Jen called to ask me if I was saying it was wrong to pray for healing. Which is a good question. I was actually leaving that open to responders.
Jen prays for two things: 1) if this is the way it is, Lord, the way it must be, please let her go to you quickly and painlessly 2) for complete healing.
One of Jen's friends asked her if she should be praying to remove a chromosome or add one? The prayer would be to remove one. From every cell in her body.
I stress I don't doubt God's might. My post was to show how I was trying not to doubt His will.
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I tend to look at it like this:
ReplyDeleteGod knows what I am thinking and feeling anyway. So whether I ask for my bulging disc to be healed, or to have it removed, is insignificant. There is pain. I want it gone. That is what God knows and that is my motivation. So, I can try determining whether it is "right or wrong" to ask for something, but since He already knows that you wish it could be some other way, why not just say it? Why NOT just ask? He still gets the final say.
Ginny M.
I agree with Ginny, He knows our hearts and if we are walking with Him, He hears our hearts. This may sound trite, but 13 years ago after breast cancer, I faced 6 months of chemo and bargained with the Lord that I would do it if he would allow me to keep my waist long hair. My life had been full of trials up till that point, and it was my breaking point. Whether he took me up on my bargain or it was His original will, at the end of the six months, my hair was still there. I should have been bald but I was so thankful he heard my heart. I always ask Him for His best because I know He is who He is, but accept His will in the end.
ReplyDeleteI believe in my heart He wants us to ask for His best and be willing to accept His will for our lives. I am praying for a miracle healing for Zoe and yes, what a testimony it would be for His Glory. I don't think for one moment you doubt His might. I have prayed for 18 Trisomy 18 babies who are all in heaven now. I want to see Him give us one for His Glory, if it be His will. I don't think bargaining is selfish when we believe in the One who we are trusting, we just need to accept His will in the end. I am sorry this is long, but I have done a lot of bargaining in my 60 years of life, and I have one to show for it. It was big for me, and yours is so much more important and precious. Know I am praying for a miracle for you.
Love, Laurie in Ca.
For so long I have wondered to myself these things but the fear of what others may think, kept me from saying anything, i am glad to know I am not alone... I wonder why not pray to God for healing, for a miracle? Lazarus was dead 4 days, 4 DAYS! And God raised him from the dead, he made the blind to see, the deaf to hear, so why should we not have faith that our God who does these great things can remove a chromosome from every cell in lil Zoes body? I too ask, “why not allow lil Zoe B to be a light to those who say she is going to die? Why not Lord? in this broken world why not allow for love and faith in you to conquer all? Its not selfish for them to pray, that you allow for them to keep this beautiful child that you so graciously gave them, that is LOVE. The same love that you have for us. A love that is so precious. I believe that Zoe has already touched the hearts of so many, many who will never see her face to face, knowing of this lil girl and faith of Greg and Jen has made me look at everyday differently, to be grateful for each and every day, knowing of her fight has helped me want to be closer to you, so if you will my Lord, imagine what her healing can do for this broken world ”... I too try to bargain :o)
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I pray that God gives you His strengh in what you are going through. I could see this in your face last Saturday Jen.
ReplyDeleteSomeday you will look back and see all the ah,ha moments and understand why God does what He does.
God is showering us with blessings but sometimes not without some pain.
You can imagine now, as I know, how His mother Mary felt watching her only son go through what He did just to save us.
Zoe comes across as that perfect baby. So you cant help but wonder if that miracle of life just may happen?
Karen