A week ago today I picked up my wife from work to go to a meeting at our accountant's office. When she got in the car she told me that she had been having some abdominal pain and bleeding just an FYI kind of thing. About 15 minutes later she excused herself from the meeting to use the bathroom and upon her return told us that she had to leave, she was now in a great deal of pain and went to sit in the car and wait for me. About 5 minutes later as I was wrapping up she called me on my cell to tell me that she needed to go to the Emergency Room and she felt like she was going to pass out. When I got into the car she told me that the pain was now intolerable and that she was bleeding more heavily and every turn, every bump on the way to the hospital was agonizing. We pulled into the ER about 10 minutes later and by this time she was in so much pain that she could not sit up straight or stand up to walk so I helped her into a wheelchair and took her in. After talking to the triage nurse the staff wheeled her back into the emergency department. Once we were able to get her changed into the gown admitting came in, then the nurse to take vital signs ask what symptoms she was having the pain by now was off the chart, far beyond the worst pain she had ever experienced along with a tearing sensation. She was in so much pain that she was doubled over and unable to even sit up and required constant pressure on her lower right abdomen. I'm not afraid to admit that by this time I was pretty scared, I had never seen my wife in this much pain and my mind was quickly going for the worst case scenario. So when the nurse left the room (no treatment, "the doctor will be in shortly"), I took her hand and told her that we were going to pray. I asked God to heal my wife, to make the treatment non-invasive (I was worried about needing surgery) that he give her a complete recovery and that it would be done today. After we prayed I showed her a Bible Verse that I had come across that morning which is Matthew 18:19-20:
19 "I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. 20 For where two or three gather as my followers, I am there among them." I have a Bible app on my phone that has what it calls "Plans" these are Bible Verses grouped together by subject and meant to be read over a certain period of time. This particular verse is part of the plan "The Essential Jesus but this was not the reading for that day. I had fallen behind and was going back to the earliest missed day and this was the Verse. When I read it that morning it was interesting I liked and appreciated what it said, but now it took on additional meaning, it had immediate application in my life and the life of the woman that I cannot bear to think about living life without. She is the reason I get out of bed in the morning, why I try to be a better man. About 15 minutes after praying she sat a little straighter and started talking about leaving. I though she was just impatient (she can be) and I told that she could not even sit up straight and left it at that. Another 15 minutes go by and she put the folded up bed sheet down that she had been using to apply pressure and sat up a little more normally and again started with the crazy talk of going home "The doctor has 15 minutes to come in here and after that I'm leaving." I told that she could not even dress herself so I was pretty sure that was not going to happen. Less than 15 minutes later she sat straight up and told me to give her clothes to her, we were going home. She dressed herself then got up off of the hospital bed and said we were leaving. She not only walked out of the Emergency Department but out of the hospital and walked with me the block to where I had been forced to park after taking her into the ER.
I have never seen anything like this; she was healed before my eyes! It is the most amazing thing that I have ever seen. On the way home I told her of my amazement God had answered our prayer and healed her (no treatment of any kind had been given at the hospital, not even pain meds). She told me that God had better things for her to do than lay in a hospital bed. When we arrived at home she felt completely recovered no pain and the bleeding stopped completely shortly after arriving home. It's been a week now and still no pain, no relapse tonight she told she feels better than she had in a long time.
When I looked back there was one noticeable difference, this time when I prayed I prayed out loud (this does make a difference) and I had no doubt that my prayer would be answered. In fact he answered 2 with this one healing, recently I had been asking for help with my level of faith. God healed my wife and my faith at the same time.
5 I prayed to the Lord and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. 5 Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. 6 In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles. -Psalm 34:5-6
15 "Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory."-Psalm 50:15
13 For I hold you by your right hand-I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, 'Don't be afraid. I am here to help you. -Isaiah 41:13
10 A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. -Ephesians 6:10
They are more than just words in a book.
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