Last Sunday as I was speaking, I mentioned how a vaccine
works in our body so that we and our children won’t get sick. A vaccine does
that by injecting people with a dead form of the infection. Yes, you are
injecting them with the very thing you are trying to protect them from you
force their body to build defenses for the live invader. As much as we would
like to protect our loved ones against every harm, they need to be equipped
with the tools to do battle. The battle builds muscle and teaches tactics
thereby building layers of defense for your loved one.
It goes against the current and natural inclination of every
parent to protect their child from harm whether it be injury, disease, emotional
calamity or what. It is culturally correct to shield our children in safe
sterile environments so that they will stay and be safe.
That is why this video article caught my attention.
That was the title for an article on America Now June 25/2013. The following is an excerpt of the article.
It appears man's best friend
may provide some valuable benefits to new parents and their
baby.
Researchers in Finland found
that babies up to a year old in homes with dogs were not only healthier
overall, but also had fewer respiratory tract symptoms and fewer infections.
"One question that I
get asked a lot as a pediatrician is, ‘Can I have a dog in the house? I have
this new baby. Is that going to be a problem?' So this article really shows
that in that first year it can actually be a good thing to have them both
together," explains Dr. Emma Raizman of the Cleveland Clinic.
Raizman did not participate
in the study, but she says researchers believe that a dog, and to a lesser
extent cats, help a baby's immune system mature faster -- and that means
fewer runny noses and doctor visits.
How does an immune system mature faster? I must be challenged
on a regular basis. That pet in the home brings in other stuff. Stuff you do
not want your child to get and it (the stuff not the pet) jumps on the child
with wild abandon with a shout of “fresh meat.” Of course this is way too soft
for you to hear or you would do something about it. The baby’s immune system (designed and
installed by God) jumps into action battling off the invaders stomping them
into the ground (so to speak). Each time a fight breaks out that baby gets
stronger and more developed to defend itself against infection. The presence of pets so the study indicates may improve infant health.
Recent events and some not so recent can shake our
misconception of faith as being battle free. Far from it, faith has always been
a war where God allows trials and tribulations to be our vaccines developing
our character, building strength, deepening our reliance upon Him and his
Spirit for life. This is the refining process that builds our faith defenses to
face and overcome (Jesus words) a more difficult and trying future. There is
ALWAYS Hope! It is not up to us!
For the promise of
God needs neither angelic witness nor human intermediary but depends on him
alone. Galatians 3:20 J.B. Phillips
In
HIS Service and Yours,
BroG
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