Today is Sunday, one week after losing my license. Last week I wasn’t very grateful for the “blessing” bestowed upon me by this act. Today, however, I look at it from a whole new light.
Today’s sermon at church was on James 1, 1-12. This struck home with me. Over the last 16 years, since becoming a physician, I have persevered over many trials. The trial of being brought into an area that didn’t want my services, the trial of my son’s cancer, my divorce, my business not doing well, the rejection of my colleagues because of the alternative medicine I do, and then the pain management, and finally the attacks of the government over the pain management.
James I says 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
As so I choose to be joyful. I thank God for Dr. Deeni Bassam of Manassas. He’s the one who, in February, made it a contingency on keeping my license, that I admit I broke the law. He’s the one who stated in Dr. Schultz’s session that she hadn’t done anything wrong except be associated with me. So from the beginning, he blamed me and intended to strip me of my license. I’m glad I did not succumb to his pressure of admitting what was not the truth. I thank him for testing my faith and making me a stronger person.
James 1:12 states 12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
I thank God for the test, that I might someday stand before him and be blessed. The life we live here on earth is puny compared to the life of eternity with Jesus, our savior. And I know he has great plans for me. I know that through patience, he will lead me to where he wants me to be. Maybe it’s not doing conventional medicine in SW Virginia. But whatever plan he has for me, I am ready and willing.
One thing I would like to do is mission work. Now that I am free for a year, I am available. But I don’t have the funds to pay my way. So if there is anyone out there that doesn’t have the time, but does have the money, you could let me know you are willing to support my mission work, and we could team up.