By His Stripes...I am healed.

Because of what Christ did for me on the cross, I am healed! Not only from my sin and from death (which now has no power over me as a Child of God) but in every other way as well.

I received a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (after having several neurological problems that progressed over a two-year period) the week of my birthday a little over a year ago and that is where the biggest battle of my life started (late 2012-late 2013). I was also found to have several moderate to severe spinal problems that caused significant pain and other problems (weakness, etc.) and my asthma, which had been controlled by medication previously, had gotten worse to the point where I was put on an inhaler full-time (twice every day) because the medication no longer controlled it.

There was a two or three-month period of time where I was progressively losing strength in my legs. I had to pull myself up out of a chair by holding onto something, such as a car door or desk. If there was nothing to pull myself up out of a chair, I had to push myself up using my arm strength alone to push myself up off the chair. My legs were getting very weak to where I could no longer stand up from a seated position on my own like I normally did. I also had a harder time walking any kind of distance because it felt like my legs could give out at any time. I was afraid I was going to wake up one morning and fall to the floor, unable to get up (because of leg weakness). One time I did fall outside of the post office and I could not get up because of my leg weakness. I was thankful for the two guys outside the post office who ran to me and helped me up, because I certainly could not get up myself.

Because this was very concerning to me, I asked my pastor to anoint me with oil and pray over me for MS. He did that, and the very next day, the progressing weakness in both of my legs was completely gone!!! PRAISE GOD...for by HIS stripes I was healed! (Although I continue to be followed by my PCP for MS, which is not yet completely healed).

In October 2012, we had a special healing service at church and I was declaring that date ahead of time that God would heal the severe stiffness and pain in my entire spine that had started during that summer and progressed quickly, making getting comfortable or sleeping almost impossible. The pain was excruciating much of the time and it felt as if my spine had fused together, like the spaces in between my vertebrae were gone and my spine grew as one solid stick. Flexing and bending was getting almost impossible at that point. However, I had faith that God would heal this problem and that very same night as I slept...He did! I woke up in the middle of the night and the stiffness was 100% GONE and the pain was drastically reduced! PRAISE GOD...for by HIS stripes I was healed!

In early 2014, we had another special prayer time at church for healing. I was again anointed before praying with my Sunday school teacher and his wife, who had also had asthma for about 20 years. It brought me comfort to know that she understood at least the asthma part because she had been there! Again, I had faith that God was going to heal something that night, whether it be the asthma, the MS or the remaining spinal problems I continue with. I did not know whether God was going to heal one, two or all three of the major physical issues I have but I knew that God was going to blow my socks off again! That night, I did not use my inhaler and went to bed. Before this time, had I even missed a single dose, my wheezing got significantly worse and my cough started up again (a three-year chronic cough). I woke up the next morning and my wheezing was completely gone! It felt as if my lungs had opened up like they have never been before (I always had exercise-induced asthma before it turned chronic three years previous to this healing)!! I have not used my inhaler a single time since that day and it has been almost four months!! PRAISE GOD...for by HIS stripes I was healed!

I am walking in faith that God will continue the physical healings in my life! I believe that God finishes what He starts and boy, has He started the healing! Some days are still hard physically and I cannot do some of the things I used to do, but I am extremely thankful for all that God has already healed in my body!

I never know what to expect physically the next day or week due to the MS and remaining spinal problems, and I take one day at a time, trusting God to give me strength and grace to make it through the hard days. On the good days, I praise Him all the more and enjoy those days to the fullest! ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD....GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME.

May that encourage you to do the same! Thank God every single day that you are healthy and whole and do not take anything, even being able to walk unassisted, for granted. Since my leg strength was healed, I regularly thank God that I can walk without any help because I know that had He not intervened, I may not be at this point, and I am beyond grateful! I cannot say it enough: TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!!


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