I’ve known people who have said things like, I believe
certain things, like miracles, happened in the Bible, but not necessarily today.
I’ve known other people who say, God heals every time! We just have to keep asking and have
enough faith.
I’m in the middle…
I’ve seen a four-year-old boy healed from leukemia (healed, not sent
into remission), and I’ve stood at the bedside of a friend dying of cystic
fibrosis.
It would be easy to say that God is random in how He answers
prayers. While not accurate, that
thought hints at a larger truth:
God’s ways are so much greater, higher and better than mine that I won’t
be able to comprehend them. I’ll
never get the Why behind what He does.
What I have learned is this: I will pray for people to be healed, as Jesus told us to –
ask and keep on asking, etc. – but I can’t call ultimatums like “God always
heals”, nor can I stake my faith on what I want Him to do. I can’t force Him to do anything, ever.
Matthew 7:9-11 tells me that God is a good and loving
father, and that He gives good things.
Sometimes I think about how much I love my kids, and although I may not
always give them what they are asking me for, I’m always looking out for the
big-picture good for them. Today,
God is reminding me that He’s doing the same for me and the people I love.
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