Failing Health: What Can You Do?

Are you worried about falling sick?

Are you burdened by how it's getting more and more expensive to see a doctor and buy medicine? Do reports of new outbreaks of disease bother you? Are you worried about the health of an aged parent or sibling whom you are taking care of? If any of these things have crossed your mind: rest assured, you're not alone. In survey after survey across Asia and worldwide, health issues are always among the top items on the list of people's concerns.

All of us worry about our health; it's only natural. After all, good health allows us to enjoy a high quality of life. When we're healthy, we can live productively, do what we want, and spend time with those we love. But when we're sick, daily life can become a struggle. We become weak and unable to achieve our full potential as a parent, a student, or a professional.

We will still have to cope with health issues. We will still face the ever-present risk of illness and still have to bear with the inevitable consequence of disease. But if we follow Jesus and trust him to take control of our lives, we will find peace and comfort to overcome our worries, fears, and weaknesses. And we will be able to see beyond good health and find something of much greater value than health and mortality—we will have hope.