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[Jonathan95]

Jonathan,

It's your decision what to do. Fasting does NOT work for everyone, and I think your obligation you feel to fast is a product of OCD, for sure! Few people LIKE going to the doctor or ENJOY taking medicine, but you need to be humble and courageous and decide what is BEST for you, not what feels most comfortable. God might be saying to you, "Jonathan, I know it's hard for you, but I want you to try and take this medicine. You need a professional's help getting better, because they know how to help you and you can't do this alone," and you are saying, "No, I want to do this MY way and fast." I'm not God and I can't speak for Him, but I wonder if that is what He's saying? I just know medicine is so helpful, and I truly believe fasting would aggravate the problem you already have and quite possibly kill you, not to mention it will only feed your obsessions, as it is a very radical irrational compulsion.

Jonathan, please think of what will be BEST for you. I know you're sick of medicine and don't like doctors! But try to consider what really has a rational hope of helping you. I really, REALLY don't believe it's fasting! I don't mean to be offensive; I'm just pleading with you!

I trust in Jesus, he can heal me from this, why'd he want me to take medication? I have a ringing sound in my ears in the nights, I can't have peaceful nights. I don't understand why he don't want to heal me, when I believe and have faith.

---EDIT: Might not be tinnitus or anything wrong with my ears after all, just something strange I've noticed in my room. When I put my ear really near the wall near my bed, I hear a high pitched squealing, so might be something with my room.---

 

[tripletiger1200]

I trust in Jesus, he can heal me from this, why'd he want me to take medication? I have a ringing sound in my ears in the nights, I can't have peaceful nights. I don't understand why he don't want to heal me, when I believe and have faith.

Because sometimes God uses the things of this world to help his people. Maybe He wants to let you continue to go through this to grow you. Medication is a decision that you need to decided with the help of God, your parents, and a doctor.
As far as fasting, I've been there and it didn't really do much. People try to fast to force God's hand oftentimes, and I don't know how well it works. Fasting can be dangerous if you are underweight, and can also worsen OCD symptoms, especially if you choose to abstain from water as well as food. Fasting can be a great tool to build discipline and grow spiritually, but it isn't a magic cure for everything. The Lord will heal you when and if He chooses, and that timing will be perfect.
I wish God would heal me too, but after months of this I have resigned myself to being like this for as long as the Lord chooses to allow it. The thing that I can take comfort in is that nothing is ever as bad as it seems and I know that God can use all this for good.
I realize this verse is a cold comfort to someone wanting to be healed but:
2Corinthians 12:9 NIV New International Version
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

Sometimes God wants us at our weakest so we can learn to rely on His strength rather than our own.
I'll pray for you brother

 

[Anonymous User_]

Jonathan,

Ever heard this story? :

Once there was a man caught in a flood. The water was up to his ankles. A car drove up to him, and the people in the car said, "Come, sir! We'll drive you away to safety before the flood gets worse!" The man said, "No thank you, God will save me!" Soon the water got so high that the man had to climb to the second floor of his house. He looked out his window and saw some rescuers in a boat. They called out to him, "Come on, sir! Get in the boat!" The man said, "No, thank you, God will save me!" Finally the man was on top of his roof. A helicopter few up to him. The pilot called out, "I'm lowering a harness! Climb on" the man called back, "No, thank you. God will save me!" Unfortunately the poor man ended up drowning. In Heaven, he asked God, "I'm curious, Lord. Why didn't you save me?" God answered, "Are you kidding? I sent you a car, a boat, and a helicopter!"

It's true that God can heal anyone with less than the blink of His eye. He doesn't NEED medicine. But He certainly does use it! I really think that if you want to get better, you should try medicine. It might work, it might not, but I think the chances are much better for medicine, especially since you're already so deathly skinny. I think your willingness to take medicine and eat MORE would also be a relief on your parents, who are surely scared and hurting for you. You must think of taking care of yourself, not only for you, but for all those who love you and want to see you improve. God is not limited to medicine, by any means. He ALSO is not limited to fasting. He works however He wishes. And I truly believe seeking professional help is what looks to be the most beneficial thing to try.