Another story from Youth Prays God Answers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, this is it, for me.\u201d though Helen when she heard the fateful words.<\/p>\n
The kindly doctor reached over and patted her hand as she tried to control the growing fear that threatened to engulf her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d he said.\u00a0 \u201cIt seems you\u2019ve had your share of trouble.\u00a0 But the x-rays are proof of what I\u2019ve been suspecting for some time.\u00a0 You\u2019ve had several surgeries, so you\u2019re acquainted with the medical term, sarcoma of the small bowel.\u00a0 I know what you\u2019re thinking Helen.\u00a0 But let me encourage you to go to the Great Physician,\u00a0 Jesus can give you peace of mind and help you through this trying ordeal.\u00a0 And remember, I\u2019ll be praying for you.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the long nights that followed, Helen lay awake for hours at a time.\u00a0 The tranquillisers, to which she had had to resort for several years failed to give her the expected relied.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat will happen to my children?\u00a0 Will others be patient with my teenage sons who need their mother\u2019s love and understanding?\u00a0 What bout the younger ones?\u00a0 They\u2019re growing out of babyhood, but to me they\u2019re still babies.\u00a0 Why, God why?\u2019 So ran her worried thoughts as this young mother faced a dark and dismal future.<\/p>\n
In her heart Helen was not blaming God.\u00a0 She just could not understand why this doom was pronounced on her when her children needed her so much.\u00a0 Yet it did seem unjust and unfair.\u00a0 But since God holds the master plans and allows calamities and trials to guide each life in the right direction, Helen decided to accept His will.<\/p>\n
Helen\u2019s home was not a happy one.\u00a0 The uncontrolled temper of a non-Christian husband kept things upset and tense most of the time.\u00a0 But in spite of her weakened condition and constant pain, Helen attended church as often as she could.<\/p>\n
The first Sabbath after her doctor\u2019s report, Glenn Coon had been invited to be the guest speaker at the church which she attended and presented the A B C\u2019s of prayer.\u00a0 As she listened to one experience after another of how God was answering prayer for young people and older ones alike, Helen felt as if a whole new world was opening up before her.\u00a0 She felt that in the power of the prayer of reception lay the answer to her immediate problem.\u00a0 She had faith that God could and would answer her prayer if she surrendered herself completely and claimed His promise with unswerving faith.<\/p>\n
Helen though much about what she had heard and then decided to step forward in faith.\u00a0 It was a very important decision she made.\u00a0 She phoned her pastor and a few friends whom she felt were sincere, consecrated Christians and asked them all to pray at home.\u00a0 The ministers offered prayers of commitment as we do for the sick, since we cannot know whether the sick have fulfilled the conditions to healing.\u00a0 Because \u2018the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy\u2019 James 5:11 and because He has promised in Psalms 50:15 \u2018Call on me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me,\u2019 God heard and answered the prayers presented to Him in faith and submission, in Helen\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n
Later she said, \u201cI prayed at home, claiming 1 John 1:9.\u00a0 I wanted my heart to be right with God.\u00a0 I wanted nothing to stand between me and God to prevent His answering my prayer,\u00a0 As the Holy Spirit came into my heart, and His presence filled my body, I prayed, with tears streaming down my face, claiming Psalms 103:3-5 \u2018Who forgives all your sins and who heals all your diseases,\u00a0who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is resewed like the eagle\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n
Helen continued, \u201cOh, what wonderful blessing God is waiting to bestow upon us if we but ask!\u00a0 I had felt completely at loose ends, not knowing which way to turn,\u00a0 But after that prayer, an entirely new feeling entered my body.\u00a0 The terrible feeling of heaviness and discouragement lifted, and a peace like I\u2019d never known before filled my soul.\u00a0 I fully trusted in God, believing all would be well.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Helen\u2019s next visit to the doctor, a second set of x-rays was taken to verify the first.\u00a0 Finally the day came for Helen to go back for the doctors report.\u00a0 As she entered his office a smile spread over his face.\u00a0 Even before he spoke, Helen knew what the verdict was; her faith in answered prayer had never wavered wince the day of special prayer.\u00a0 \u201cWe see absolutely no further indication of the sarcoma we saw in the first x-rays,\u201d the doctor said.<\/p>\n
Helen shared her healing experience with her neighbour lady next door.\u00a0 \u201cThis is the kind of prayer life I want.\u201d She said, \u201cWould you allow me, too, to enrol in the prayer class?\u201d\u00a0 Helen has shared her experience with all who are interested, and God is using her to bring courage and help to may discouraged ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Another story from Youth Prays God Answers. \u201cWell, this is it, for me.\u201d though Helen when she heard the fateful words. The kindly doctor reached over and patted her hand as she tried to control the growing fear that threatened to engulf her. \u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d he said.\u00a0 \u201cIt seems you\u2019ve had your share of trouble.\u00a0 … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[20,10,23,8],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/edmonton-adventist.org.au\/wpcontent\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/edmonton-adventist.org.au\/wpcontent\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/edmonton-adventist.org.au\/wpcontent\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/edmonton-adventist.org.au\/wpcontent\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/edmonton-adventist.org.au\/wpcontent\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=232"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/edmonton-adventist.org.au\/wpcontent\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233,"href":"http:\/\/edmonton-adventist.org.au\/wpcontent\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions\/233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/edmonton-adventist.org.au\/wpcontent\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/edmonton-adventist.org.au\/wpcontent\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/edmonton-adventist.org.au\/wpcontent\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}