A testimony of God's healing power...
When I was only 5 years old, I was diagnosed with many, many allergies. If it was possible to be allergic to it, I was allergic to it. I was put on allergy medication and told that I would be on it for the rest of my life.
Even at that young age, that didn't sit right in my heart. So, much to the chagrin of well-meaning Christians who tried to convince me that I was in "denial", I began to thank God for healing me of allergies.
For 10 years, I dealt with my allergies, taking the medication that had been prescribed for me. Then one night in the summer, when allergy season was in full swing, I was lying in my bedroom, nose running, eyes watering, sneezing... a typical evening for me in allergy season. So, I decided I was going to go to bed early. I said my prayers like I had done every night for the last 10 years, thanked God for healing me, and went to sleep.
The next morning when I woke up, I was completely healed of allergies! My head was clear, my eyes were not watering, and I felt better than I had felt in a long time. I told my mom I didn't need my allergy medication any more, but she insisted I continue to take it until we could call the doctor to see what he thought.
So we scheduled an appointment for the following week, and I went back in to be re-tested for allergies. Where before I was allergic to
everything, this time I was allergic to
nothing!
The doctor said it was pointless for me to stay on my medication and declared me allergy free. That was 18 years ago this summer.
To this day, I don't know why I suffered with allergies for 10 years, but
overnight, God healed me completely. I've had doubters say that sometimes people outgrow allergies, and that's true. But not overnight. The doctor was pretty amazed at how quickly I had gone from allergy symptom craziness to completely allergy free!
I give God all the glory for that healing, and I am so thankful that we serve Jehovah Rapha, God our Healer!