Testimony of Healing January 9, 2006 Issue

PAIN HEALED THROUGH RELIANCE ON GOD

DAVID SHIELDS

How can I control pain and destroy its power over me? This is the question with which I approached a painful challenge with elimination, which I began to have about seven years ago.

Sometimes, the trouble went on for almost a week, and when I did eliminate, I would be in extreme pain. I couldn't sit or lie down with any sense of comfort. I called a Christian Science practitioner to pray for me, and sometimes I talked with her several times a day, and often during the night. At one point, I found myself wanting to do anything just to feel comfortable. I began to think that perhaps a doctor could give me something to relieve the pain or to alter the condition in some way.

As I wrestled with this, I thought of this passage from the Bible: "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases" (Ps. 103:2, 3). This was a reminder to me that all my life, I had relied on God for all of my needs, and He had never failed me. But now I was very fearful—I had never experienced this much discomfort before. At one point, however, I realized that I could not just hope the pain would go away. I had to take an active stand for what I understood about God's healing power.

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