That I May Know Him!

I was just doing my bible study this morning and when I came across these verses, they really meant something to me.   “For to you it has been granted for Christ’s sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake.”  Phil. 1:29  ”That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings.”  Phil. 3:10  ”Let your forbearing spirit be known to all men.  the Lord is near.”

For the past two decades, we have been through medical issues that have not been “cured” and yet we have learned to walk in healing.  Does that even make sense?  I believe that physical healing is a miracle to behold and the joy and the excitement surrounding these divine events are unparalleled.  But for those of us who struggle under the weight of man’s teachings…that ALL shall be healed, and yet do not see the fruition of that theology bear fruit in our own lives, it can be disheartening, discouraging, and disappointing.  I choose instead, to believe on Him, His Word, His Sovereign ways.

To walk in an unseen or non-physical healing that is flowing from the river of life is not seen as a miracle, unfortunately.  Maybe that’s why we (our family) have been chosen for this.  We are to “let our forbearing spirit be known to all men so that the powerful testimony of his love, his grace, and his peace visibly prove…that He is near!!!”

To walk in healing is more than a physical manifestation of being cured, it is the empowerment of joy and peace, the miracle of his love at work within our hearts, enabling and empowering us to WALK THROUGH THE FIRES AND NOT BE BURNED.  To have joy in the midst of our troubles, to know His voice and discern His will, His path of love through the steepest climb of this journey of faith.  The mountain of adversity that we face as a family can transform us into victims if we’re not careful.   It’s my choice, I can learn this: “what I practice, I become.  Either a prayer warrior full of faith, or a victim filled with fear, whose life is determined by fate.  Not so, not so.  Our lives have challenges, yes, I agree.  My personal  challenges in facing these illnesses with my family have taken their toll, but only temporarily.  I am back on track, and my Redeemer lives.  I needed to experience the darkness in order to rediscover His radiant light.

I am healed, I am whole, I am His.  Amen.