March 02, 2018

Unanswered Prayers

Read: Psalm 6

The next five paragraphs were written in April or May of 2015 with the expectation of being in the next Lenten Devotions.

I thought I had won the biggest Lottery in the world by being born in the USA. Most of the people in the world live in poverty and subjugation. This country was founded on the idea that all people want to be free to live and worship as they choose. The founding on these principles was revolutionary and unique. For the most part, it still is today!

Although I started saying I had won the biggest lottery – there is one bigger. Being born a Christian which means we have an all-knowing God. A God who sees everything and works in supernatural ways.

After months of prayer (with occasional moments of doubt) God has seen fit to answer, and Shirley's formerly blind right eye has been restored to full vision. No medical procedure could have made this happen. The optic nerve was dead and the receptors in the eye has deteriorated. The eye was beyond help from doctors, but not from Divine Intervention. Never give up on belief in prayer!

We all know God works in mysterious ways, but there was nothing mysterious about this – it was just another everyday miracle on God's busy schedule. Just another miracle for Him – but a life changing miracle for us!

Sort of a postscript.
A few months after writing the above, I thought it should be edited so it was ready to send. When I found nothing to change, it occurred to me, perhaps I wasn't alone writing it. Then I realized there couldn't have been much help since there was a huge omission which is included here – Thank you God!

 2018 – God has answered my prayer, just not in this world. Shirley's sight has surely been restored and her other ills have all disappeared. Although she is greatly missed, she must know what they meant in the old Bayer Aspirin commercial, "It's hard to be happy when you hurt."

Thanks to all who understand how difficult this is.

Jack Van Becelaere