the wrong answer. Sometimes they provide the most drastic option available. Sometimes they don't listen. Sometimes they won't spend time with you to seek out the root of the problem - they'll address a symptom. Sometimes the first answer isn't the right or best one.
