My MIL called and said that she was prayed for at church on Sunday and she believes that God has healed her of her high blood pressure and Parkinson's disease! She is wanting to throw away all of her medications to show her faith in her healing!
She lives in another state, so we were not there when all of this happened. Mrs. Pianoman and I are really happy for her, but at the same time we are cautious.
We have asked her to not throw the medications away, but to just put them away for the time being. If after a time, no symptoms of Parkinson's disease or high blood pressure show up, then she would be safe to toss the medications out!
We would just hate for her to have a stroke caused by the high blood pressure, or for her Parkinson's symptoms to get irreversibly worse because she THOUGHT she was healed when she wasn't.
What would you do? Are we being too cautious? Do WE have a lack of faith?
To me, if I heard an audible voice from God saying to "throw them away! Your healed!", I would listen. But if the preacher/visiting evangelist was the one to tell her, then step in with a bold "Belay that order!" and tell her to keep them!
To me, if I heard an audible voice from God saying to "throw them away! Your healed!", I would listen. But if the preacher/visiting evangelist was the one to tell her, then step in with a bold "Belay that order!" and tell her to keep them!
We are trying to walk the fine line of not doubting her faith in her healing! It's not easy when you are on the sidelines knowing what could happen if she has not actually been healed!
seriously, I have a sister who did this and ending up
having seizures. the preacher told her to do it as an
act of faith. It actually hurt her faith for many years.
I have seen healings. I have also seen people dancing on broken legs, with the endorphins produced by the worship blocking the pain making them think they were healed. Afterwords they found permanent damage done because of the jumping. Oh yes, the crutches were thrown away that night because the searing pain set in a few hours later......
I have seen healings. I have also seen people dancing on broken legs, with the endorphins produced by the worship blocking the pain making them think they were healed. Afterwords they found permanent damage done because of the jumping. Oh yes, the crutches were thrown away that night because the searing pain set in a few hours later......
Were you there the night that happened to me? ha Things that we do when we have 'enough faith'. How many time have you seen people with faith try to help someone in a wheel chair to try and get up? I have seen it lots and you know what the healing didn't happen. I did see a lady that we in a wheelchair for 19 years want to get baptized and she came up outta the water jumping and dancing. She walked down ALL 15 steps from the baptisimal pool into the sanctuary and walked around pushing her wheel chair all over the sanctuary. That was cool
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I have seen healings. I have also seen people dancing on broken legs, with the endorphins produced by the worship blocking the pain making them think they were healed. Afterwords they found permanent damage done because of the jumping. Oh yes, the crutches were thrown away that night because the searing pain set in a few hours later......
How can you tell if it's a real healing?
Why would God really heal just a few people? It would seem to encourage dangerous behavior like the broken leg dancing, or throwing away meds.
Should people believe scriptures such as James 5:14 say what they look like they say, or not? Should they work really hard at explaining why James 5:14doesn't mean what it looks like it means?
How many people have died from believing those "promises" of healing?
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My MIL called and said that she was prayed for at church on Sunday and she believes that God has healed her of her high blood pressure and Parkinson's disease! She is wanting to throw away all of her medications to show her faith in her healing!
She lives in another state, so we were not there when all of this happened. Mrs. Pianoman and I are really happy for her, but at the same time we are cautious.
We have asked her to not throw the medications away, but to just put them away for the time being. If after a time, no symptoms of Parkinson's disease or high blood pressure show up, then she would be safe to toss the medications out!
We would just hate for her to have a stroke caused by the high blood pressure, or for her Parkinson's symptoms to get irreversibly worse because she THOUGHT she was healed when she wasn't.
What would you do? Are we being too cautious? Do WE have a lack of faith?
My suggestion would be for her to visit her doctor before she quits taking the meds.
My suggestion would be for her to visit her doctor before she quits taking the meds.
This is an excellent suggestion.
If she's truly healed, an examination will bear witness.
__________________ "Many people view their relationship with God like a "color by number" picture. It's easier to let someone else define the boundaries, tell them which blanks to fill in, and what color to use than it is for them to take a blank canvas and seek inspiration from the Source in order to paint their own masterpiece"
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