Sunday, September 11, 2016

BY FAITH....

Miracle!! Yesterday at the Tough Mudder about halfway through the 16km course I had a shooting pain start to go through my ACL. The impact of running down the big slopes triggered something and the pain was intense. I tried to continue running but it was to much pain to bare.  I still managed to do the obstacles but any type of incline or downward hill brought intense pain. As much as I wanted to give up, I couldn't. When running I kept picturing the men and women who fight on the front lines through injury and pain for our freedom. I also kept declaring 'I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.' This along with my very patient team gave me the mental focus to keep going. Flat ground I could manage, inclines and declines were terribly painful. I was trying different strategies to lessen the pain, I skipped and hobbled on my stronger leg to relieve the pain. I tried taking off my headband and the tape from another injury to wrap around my knee...this did not help and in fact intensified the pain.  People running ahead of me had shirts on that said 'I'm a FINISHER' This helped me kept my eye on the prize. Eventually we finished the race, as a team!  (What a group) We were out for dinner last night and again any step and getting in and out of the vehicle, or any slight incline or decline shot pain through my knee. I went up and down stairs like a child one step at a time... This morning again the same thing, small strides were the way to go...anything more than that brought pain.
Here's the amazing part!!! My friend Ash  I are teaching our children's ministry this month. I was going to have my group pray for me when our groups divided, BUT after snack she immediately asked the children who believed and had faith that God still heals. One by one their little hands shot up. She encouraged them to come around me and to lay their hands on my knee in faith that God could and would heal my knee. We encouraged them to agree with what was being prayed for. They laid hands on my knee and prayed, not an overly fancy prayer but a prayer of faith  asking God, the Healer,  to heal my knee. After the prayer our classes divided up for our lesson. As I was teaching in my room I hadn't thought much about it and all of a sudden I thought 'I've been walking all over and there is no pain in my knee!' I got in the car after service with no issue. None!! Ash text me and asked how it was, I said 'Honestly? It's  healed!!!! I was still waiting for my crew to get in the car, so I got back out of the car to move and bend it, COMPLETELY HEALED in Jesus Mighty name!
When I got to my moms at lunch, I went up her steps and PAIN FREE, not even a trace or hint of pain. Our God, the one and only Jesus Christ is still the same, yesterday, today and forever. He is still healing people! We've seen it time and time again in our church and through our people stepping out in faith believing God can still do the miraculous. What is so amazing about this particular healing is that I'm often one of the ones praying and believing for someone else's healing, but this time I was on the receiving end!! Praise God!
I wanted to testify of Gods goodness! His WORD is alive and powerful. We may not have the biggest and flashiest church, but we are a unified body who believes God is who He says He is! Im so thankful that a group of kids ages 5-10 years old along with their Sunday school teacher had the faith to believe God for my healing!