Testimonies of Healing

Yearning to know more about spiritual identity brings healing.

After spending a post-Christmas vacation with our son and his family in Virginia, my wife and I began our 14-hour car trip back home to Indiana. We had had a perfectly wonderful and fun-filled time with our son’s family, which included a tour of the naval destroyer of which our son is captain and bringing in the New Year at their home.

This writer shares a significant healing.

Have you ever wondered: Who am I? Am I important? Does my life matter? If people like me, am I more worthy? If they don’t, is there something inferior about me? These were some of the questions that plagued me until I realized my true identity as God’s beloved child. During many years of a verbally and emotionally abusive marriage, my sense of self-worth eroded away, and I found myself dealing with anorexia.

The Bible tells us in many varied ways that “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” ( Psalms 46:1 ). One place we find assurances of protection and safety under God’s care is in the ninety-first Psalm.

I love the promise of Hymn No. 124 :  How gentle God’s commands,     How kind His precepts are;  Come, cast your burdens on the Lord,     And trust His constant care.

While driving home from a Wednesday evening testimony meeting at my branch Church of Christ, Scientist, I started to feel pain in my mouth. I remember my first thought was, “Well, I’ll have a testimony to share at next week’s testimony meeting.

In late 1991, a few days before the new year, I was sitting on my couch drinking and smoking marijuana. I was raised in Christian Science, and I always believed its teachings to be true.

This writer shares how she proved God’s law of abundance in her life.

A medically-diagnosed health issue is healed through prayer.