[Faith-talk] being healed from blindness

[sheila]

hmm interesting post.I forgot that part of the account of Jesus 
suffering. It's really neat to realize just how much he understands.
On 12/21/2013 3:27 PM, debby phillips wrote:
> Hi Greg, first I want to tell you what a balanced and mature way you 
> have of looking at this whole subject.  You have struggled, I can tell 
> in the compassionate way you write about this, but God has brought 
> about maturity in your life because of this.  You are not bitter and 
> angry though you may have been at some time.  Thank you for sharing 
> with us.
>
> I must say that I had some similar experiences as you.  In fact, I 
> used to walk around without my cane because I was taught that I "only 
> had the symptoms of blindness".  Of course, when I smacked in to a 
> tree, I decided that I might want to use my cane.  I became so angry 
> with God.  I looked up all the references to blindness I could find.  
> It was terrible.  I let the anger and bitterness overwhelm me.  One 
> day went for a walk and I was praying.  Actually I was yelling at God, 
> not outwardly, but definitely yelling.  I said to Jesus, "Well, You 
> certainly have no idea what it was like to be blind, you had 20/20 
> vision." It was almost as if I heard an audible voice when He replied 
> to me, "They blindfolded me." I went home and found in Stark, chapter 
> 14 verse 65, I think where they did blindfold Jesus, and beat Him and 
> then asked, "Who hit you?" I cried and cried then, hot tears of 
> sorrow, sorrow that I had accused Jesus of not understanding, sorrow 
> for all the bitterness I felt, and at last, tears of healing.  I 
> haven't always had the perfect attitude about my blindness, but I no 
> longer hate myself because I am blind.  If people pray for me then I 
> accept it, but I do tell them that God heals in His own way, and He 
> will heal me in the way I need, whether it be spiritually, emotionally 
> or physically.    Blessings,    Debby
>
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