I could hardly believe it...
I'm sure you have had those moments in life where you just are not sure that what you're hearing is true. I've had a few of them in my short life with one of them happening a few years ago when I paid off my car loan. I can't describe the freedom I felt when I was told I didn't have to fork over $350 every month anymore, has I had been doing for close to 3 years. It was a shock to my system.
I would also say that I've experienced a much better "shock" , like when my friend said, "I think I just got healed!" This happened a few weeks ago during our YWAM Orlando staff training week. A teacher from another part of YWAM was leading us and he had us take some time to pray for each other; specifically for physical healing. Many staff had some kind of need and so we just prayed for whoever was closest to us. I was standing next to my friend Sarah who recently had a beautiful little girl. I asked Sarah what her need was and she explained, "Well, I've been having lots of problems with my sinuses and allergies lately and it has been hard to breathe clearly through my nose." Now I've prayed for a lot of people and I've only physically witnessed 2 or 3 people have their problem go away. Needless to say, I had kind of fallen into what I would call a classic case of "I'm doing this because it's what I'm supposed to do" and honestly, I didn't think anything would happen. And then she said it: "I think I just got healed!" My amazing, spiritual response: "Really?"
I won't pretend to know why God does or doesn't heal people when we pray for them, but I've definitely learned that He does and is willing to heal even the smallest things. I don't have any powerful insight on His timing either, but I want to encourage you to take every opportunity He gives you to pray and then maybe you can join me in having a "I could hardly believe it" moment too.
