He is my Healer

God is the strength of my heart

Psalm 54:4 ‘Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me’

Last year, at the TRAC Family Camp, on the 2^nd night, while I was watching the Ministry Team members praying for brothers and sisters in Christ, one man with a moustache came to me and said “Sister, do you want me to pray for you?”, I accepted his kindness and asked him to pray for God’s healing for my fibroid, then he asked “Have you seen a doctor? And what did the doctor say?” I told him that the doctor asked me to have it operated upon, but I said I have faith that God will heal me and make the fibroid shrink.

And he said “Sister, do you know that God also provides doctors to heal you?”  Later, he prayed for me and tried to convince me to have another check up.  I didn’t tell anyone about this as I was still very scared about going for an operation.

At the end of April this year (2001), in God’s timing I decided to go for the operation.  God granted me His peace.  As I checked into the ‘Pantai Putri Hospital’, I felt like I was checking into the hotel, Pantai Putri Hospital is just like a hotel.  Then as though stepping into the adventure land, I went through all the tests with wonder and amazement, no more fear in me.  The Lord said ‘So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand’ (Isaiah 41:10), I had peace in me, at night my friends and colleagues came to cheer me up.  I had my dinner and supper they bought for me, I ate to my heart’s content before the time of fasting before the operation.  God is so good, He gave me much peace and joy even at that moment, and cleared away all my fears, as I claimed His promises in Isaiah 41:10.  The next morning, I went into the Operation Theatre and out of it without fully knowing what happened.  No suffering and pain at all.

The following morning at 4.30am, I could get up and walk by holding the drip stand and the urine bag.  When the nurse saw me, she said to the girl opposite my bed “see, people with major operation also can get up and walk, you minor operation also don’t want to get up”.  At that moment I had a song in my heart – “God is the strength of my heart…., and my portion forever…”  What a wonderful God we have!

I want to share with you how God comforted me on the second night.  I woke up at midnight and as I turned my head to my right side where somebody had placed a chair, I strongly felt that Jesus was sitting on the chair and watching over me.  I was so glad and comforted, and dozed off the next minute.

During the period of resting at home, God revealed His love to me through friends and relatives.  They’re like angels, they cooked for me, bought food and stocked up the fridge for me, tidied up my house, etc.  I praise the Lord for giving me friends like them.  And I want to thank Him for speaking to me through the mustached man at the TRAC Family Camp.

 

Thank you Jesus for Your love to me

Thank you Jesus for Your grace so free

I’ll lift my voice to praise Your Name

Praise You again and again

You are everything, You are my Lord!

 

(From October 2001 Family Focus)