Healing is so cool

At a family gathering a year or two ago, we were up against some new challenges; my brother-in-law was diagnosed with some kind of cancer, and a family friend was suffering terribly with a horribly damaged spinal cord. 

I'm not a doctor and don't know enough about either of these sistautions to speak intelligently about the exact conditions. But today in Tampa, I met the mentioned family friend at lunch when suddenly that memory of praying over him and my brother-in-law at a family thing, came back.

The family had gathered round. Not all of us believe that healing is part of our birthright in Christ.  But all of us believed the best we could, and God did the cool stuff- the healing. And adding good quality years to the lives of precious people that we love.

My brother-in-law is doing well, with cancer on the run, instead of him in the grave. And the family friend's back? He is back at work and doing well, no pain.

The power of healing given to people of faith, is way underestimated. Researchers have confirmed that people of faith live an average of 10 years longer, enjoy it more, live healthier, heal faster, make more money, have better sex, and report more satisfaction with life in general.

It's a cool way to live life. I love God for letting me have a life like this one.