Matthew 9:20-23 ~ And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw hem he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
I have no doubt in my mind that Jesus can heal Dada. I know he just has to speak the words and she would be healed. My problem lies in the fact that I don't think he WILL. Now, I want to know, is that a lack of faith, or is that me being realistic?
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Even Paul had a thorn in the flesh that God did not remove. I think we just have to keep praying for it. Sometimes in the Bible God did things after people prayed for them for a long time. Sometimes his answer was still, "No," but in the long run I think even when his answer is negative we are better off for praying. HUGS
We have all prayed for something specific...we may have prayed for days, weeks, months or even years...but regardless how long we pray for somehting we have to remember that He hears our prayers and will answer them in time! You as a mom are mostly likely being realistic but remember to have faith too!! :)
Julie,
As you can imagine, I've had the same thoughts about Katie. I just reread that whole chapter, and I look at it this way. The hinge on which Matthew 9 turns is this: "that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins..."
Faith trusts in the promises of God's Word. What has He promised us? That each and every time we ask our Advocate to forgive our sins, He does. Right away. Yours, mine, Maddie's, and Katie's.
In addition, Christ has promised to heal every sickness and wipe away every single tear, when He raises us up on the Last Day. If you trust in those promises, as I know you do, you don't lack faith.
I'm not saying that I don't join you in praying that, if it be God's will, He will heal both of our daughters of diabetes in this life. What I am saying is that we know (because His Word tells us) that it is His will that none should perish but all should come to Him in repentance. And we also know that it takes more faith to trust that the Son of Man has the power to forgive sins than to trust that God can heal a disease as terrifying (to us) and trivial (to Him) as diabetes.
One of the things I've tried to teach Katie is that some prayers require us to say (or at least think) "if it be Thy will." Others don't, because we know what His will is. "In everything give thanks," "Pray without ceasing," "Come unto Me"—we know these are His will. And that's what you've done and are doing, in faith.
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