PRAISE GOD FOR HEALING! 

Matt. 7:7-8    “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:  For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 

Have you ever had to use a cane or walker; perhaps even used your furniture as a helper to move around your home?  I have.  It isn’t any fun but it is better than being immobile.  My car stayed in the garage for months because I wasn’t strong enough to drive.  My husband, Jay, or one of my sisters was my helper.  They did the driving and taking me places.  I felt wonderful, just weak and worn out.  

Finally, my doctor and I started communicating.  I had been telling him I was tired and really I was weak.  Then there were test, test, and more tests with all negative results and I was getting weaker.  There was a time that I was in bed for a week or ten days.  I had an appointment with a neurologist but before I saw him I saw my personal physician and he told me he was convinced I had ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).  He had two other patients that had ALS and he was very familiar with it.  I was familiar with the symptoms of ALS and could see why he would think of that diagnosis.  He asked me what I was going to do.  I told him I had great faith and was not going to let the disease slow me down.  I was not giving up.  He stated to me that my faith was what would get me through.  Having a Christian physician is wonderful.  What a blessing! 

When I shared this information with Jay, family members and my Bible Study class, the prayers began. We claimed the promise in Matthew 7:7-8.   Jay called his family in the Pacific Northwest, Kansas and Birmingham.  Everyone with whom he spoke, he shared our burden and another prayer line was established.  I was amazingly calm during all of this time.  The diagnosis didn’t seem to upset me, I just was frustrated because I couldn’t go and do as many things as usual.  But through it all Jay, my family, my Bible Study class members and I continued to petition God. 

My visit with the neurologist was routine and then he scheduled me for a defining test.  After the test he told me I did not have ALS but he didn’t know what I had; come back in 6-8 weeks.  My personal physician agreed with us that this was not acceptable and he scheduled me with another neurologist.  During this time, I was getting stronger and stronger.  During my visit with the second neurologist, more testing was done and he agreed that I did not have ALS and his diagnosis was poly neuropathy.  Medication and physical therapy were prescribed.  

There were immediate results from the medication and physical therapy.  The “walker” went away and the cane was being used less and less until it was no longer needed. 

During a recent visit with my personal physician he explained what poly neuropathy is in detail.  I was confused because some of my symptoms did not correlate with poly neuropathy.  I asked the doctor for an explanation and he smiled and shrugged his shoulders.  I said, “I believe I had ALS and God healed me”.   He smiled and agreed.  Earlier this same day, Jay had had an appointment with our doctor and while there they discussed my condition.  The doctor agreed with Jay that I had been healed by God.  I still take medication and I exercise at home or go for brisk walks regularly.  But, now it is difficult to believe what I have been through. 

I don’t know what God’s plan is now or was during the last year or two, but I do know that Jay and I have grown spiritually and have had many, many opportunities to witness.  God works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform. 

Praise God!