HALO’S Daily Soul Food
Hope In The Dope
December 16, 2020
The world has long awaited a vaccine to fight back against COVID-19. This week the vaccine was finally made available, and with it, we are starting to see hope resurface throughout the world; thank you, God.
People fighting the malady of addiction put their hope in dope too. Did you know that there is a supernatural dope in your brain is called dopamine? God’s spiritual dope. It’s the dopamine being released in our body that causes spiritual or worldly intoxication. Our choices in life activate the brain, which, in response, releases dopamine. The bad news is if we choose selfishly, it can lead to trouble and possibly even death. How does this happen? By putting our faith in worldly dope for acceptance and happiness, e.g., by selfishly abusing alcohol, swallowing pills, injecting dope into our bodies with needles, smoking grass and other substances, snorting powder, huffing inhalants, sex, pornography, gambling, gluttony with food, as well as the selfish quest for money, power, glory, prestige, etc. We turn our lives over to worldly intoxication in many forms in search of hope and a better tomorrow. When dopamine is released beyond God’s natural order, we set ourselves and others up to contract a cunning, baffling, and powerful dependency that progressively gets worse and can often be terminal.
The new COVID-19 vaccines will hopefully defeat this nasty virus and help us get back to some normalcy in the world. The truth is that disease has plagued our world throughout history. Illness in one form or another has always been here and will always exist until God determines otherwise. The best news is that illness, accidents, or violent acts can kill our bodies, but they cannot kill our souls if we are rightly related to God. Lord, I pray today that the new vaccines introduced to the world this week have your blessings and help bring an end to this pandemic. Please help me stay centered on the hope and joy that only comes from being right with You and the willingness to share that hope and joy with others.
Albert Einstein is credited with saying, “There is no vaccine against stupidity.” We have a choice to embrace or not the solutions put forth for our problems, including COVID-19. A rotten attitude and delusional thinking can only aid in our self-destruction. Father God, help me trust Your solution for life’s problems. Please give me the courage to trust your vaccines, both scientific and spiritual in nature, for my life and the lives of others.
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