3 Tips To Recover From Spiritual Sickness (Pt. 1)

Hey everyone! So, you might’ve noticed that I didn’t post anything last Tuesday.

That’s simply because I was sick with the flu. Speaking of being sick, it seems like lately diseases have been popping up lately. From the recent Coronavirus to the annual flu, the year 2020 has been apparently coming to a rather “sick” start.

Coughing Christians

But for today’s blog post, I’m starting a three part series that addresses spiritual sickness, and how to truly recover from it.

These 3 tips are based off of my personal experience in being physically sick last Tuesday, and how the things that I did to get over my flu could apply to one who wants to recover from their spiritual “flu.”

After all, I mean, it’s kinda like what Ellen White said:

“As in the natural, so in the spiritual….”

–CHRIST’S OBJECT LESSONS PG. 63–

So, for Part 1 of this series, I’m gonna show you Tip #1 on how to truly recover from a spiritual sickness in your Christian life.

FREE Checklist!

Now, before I share with you Tip #1, I understand if you’re sitting there thinking:

How do I know if I’m spiritually sick?

Well, I have GOOD NEWS for you, dear reader!

I have a FREE checklist you can go over to find out if you’re personally experiencing any of the symptoms of spiritual sickness!

You can access the checklist HERE.

Tip #1 To Recover

The first tip we’re gonna get into on how to recover from a spiritual sickness is:

SPEND TIME WITH GOD

We read more about this first tip in the first part of James 4:8–

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

–James 4:8–

How To Draw Near To God

On a practical level, what does “drawing near” to God look like? HOW do we spend time with Him?

Two things:

1. Prayer
2. Bible Reading/Study

Let’s explore how these two above factors play out in helping someone go from bad spiritual sickness to good spiritual recovery.

Let’s start with prayer.

To Save The Sick

In the same book we just looked at–James–we see something interesting in chapter 5 and verse 15:

And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

–James 5:15–

Even though this verse could easily be applied to praying for others, it could ALSO be applied to ourselves!

A Breath Of Fresh Prayer

As I mentioned in the beginning of this blog post, I was struggling with an ugly case of flu last week.

So, what did I do?

I walked around outside in the backyard, breathing in the fresh outdoor air and letting it freshen up my poor, coughing lungs. By the time I went back inside to drink some onion tea (more on that in Part 2), I felt so much better!

So, what does all that have to do with getting over spiritual sickness?

Ellen White once wrote:

Prayer is the breath of the soul. It is the secret of spiritual power. No other means of grace can be substituted and the health of the soul be preserved.

–prayer pg. 182–

One of the key ways to truly recover from spiritual sickness is to step outside of our mediocre “faith box” and seriously pray and talk to God. It may be that as we have these simple–yet fresh–conversations with God, we find pure relief for our sick souls.

“Soupy” Scripture

When I was sick last Tuesday, I mostly ate soup for all of my meals.

Why?

Because soup is fairly easy on the body during sickness.

And when you’re spiritually sick, your soul needs some more “soupy” Scriptures to keep it nourished.

So, what are soupy Scriptures?

They’re simply parts of the Bible that aren’t too deep or challenging.

Below I’ve listed three different parts of the Bible you can go to and go over to help you truly recover from your spiritual illness.

• The Gospel of John
• Psalms
• Proverbs

Closer To Being Cured

Let’s be honest.

Being sick isn’t the funnest experience.

Including being spiritually sick.

But with this first tip–Spending Time With God–I can assure you that the pain of spiritual illness will be eased as you continue moving forward in your spiritual recovery. Remember, recovery doesn’t happen overnight. But, the time of true spiritual recovery & healing will come much closer to you as long as you incorporate key parts, such as prayer and Bible reading, into your spiritual life.

A Prayer

Dear reader, do you want to effectively incorporate Tip #1 to recover from spiritual sickness into your life, but you feel like you can’t really do it because you’re too busy or you feel overwhelmed on how to really start?

Friend, I wanna encourage you to just pray the following prayer below, and ask God to help you spend time with Him, and ask Him to help you find all the spiritual healing and recovery you need in Him:

Amen! Maranatha!

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Stay tuned for Part 2 of this series, where we’ll look into the second essential tip to recover from spiritual sickness!
(UPDATE: You can now read Part 2 HERE)