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Power, Love and Self-discipline:Our Mental HealthJames 5:14 and 1 Timothy 5:232 Timothy 17 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. In trouble prayHappy singSick anoint and prayPrayer is effectiveJames 513 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. 14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.What happens when we pray and nothing changes?What do we take Gods answer to mean?What are we to do? 1 Timothy 521 I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism. 22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure. 1 Timothy 5:2323 Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses. Timothy the young pastor was illA chronic illnessIn Pauls timeSome regarded wine as medicinalOthers regarded wine as evilIn that timeSome also believed healing could only come through spiritual meansThe people of Israel were not abstainersNor did they believe that healing came only through spiritual meansThere were doctors in those days1 Timothy 5:2323 Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses. This little understood verse is very important and insightfulStop being an abstainer from the medicineIt makes no sense to be sick when God provided us the medicineA little For healthTimothy may have thoughtHis witness might be in jeopardy if he took the medicineIt might show a lack of faithIt might create controversyTimothy might simply not like the medicinePaul wants to help us remove.Our struggle over taking medicineOur feelings and issues of guiltIdeas that pain and suffering are requirements of the faithThe belief: if it is not spiritual it is wrongThese words are for timothy and usGod works through various meansPaul did not want his young pastor to be sick when the medicine was so readily availableProstheticsHeart issuesDiabetesHeadacheMental healthDepressionBipolarADHD, OCDSchizophreniaMedicationsSome of us love medsOthers of us run away from themIf they helpIf we need itTake the medicine2 Timothy 17 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.