"If I had real faith, I could heal my ADHD naturally through prayer instead of needing Adderall."
How it sounds in your head: Christians online say Big Pharma is evil and natural remedies are God's way. Maybe I'm just not disciplined enough spiritually to fix my brain without drugs.
"So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths."
-- Colossians 2:16Source: religion mixed with conspiracy - anti-medicine theology wrapped in spiritual language, making medical needs seem like moral failures.
You see influencers claiming they healed everything naturally, and your brain fog and inability to focus feels like a spiritual discipline problem. The ADHD makes you feel like you're constantly failing at being a good Christian.
King Hezekiah was dying from a boil. God sent the prophet Isaiah with a message - not just prayer, but a MEDICAL remedy: 'Take a lump of figs and apply it to the boil.' God used natural medicine through His prophet, showing He works through treatment.
I REFUSE the lie that medication is less spiritual than natural remedies. IT IS WRITTEN to let no one judge me regarding what I consume, and that every gift from God received with thanks is blessed. My ADHD medication is a TOOL God provides, just as He told Hezekiah to use figs for healing. IT IS WRITTEN that I am blessed in the city and field, coming in and going out - that includes my focus, my brain function, my ability to complete tasks. I receive whatever helps me function in the abundant life Jesus died to give me.
Your Father isn't withholding healing until you try every essential oil first - He's celebrating that you found something that WORKS! He's running toward you with the prescription like the ring and robe, because He wants you functioning at full capacity, not drowning in brain fog.