Asking Amiss

James 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

I first really heard this Word many years ago when I was suffering from a skin disease. I would break out in clear blisters. There was no known cause when I first developed symptoms and sought treatment at age eighteen. But I was put on a medication (the same medication given for leprosy) which did relieve the symptoms. More than fifteen years later, scientists discovered that the disease was caused by the inability of my body to absorb gluten. Upon learning this, I immediately went on a gluten-free diet (no wheat, barley, rye or oats) so I could stop taking the medication. This was very difficult for me because I loved bread and pizza more than any other foods. I made both with potato and rice flours, but it wasn’t the same. Even though I was on the diet,  it took a year and a half before I could get off the medicine.

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