It had always been difficult for me to believe in the healing power of God. Somehow I always thought healing is meant for the faithful and the devoted while a less faithful Christian may not deserve it. However, God is so full of grace and mercy that He takes care of all - even those who may not deserve that much.
I developed a terrible backache during my pregnancy. It was so bad that I developed insomnia due to the excruciating pains. For a few days, I was only able to sleep at around 4.00am in the morning! It was extremely difficult as I’m a person who sleeps well. Thinking it was a common aliment of pregnancy I thought I could only grit my teeth and endure the pain.
However, my husband reminded me that God is compassionate and would not want me to suffer like this. He prayed with me, thanking God for His promises to help heal my sore back and to give me undisturbed sleep. I was sceptical at first but the pain was too much to bear and I mustered all the faith I have to believe God’s healing power will take place.
True enough, that night I slept like a baby. Subsequently, though sometimes I do experience some soreness when I neglect my posture, those pains were mild and could be quickly rectified by some stretching. With God’s grace, that excruciating pain I suffered those few nights just left me.
Later part of the week, my husband shared with me that he thought having backaches were part and parcel of pregnancy. He also assumed that this was normal for a pregnant lady. However when he saw the frustration and the helpless feeling of me struggling to get into a comfortable lying position nights after nights, there was a sense of compassion welling up within him and prompting him to think that God would not want His children to suffer unnecessary in this manner. Hence he decided for us to pray to God about this condition.
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