On the last night of a cross-country road trip, I stopped to visit a cousin in Phoenix, Arizona. I'd become a little congested during the trip, and, sometime after dinner, my ears began to hurt. By the time I went to bed that night, I was in so much pain that I could barely think or pray.
During one moment of intense pain I thought: Should I go to the emergency room? Or should I at least pack up and leave a note saying that I needed to go? These were fleeting thoughts, but I had to face them. And when I realized that my answer was no, that I didn't want to do either, I had to ask myself why.
The why was a turning point. In fact, even though I ended up spending most of the night in prayer, I believe the moment I answered that question is the moment healing began to occur. The answer to that why was this: I realized I had a total conviction that God would heal me because I've had many healings in the past and I'm completely confident that nothing is impossible to God. Even in the face of this intense pain, I knew God was with me. That He was caring for me. That whatever I needed, He was giving to me. And that healing is natural and can come immediately.
