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What you are about to read is the absolute solemn truth; I am not making any of it up.
I was over at a friend's place tonight; he and I have been friends for about 8-9 months now. We often talk about spiritual matters, and from time to time we will pray about some very heavy issues. Tonight was no exception, but where the praying would lead tonight took us both by surprise. We began by praying out some spirits that I was battling with. We focused on getting them out of my heart and invoking Christ's name to cast them out. Ironically, since Doubt was the chief spirit I was struggling with, I didn't believe that what we were doing was authentic. I just thought it was a bunch of Christianese designed to make me feel better.
Then my friend took a look at my eyelids, which were swollen and red. I told him that I had had an unknown condition for a few years now, with symptoms including peeling of the skin, swelling, redness, and occasional skin cuts. He said that I needed to pray it out, to let God heal me, right there on the spot. I thought he was joking, that he had officially gone too far with the Christianese. So I made a compromise and prayed, "God, if it's your will, please heal my eyelids." He came over to where I was sitting and looked me dead in the face. He said that it is God's will for me to be healed, period. So I gave in. I closed my eyes and began to pray to God for him to heal my eyelids, as if I was really hoping he would pull it off. My friend accompanied me in prayer.
During the prayer, I felt a mild tingle/scratch on my eyelids. I figured that this could have been anything, and I didn't want to "help" God, so I kept my fingers away from my eyes. I kept them shut and continued to pray. And we asked God repeatedly to heal my eyelids, to take away the redness and swelling. Some time later, I finished praying. My friend looked at me and told me to look at myself in the mirror. I went to his bathroom, not really knowing whether this was all a sick joke or a failed shot into the supernatural realm, but in any case, I remained cautiously optimistic.
I turned on the light and looked at my eyelids. What just minutes ago were red, puffy, spottled eyelids were now smooth, flesh-colored eyelids. I was amazed, but not overly so. I jokingly called out to him, "Is your mirror working?" knowing full and well that what I was seeing was real. I had prayed; God had healed. My friend says that it was the first time he's ever been the vessel for a healing instrument of God's hand. As far as I know, it's the first time anything like this has ever happened to me, especially so quickly.
Not bad, eh?
Go God! 
I was over at a friend's place tonight; he and I have been friends for about 8-9 months now. We often talk about spiritual matters, and from time to time we will pray about some very heavy issues. Tonight was no exception, but where the praying would lead tonight took us both by surprise. We began by praying out some spirits that I was battling with. We focused on getting them out of my heart and invoking Christ's name to cast them out. Ironically, since Doubt was the chief spirit I was struggling with, I didn't believe that what we were doing was authentic. I just thought it was a bunch of Christianese designed to make me feel better.
Then my friend took a look at my eyelids, which were swollen and red. I told him that I had had an unknown condition for a few years now, with symptoms including peeling of the skin, swelling, redness, and occasional skin cuts. He said that I needed to pray it out, to let God heal me, right there on the spot. I thought he was joking, that he had officially gone too far with the Christianese. So I made a compromise and prayed, "God, if it's your will, please heal my eyelids." He came over to where I was sitting and looked me dead in the face. He said that it is God's will for me to be healed, period. So I gave in. I closed my eyes and began to pray to God for him to heal my eyelids, as if I was really hoping he would pull it off. My friend accompanied me in prayer.
During the prayer, I felt a mild tingle/scratch on my eyelids. I figured that this could have been anything, and I didn't want to "help" God, so I kept my fingers away from my eyes. I kept them shut and continued to pray. And we asked God repeatedly to heal my eyelids, to take away the redness and swelling. Some time later, I finished praying. My friend looked at me and told me to look at myself in the mirror. I went to his bathroom, not really knowing whether this was all a sick joke or a failed shot into the supernatural realm, but in any case, I remained cautiously optimistic.
I turned on the light and looked at my eyelids. What just minutes ago were red, puffy, spottled eyelids were now smooth, flesh-colored eyelids. I was amazed, but not overly so. I jokingly called out to him, "Is your mirror working?" knowing full and well that what I was seeing was real. I had prayed; God had healed. My friend says that it was the first time he's ever been the vessel for a healing instrument of God's hand. As far as I know, it's the first time anything like this has ever happened to me, especially so quickly.
Not bad, eh?
Go God! 
