The intensity of this controversy is wild – especially amongst Christians. Those of us who opted for the vaccine are viewed as basically selling our souls to the devil. We are apparently no longer Christians, don’t have faith in God’s protection, hate puppies and babies. We are basically bleeding heart liberals now. The vaccine probably made us that way.
Yes, I got the vaccine. But my reasons were probably different than most.
I work in healthcare, so we were among the first it was offered to, and it was mandatory. Unless I signed a religious exemption, of course. I’m amazed at how many Christians encouraged me to do just that. I must have missed that verse in the Bible that says we aren’t allowed to receive vaccines or medical treatment. If that’s what you opted for, I genuinely would love to hear your opinions and see your Scriptural support. But the way I see it, it would be a straight up lie for me to refuse a vaccine under religious pretenses. I don’t know where in the Bible we are forbid from medical treatment, but I can find a verse or two where we’re commanded not to lie… soooo… that wasn’t really a viable option for me.
A couple friends offered me fake vaccine cards. I guess that was another option. But again, is lying about my vaccine status very Jesus-like of me?
My third option was to simply get vaccinated as my employer asked of me. My boss is an authority figure in my life. I know a lot of people don’t see it that way. Many will tell you that submitting to authority is toxic and my boss doesn’t own me. But God actually asks us to submit to our authority. So unless my boss is asking me to do something that goes against Him, I’ll likely oblige.
The more I thought about it, the more I reflected on the eternal perspective. And while I wasn’t crazy about the underfunded and unfinished scientific research of mRNA technology, I thought, “What’s the worst that could happen?” I could die or experience one of the other debilitating injuries that patients were experiencing. But in light of eternity, would that actually matter? Is my main goal in life to simply protect my earthly body?
I’m not out here wishing for death or battling suicidal ideations at all. You don’t have to worry. But when I think about the day I will stand at the throne of God and give an account for everything I’ve done here on earth, the LAST thing I would have wanted was to tell Him I lied and dishonored my employer to spare my temporary earthly body from harm. And if worst came to worst and the vaccine happened to strike me dead on impact, at least I could approach the throne will pure motive of honoring my employer. I knew that was something that would produce an eternal reward.
Is that an extreme way of looking at it all? Maybe. Have I over-spiritualized it all? Possibly. But as someone who could have won an Emmy for her lying abilities back in the day, I’d rather honor than deceive.
So I got the vaccine. And I had some unpleasant side effects. It jacked with my endocrine system a bit. But at the end of it all, that’s just not going to matter as much as my heart and the person I am.
I’m not here to tell you whether or not you should get vaccinated. I just wanted to share a reason why I did that most people probably haven’t even considered. Love you whether you’re vaxed or anti-vax. Blessings!
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