Is Illness a Spiritual Assignment?

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By Gia Dalton

If you are struggling with an illness, changing your perception can empower and inspire you in many ways. It can lead to greater love and understanding, perhaps even a life purpose. Although this may be your greatest challenge, is illness nothing more than a spiritual assignment? Has everything been divinely designed to bring you closer to God, resulting in a happier, more joyful, purpose-driven life?

 
Illness as a Contrast, to Analyze

If you believe this to be true, you can start by separating from the symptoms, as they are not a part of you? Discover what is at the root of the illness, release it, and move on. Stop talking about being sick. It’s natural for people to inquire, however, they may not realize, you are reiterating the same story over and over. It’s best to talk about what you want. “I am getting a little better every day”.

You are not the sickness. You are a soul, and your soul is well. Consciously and deliberately detach from whatever has a hold on you. It will help you through the hardest days, and you will begin feeling empowered. Looking death straight in the face and turning away, changes the way you think. It changes your personal truth, and it can definitely change your path in life. Not for one second does anyone think about work, their house or any material possession. What matters is the love you feel. These are the beautiful and vibrant images to hold on to.

 
Where might Illness Originate?

You may have questions. Have you reached out to loved ones enough? Do you wish you’d had the courage to say what you felt? Do you regret staying in situations and relationships because you thought that was what you were supposed to do? The answers will set you free, and clarify a path in which your soul knows the way. If you wished you had spent more time with family and friends, laughed more, and did not take life so seriously, that is where your work begins. It’s also powerful motivation to get well. The birth of a child, a kiss in the rain, doing cartwheels, playing on the beach, having tea with your Mom, these are the beautiful moments that color your life.