Yesterday we blogged about some of the the causes of Spiritual Anemia. I hope you didn't discover this treacherous malady lurking in your life!
Today let's look at some of the results of Spiritual Anemia.
With Spiritual Anemia, it's possible for spiritual vision to become impaired due to hemorrhaging in the retina. Our churches today are full of people who lack spiritual vision.
And did you know that indigestion is another result of Spiritual Anemia? Although a preacher may give the most nourishing sermons from the Bread of Life, if his congregation is suffering from Spiritual Anemia, they will not benefit from the proferred sustenance.
Then, the victim of this unfortunate disease, this Spiritual Anemia, often finds it difficult to keep warm. He cools off so easily because he finds it hard to be "fervent in spirit". He has difficulty in praying fervently. He has difficulty in having fervent love for his brothers and sisters in Christ.
And should a sufferer of Spiritual Anemia happen to be afflicted with a wound of some kind, even a slight wound, he/she finds that it takes a long time for the wound to heal. Such people are easily offended and carry around grudges and a grieving and bitter spirit for a long time. Only forgivenness will heal the wound. A cut or wound will heal quickly and easily in the physical life if one enjoys good health and strength. And the same thing is true in the spiritual life.
In the physical realm, a mother with anemia may not be able to bring a child to birth. Sad to say, the same thing is true in the spiritual realm. Isaiah spoke about this in Isaiah 37:3. (F)or the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
The saddest of all results to me, though, is the fact that people with Spiritual Anemia may linger in this condition for years upon end often unaware they have been afflicted.
We'll conclude this mini series on Spiritual Anemia in tomorrow's blog and find, thankfully, that there IS a remedy!
Until then, Adios!
Preacher's Kid
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