"Autoimmune disease runs in my family—my body will eventually attack itself like theirs did."
How it sounds in your head: My aunt has lupus. My cousin has rheumatoid arthritis. I read that autoimmune disorders are hereditary. It's just a matter of time before my immune system turns traitor.
"His flesh shall be young like a child's, he shall return to the days of his youth."
-- Job 33:25Enemy + world: Immunological fatalism that treats autoimmunity as genetic programming and denies God's design of the immune system.
She's watched family members suffer with autoimmune conditions and understands genetic links exist. Every unexplained ache or fatigue feels like the beginning of her own autoimmune diagnosis.
She was struck with leprosy—an autoimmune-like condition where the body attacks itself systemically. Moses prayed and after seven days she was completely healed and restored to the camp—rapid reversal of systemic bodily malfunction.
I REFUSE the lie that my immune system is genetically destined to fail. IT IS WRITTEN that God restores flesh to be young like a child's—back to perfect original design. My immune system was created to protect me, and it will do what God designed it to do. IT IS WRITTEN in Galatians 3:13 that Christ redeemed me from EVERY curse, including genetic malfunction. I am Abraham's seed, and the BARAK blessing includes a body that functions as God intended. My immune system recognizes His voice.
The Father sees you terrified of your own body and He's running toward you with the truth that He knit every cell together perfectly and hasn't lost control of a single antibody. He's not waiting for symptoms to manifest so He can respond; He already declared you whole and is celebrating your perfectly functioning immune system.