Bionic Faith

2/20/2026

John 3:30 "He must increase, I must decrease."

Those of us who are of a certain age will remember the TV shows The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman. Did you also know that there was a made-for-TV movie called Bionic Showdown starring a young Sandra Bullock? But I digress. For those of you who have no point of reference for these shows, I will fill you in. Each character had experienced some kind of horrible and disfiguring accident that left them with devastating disabilities and in critical condition. Luckily for them, a secret organization, the OSI, used these folks as test subjects for bionic experiments to save their lives. They each have super speed and strength, while one has enhanced vision and the other enhanced hearing. The parts of their bodies that were replaced became "better, stronger, faster." They became superhuman in a way. 

I wish my spiritual life could become bionic. I wish all the areas that are broken and damaged in my soul could be replaced with supernatural spiritual strength. Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could open my soul fully for this reconstruction and seek that Holy Spirit transformation in me? God could make me better, stronger, more loving, faithful and obedient. What if all of my damaged areas could be replaced?

Fear with Faith

Worry with Peace

Willfulness with Obedience

Frustration with Patience

Unforgiveness with Grace

Doubt with Faith

Grumbling with Gratitude

Discontentment with Trust

And so on...

God is the Great Physician and could certainly change this brokenness in me, but I am always getting in the way. Oh, me of little faith. 

As always, I am a work in progress.