“The Crown: Spiritual IV Therapy”
Naturally, I’ve spent years as a healthcare professional — training doctors, nurses, and other medical staff. I’ve stood in hospital rooms, classrooms, and clinical settings teaching the importance of one simple yet vital procedure: Intravenous (IV) therapy.
What is IV therapy? It’s the delivery of fluids, electrolytes, medications, nutrition, or blood products directly into the bloodstream through a vein. It’s one of the most common invasive procedures used in medicine. Why? Because sometimes the body gets so depleted that it can’t heal or function properly without direct replenishment.
In the natural, one of the most common reasons people end up needing IV therapy is dehydration — often caused by excessive drinking or other reckless behaviors. When we deplete our bodies, we need a direct infusion of what we’ve lost. But what I’ve learned in both the natural and spiritual realms is that what happens in the physical often mirrors what’s happening in the spirit.
Just as the body can become dehydrated, so can the soul. And when we engage in behaviors that disconnect us from God — through disobedience, pride, bitterness, or unforgiveness — our spirit becomes spiritually dehydrated.
The Word says in 3 John 1:2, “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” Notice that our health and prosperity are directly tied to the condition of our souls. When our souls are sick, our lives begin to show symptoms — emotional exhaustion, physical fatigue, and even relational breakdown. But when our souls prosper, everything else begins to align.
Proverbs 12:4 tells us, “An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.” That verse is so powerful. It reminds me that as women, we carry a sacred responsibility — to be a crown, not corrosion.
If you’re a woman like me, seeking the Lord for your divine mate, my prayer is that we become “excellent wives” — crowns of honor and not shame. May we not be the cause of rot in our husbands’ bones, but rather the ones who bring healing, life, and strength through love and intercession.
Sometimes, when our souls have been wounded or drained, we all need what I call spiritual IV therapy — a divine infusion of grace, peace, and love from the presence of God. Every relationship, no matter how anointed, will face storms. But love — real, covenant love — covers a multitude of sins.
As women of faith, we must learn to submit to one another in the fear of the Lord, to correct in private, and to protect in public. We must seek not only wisdom but understanding — knowing each other by the spirit and not by the flesh.
As a woman preparing for remarriage, I don’t just pray for a husband — I intercede for his soul. I cover him in prayer like a nurse prepares an IV line — carefully, intentionally, and with the right flow. Because God’s love is the ultimate healing agent. His love restores, revives, and renews.
So, if you are in a season of restoration, let God place you on His IV drip of mercy. Let Him restore your soul, replenish your strength, and purify your heart. And when He’s done, you’ll wear your crown again — strong, healed, and whole.