Finding Purpose When God Chooses Not To Heal US
I have had so many wonderful new friends, spiritual, loving, encouraging friends that have come to me through this blog. Many have been through the same problems I have, and have overcome them, some haven't, but try to understand anyway. I believe the Lord can heal anytime He wants, but often he chooses not to. This does not indicate a lack of faith of the person who is suffering. There are many biblical accounts of people not being healed, but they each had a purpose.
Some of my friends are getting angry at me, impatient with me for not getting well yet. They think I must not pray enough, or just don't have enough faith. Both assumptions are wrong. I love this quote about being healed...or more about NOT being healed:
God does heal today as He did in Bible times. He also uses our physical and mental weaknesses to develop our spiritual growth—as He did with Apostle Paul’s thorn in the flesh. (2CO 12:7) I believe that Jesus used a variety of healing methods so that we could not develop five sure-fire steps to miraculous healing on our own. Jesus focuses us on what is important to Him: “The Spirit gives life, the flesh counts for nothing.” (John 6:63) We can pray for healing, “naming it and claiming it,” but we must also be willing to live in our present, or deteriorating condition, if that’s God’s plan for us. With our pain comes the sensitivity to comfort others as we ourselves have been comforted in Christ. God is the final authority on how, if, and when healing occurs in our life. We are assured that we will have no physical trials when we join Him in Heaven. (Phil. 3:20-21)
---JONNIE WRIGHT http://www.jonniewright.com/beliefs.htm
I would LOVE to be healed today, and have the health enough to do everything possible on this earth, but not everyone has the same mission. Though I admire the people who have been healed and try to tell me that I SHOULD be healed as well, and I try to live like those examples, I think I need to try to save my sanity by not denying my illness and begging for healing until I am so upset that I almost have a nervous breakdown and can't do anything but sob....instead, maybe it's time to accept that this is what the Lord's will is for me, and "BE STILL", and know that HE IS! And to learn the lessons I'm supposed to learn from illness, and let others learn the lessons from knowing a person who might not be healed.
This is a time of great transition in my life and I am ready for it and welcoming it. I will seek HIS strength when I have none, and I will try not to beat myself up mentally for not being healed for some reason. This is the Lord's will, I must live with it and learn from it, or my pain has been for nothing. I hope those faithful friends who have grown weary that I have not yet been healed, will also learn from this, that not all people will be healed, and will welcome me back into their circle of fellowship with the Lord.
Blessings,
Bluebirdy.
the only time we fail is when we give up. God's will for us is to be well. let's not lose track of that truth. when and how He will heal us is up to Him. i once read in a book that if we believe that it is God's will for us not to be healed then let's not take medicines anymore, since medicines are suppose to heal us, that would go against God's will. we may be going through pain and discomfort but i believe God knows that. He certainly has His reason for letting us go through this rough roads.
sheila, don't give up! i'm not giving up. i am praying for you and will be praying for you until you get your healing. sounds impossible? maybe for us with our limited understanding but not with our mighty God. He is greater than all our sufferings today. yeah, we get impatient sometimes but god is always reminding us that He is God and He is willing and able to heal us.
sheila, God has great plans for you and me. i'm not saying that we should deny what we're experiencing in reality. but we can choose to focus on His truth rather than our circumstance. it's not easy, i know. but as we pray and trust God, this can be done.
(((HUGS)))
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