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00:01 Welcome back to the program, I'm Charles Mills.
00:02 We're here with cardiologist, Dr. James Marcum, 00:04 and today, we're looking in God's Prescription Book, 00:08 the Bible where some wonderful gems that we can relate 00:12 to our lives that we can bring in when we are fearful 00:15 when we don't now what is going on, 00:16 and we wonder what the day will bring. 00:19 Here is a marvelous one, Dr. Marcum, 00:21 I'm going to share that, put it up on the screen here. 00:22 There it is... 00:31 That's Psalm 41:3 00:33 What wonderful words there! 00:34 Not only is He going to restore us, 00:37 but while we're there, while we're on the sickbed, 00:40 God wants to sustain us there with His love, 00:43 and with the peace that knowing that God, the Master Physician, 00:46 is involved in our illness. That's good news! 00:49 Yeah, it is good news, Charles, and sometimes our physical body 00:54 will be full of disease and all sorts of problems. Yes 00:57 That doesn't mean our innards, our soul, our brain 01:00 where God communicates with us 01:02 has to be that way as well and that's exciting. 01:04 You know what? I brought something 01:06 and I wanted to show you. 01:07 All right, let's see what this is... 01:08 That is from my Honda Civic, that's the car I drive. Okay 01:13 And that is the owner's manual and I've been trying to take 01:17 care of that car since 2007, and when I drive my car, 01:21 you know, it says I have to do these things and do these things 01:24 and if I don't do those things, 01:26 there are going to be consequences. Yes 01:28 And it goes from everything from the steering 01:31 to the exhaust system, to how to turn on the lights, 01:35 to the electrical system and if I do not keep my car 01:39 according to the owner's manual, things happen. Yes 01:41 You know, like one time I didn't keep the air in my tire 01:45 filled up - bad things happened with that. 01:48 It started to wear abnormal and all sorts of things - bad. 01:51 Now, luckily, I've been very good about keeping 01:53 gas in the car, but you know, you have to change the oil... 01:56 There are certain things you have to do. 01:58 And if you don't do that, there are consequences 02:01 to your car - it just doesn't run as well. 02:04 And so I try to stay by the owner's manual 02:07 and stick by the book to give my car the optimal 02:10 chance of functioning as well as possible. 02:12 Well now there you go... you said something important. 02:14 This is for optimal functioning. Yes! 02:16 We can get by - by not doing this, by letting the air go out, 02:22 by letting the oil go... we can get by for a while. 02:25 But there's going to come a time 02:26 when it's going to catch up with us... 02:28 And that's what we do in our lives... 02:30 It seems that we have the Bible, God's Owner's Manual, 02:33 and we read it and say, "Oh yeah, that's 02:34 what I should be doing, but you know, I feel sort of 02:36 okay - it's okay how I do these things." 02:38 But like mistreating your car, or mistreating your body, 02:42 it turns around and bites you pretty substantially. Yeah 02:45 And I think the person that wrote in talking about the 02:47 stress that she's noticing in other people, 02:50 I think if we look around in the world now, 02:53 we see more stressful situations than ever. 02:56 You know, we think about the mental stress that people 02:58 are under the media stress, the food stress; 03:03 we're workaholics, we think we have to work all the time; 03:07 the smells we're having... 03:09 There are stressors all around us, 03:11 and yet, we've developed stressors in this world, 03:15 but are we keeping up with the anti-stress measures? 03:19 And, that's why I say, Well, where are the solutions to that? 03:22 And, I don't think that modern medical world has found that. 03:24 If it was the case, one in 3 people wouldn't 03:26 have anxieties - we wouldn't have all the phobias; 03:29 we wouldn't have post-traumatic stress. 03:31 We wouldn't have all these things. 03:32 So we have to learn and practice and help each other 03:36 to have less stress in life. 03:38 And each one of us can do that as a service to one another. 03:41 We talked a little bit about things that you can do 03:43 to relax and that, but another thing that we 03:45 can do that's very valuable, is what I've tried to do 03:48 in medical practice is - "What is the real owner's manual?" 03:52 "How are we supposed to live?" 03:53 "How are we supposed to keep the maintenance 03:55 so things don't break down?" Right 03:57 I think modern medicine is great for when things break down. 04:00 You know, maybe we can get things going again. Yeah 04:02 But how do we keep that maintained at optimal health? 04:05 And that's why I love going to the Bible and finding 04:08 Scriptures and reading them and trying to apply them 04:11 to our lives because all of these Bible verses as read 04:14 have chemical consequences even though we can't explain it. 04:18 And the text that comes to my mind when it comes to stress is 04:22 a text in Philippians 4:6, and it says, 04:27 "Be anxious about nothing." 04:30 You know, God doesn't want us to have fear about anything... 04:34 About how we worship Him... He doesn't want us to have fear. 04:36 About what's going to happen tomorrow... 04:38 He doesn't want us to have to fear. 04:40 Where the money is going to come... 04:41 He doesn't want us to have fear. 04:43 About our health, about our treatments... 04:45 He doesn't want us to have these things. 04:47 And you say, "Well, God doesn't want us to have these 04:51 things but, how does it look? 04:53 How do I move towards that goal? 04:55 And I think the basic start is in that next book, 04:58 it says, "pray." Pray. 05:01 And then we have to turn it to God and learn how to pray, 05:04 and what I have been trying to do in my life is... 05:06 I invite God - I don't try to do things myself anymore... 05:10 I can't - and then when I do things for myself, 05:12 and I don't do it, guess what... I get stressed out. 05:15 And then also it stresses me out because it moves me down 05:18 to the lower part of the brain, the selfish part of the brain. 05:21 So if I want to do things out of love, God has to do it for me, 05:25 so I invite Him to come in and change me as He chooses to do. 05:29 I submit myself to You, God, to change me... 05:33 I pray that prayer and you know, take away the stress. 05:36 I think that's the first step in my prayer for someone 05:38 that has stress, is let God do it for you. 05:40 Let God teach you how to move. 05:42 Now, that doesn't happen all at once. 05:44 You know, you might take one little step and God might move 05:47 some person from A to B real quickly. 05:49 We saw that in the Bible like Paul... 05:51 But sometimes, He moves slowly over a course of a lifetime 05:54 over small events to help you come to that. 05:56 But when people are under stress, realize our God doesn't 05:59 want that - He knows it's damaging to us; 06:02 it's damaging to our chemistry; He wants us to pray; 06:05 He wants us to look for answers from Him... 06:07 That's where the answers are! 06:09 And it might look different for different people. Yeah 06:11 For you, it might be doing this; 06:13 for someone else, it might be serving, 06:14 but it's all going to lead us to loving people and a better 06:17 outcome that we're going to have if we live this way. 06:20 You know, one of the things that I've learned in my life is 06:22 when I ask God for something... 06:24 He usually doesn't say yes or no, He says, "Here's how." 06:30 God is a God of action... He wants us to get involved 06:34 with what He's going to do for us. Right! 06:36 And if we say, "Lord, I need such and such, 06:38 I'm troubled here - I don't know what to do." 06:41 He says, "Here's how," and He says it in the Bible. 06:45 He says, Live by these principles, 06:47 follow My guidelines, live by My laws, My commandments 06:51 and you will figure it out! 06:53 It will happen for you because I have outlined for you 06:56 and in the Bible, I've outlined 06:58 for you how to do what you want to have happen. 07:01 How do I find my husband or wife? 07:03 How do I get the money for such and such? 07:05 How do I choose this job or that job - what do I do? 07:08 God says, "Well, wait a minute, let's work together 07:11 on this thing - I don't want to just lead you around 07:13 by the nose, I want you to be a part of the answer 07:17 to your own prayer and I love that fact about God 07:20 because I like to be involved with things... 07:22 And when He says "Here's how," I say, "All right, let's 07:25 figure this out - let me do it, let me at it, and you know what? 07:28 More times than not, the answer comes eventually. 07:30 And then I can sit back... that was cool. 07:33 I had a part of this - God and me together, 07:36 we worked this out and that makes me feel pretty good. 07:38 Yeah, you know, this was such an important question 07:42 because so many people have that as part of their questions. 07:45 You know, I look in at all the questions we answered 07:48 about heart disease... well, they're concerned. 07:51 Maybe some people are even fearful... 07:53 What's going to happen to me? What am I going to do? 07:56 What's the first step in the healing process? 07:59 And, it's not necessarily running to your doctor. 08:03 First, if you're fearful, talk to God first. 08:06 There's how to do it, it's in the Bible. 08:08 Here is the place to start. Yeah 08:10 There's real chemical changes that happen when we do that, 08:13 and now we're studying the research of people 08:16 that have worship; the people that have 08:18 relationships with God; the people that 08:20 learn how to rest and relax in God. 08:23 There are chemical benefits, it's now we're finding 08:26 its effects are genetics. 08:27 So there's real science behind it... 08:29 even though we can't explain everything. 08:32 Not everything is explainable. 08:35 Charles, I get a lot of people that write in that are fearful 08:38 about things that have this situation and say, 08:42 "I went to every doctor in the world, 08:43 no one knows what's wrong with me." 08:45 And we have questions about cancer, advanced cancer. 08:47 No one knows what's wrong with us, 08:48 and you know, sometimes a doctor doesn't know 08:51 what's wrong with you doesn't mean that there's not 08:53 something physically wrong. 08:54 But sometimes, we have to be our own best doctor. 08:57 And that doesn't mean that there's not an answer. 08:59 No and it means we have to look to God for the answers, 09:02 and say, "Listen, I want You to help me, 09:05 and let me start with prayer, 09:06 and let me start on the steps to find healing." 09:09 Maybe it won't happen right away, 09:10 but it will happen in time, and if modern medicine is a 09:13 part of that, great! 09:14 If lifestyle is a part of that, great! 09:17 If the way we worship and think is a part of that, great! 09:20 But sometimes, healing is a journey, 09:23 it doesn't happen all at once. Yes, yes 09:25 And sometimes, there is pain along the way, Charles. 09:27 Don't like that - we don't have to like it. 09:30 We don't have to say, "Oh this life is just wonderful, 09:32 God is here and we're here and everything is happy." 09:34 No, we don't have to like it! 09:35 But God says, "As long as you're here, 09:37 as long as you have to suffer through this thing, 09:39 I want to be part of your solution, 09:42 and we can work together on these things." I like that. 09:44 All right, here we go... "I had recent testing 09:48 and all my arteries in my heart are significantly blocked. 09:50 I want to go the natural route; some say, "bypass," 09:53 some say, "chelation," others say, "diet and exercise." 09:56 "What is your opinion on this thing?" 09:58 Yeah, and my opinion on this... 09:59 So many voices coming in at you! 10:01 It's hard to know who or what to believe. Yeah 10:03 And I would advise this person just like the last person, 10:05 start with asking God where they think they should go, 10:09 get some good advice from good healers - someone that 10:12 as been there before and use all the elements that you need. 10:15 You know, I advise people to move towards eating healthy. 10:19 There's strong science behind that now. 10:21 It changes your chemistry. 10:22 Control the stress in your life. 10:25 If you're having symptoms that are active, 10:27 that's a great place for modern medicine. 10:29 Use all of the modalities out there, 10:31 and learn how to do it in moderation 10:33 letting God sort of guide you is what's best 10:36 in your belief system, what's best for you. 10:39 But, you know, look at all the different things 10:41 and find out how weave them together. 10:43 So for some people, their belief system says, 10:46 "No, I can't do this." 10:48 Well then maybe shouldn't do that then. 10:50 For me, it would be chelation therapy. 10:53 You know, chelation therapy hasn't been shown 10:54 scientifically benefit to help, so I wouldn't want that. 10:57 But for other people just the belief in it, 10:59 might be beneficial. Yes 11:01 There the placebo effect, we call that "healing beliefs." 11:05 So I would look in all of these modalities. 11:07 I'd find the best, you know, "Dr. Esselstyn" has done some 11:10 great work about reversing blockages, 11:12 and he does that with the whole food plant-based diet. 11:15 He's got strong words, so does "Dean Ornish" 11:17 in reversing disease, so I definitely put that at the list. 11:19 But if you're having active symptoms, 11:21 maybe you need to have something done right now, 11:23 and that would be what we have 11:25 to offer in modern medicine to relax the heart. 11:27 We just want to make sure that we begin by putting our 11:30 lives and our life style in line with what God had in mind. 11:35 Owner's manual - the Bible, read Genesis 1, 11:38 and what did God have in mind for us? 11:41 How were we supposed to live? 11:42 What was our life supposed to look like, 11:45 to sound like, to feel like? 11:46 How were we supposed to relate to people? 11:49 How were we supposed to relate to the animals around us, 11:52 and to the environment, to the planet? 11:53 All of these are essential to begin that journey 11:56 of a partnership with you and God as you make these 12:00 choices and you make these decisions to fight 12:02 whatever comes into your life. 12:04 We'll take a short break and when we come back, 12:06 let's do the most wonderful thing we can for our healing, 12:09 and that is talk to the Master Physician. 12:12 His office is always opened, there's no line... 12:15 You're up next. Stay tuned... 12:24 "Be fearful about nothing." 12:26 Unfortunately in our world that we live in, 12:29 there are lots of fears, lots of phobias, 12:31 but God doesn't want this to happen to us. 12:34 And, He wants us to turn to Him in prayer, 12:36 and unfortunately fear and anxiety, it's part of 12:38 every illness, but I want to encourage you to try 12:42 to move forward and turn it to God. 12:45 This will help our chemistry. 12:46 This will turn down the stress that we all have in us. 12:49 It is very important that we do these things. 12:51 It's not easy - all of us, we have fears, 12:54 we have anxieties, we have things, 12:56 but once we realize that this is not good for our body, 12:59 this is not good for our health, that's the first step, 13:02 and the next step, as we saw today, is let's turn it to God, 13:05 and let Him teach us. 13:07 Let's turn our lives over to Him 13:08 and let Him change us one-step-at-a-time. 13:10 Let's pray together... 13:11 Dear Father God, We want to turn our fears 13:15 and anxieties over to you. 13:17 Teach us - teach us how to be fearful about nothing, 13:21 and improve our health is our prayer... Amen 13:24 We want to thank you for joining us today. 13:27 If you have anymore questions, please feel free to go to our 13:30 website... heartwiseministries.org |
Revised 2016-03-23