Tuesday, September 6, 2016 was a life-changing experience for me. To start off, I am a very strong born-again Christian. For those of you who have read my other articles before, you know that I have a disability called Cerebral Palsy. My hands were stiff, tight, and spastic, bringing discomforting pain that at times throbbed throughout the dreaded day. Used to it, I sighed every day while some days I struggled to hold back the tears if the aching pain was so severe.
Something about me is that I always detest complaining to people about inconvenient things that I wrestle with on a daily basis. But I also was convinced that I had this to reach out to people to share my Faith in Jesus Christ. I clearly heard Him say to me, "I'm going to use this disability to minister to other people." More than happy with that, I understood that one day I would be healed for eternity. Yet some days it was dreadful to trudge through the day. Pain wrapped around my weak bones. Some days I struggled to move without my bones yelling "I hate you!"
Finally, I heard about a healing service at a church who meets in Albany, New York. I argued with myself whether to attend or not, but the Holy Spirit said, "Go". "No!" I stubbornly argued. Finally, I prayed, "I would love to be healed, but God, thy will be done." I thought about the song. Immediately I felt this unusual refreshing water gush over me. Pain retreated my body leaving me speechless and amazed!
On my way home, I clasped onto the car door handle and released it on command! For the celebration afterwards, we celebrated at Friendlys. My friend and I sat down still shocked by the aftermath. I reached for the napkin and without a struggle I grasped it and released it on command (Before this, if I wanted to pick up anything, I had to put my mind to all the activities to achieve whatever the task was!). I was able to open my side door in the van.
Each day after the astounding night, I recognize improvement. If you see me and don't know me well, you would say, "You're still in the wheelchair how are you healed?" but close friends and family see significant changes! Every day now I thank Jesus; insisting that if that was all the healing I get in my life, I am so appreciative and will thank Him every day! Instead, I find myself able to accomplish more and more each day! I don't know where you stand in religion, but there is no way I can make this whole miracle up! As a Christian, I see myself in a Spiritual wheelchair. I don't know whether or not I will be fully healed, but I heard God tell me that I would be in a wheelchair my whole life. Thinking about that statement, I remember my saying that we're all in Spiritual wheelchairs. Does that line up with me being in a wheelchair my whole life? I don't know, but I have trust that I will always be provided with whatever care that I need.
