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Healing

“Heal me, Lord and I will be healed. Save me and I will be saved, for you are the one that I praise.” 
Jeremiah 17:14


     My little Ury boy has struggled with warts for as long as I can remember. I took him to the Dr. last winter and got berated for not bringing him in sooner. He has so many warts that the doctor said it would take months of visits to remove the warts. I didn’t go back after the first wart the doctor “removed” didn’t go away. I tried everything I could find. Every over the counter medicine, every oil, every vitamin. I would try it long enough to see if ANY of the warts would go away, but when none of them did, and more would grow, I’d stop the treatment. I was at my wits end. This past May I was very consistent with Oregano Oil and Lysine for about a month and then stopped because of our busy schedule and summer trips, etc. In August, I had gone to the Poconos to teach at a youth camp, leaving Ury, Zeke, & Elijah with Daddy.  I had been studying the book of James and in 1:5 & 6 James states, “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone.” I was overcome to really pray for the warts to go away. I asked for forgiveness for not being consistent with putting the treatments on, or for really asking Him for healing sooner and I asked God to give me the answer. Then, the peace that “passes all understanding” (Phil. 4:7) flooded my heart and I knew that Ury was going to be okay.  I didn’t know how God would heal him, but I knew that he would. That was Thursday.  I got home from camp on Saturday and didn’t think to look at Ury’s hands until Monday when I was washing his hands.  his warts were gone. All gone. Not a single wart. He told me that he had counted 36 warts at one point.  He said, “Mommy, when I was hiking with Daddy I washed my hands in the fountain and I realized all of my warts were gone.” God healed Him. There is no other explanation. Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Ury now knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that God is his Father, his provider, & his healer. Amen! 
     What do you need to ask God for today? Believe and don’t doubt! Trust your generous God!

Run with Sparkle, 
Heather


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