[Faith-talk] A Teistmony on Healing

Fri Oct 2 01:43:04 UTC 2015

I agree, not being defensive is the key. Erika, I love how you handled the situation. I am different because I allow people to pray for my healing, but I don’t see it as pity and I actually want to be healed. The desire has been placed in my heart ever since I was little, and of course I have no problem being visually impaired but I want complete healing.

I realize there are many who don’t want this, and that’s OK because we all have different purposes. Mind is healing and that’s why, perhaps, I have that desire and allow others to pray for me when the occasion warrants.

I don’t tend to go up to people on the street and ask to pray for them just because they have a physical condition. If I am talking to someone, and I feel led to pray for them because of a certain situation, I will ask if I can pray for them but I always ask what they want prayer for. If they tell me they want prayer for healing, I do that. If they have a situation they want prayer for, I pray for that. The key is to be led by the Holy spirit, not by some human condition that may pity us. If we are truly led by the Spirit, we will often pray for the right things.

God bless,
Christine
> On Oct 1, 2015, at 7:18 PM, Greg Aikens via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I have definitely experienced some of the extremes of people wanting to heal my blindness. I find though that taking an approach like Erica’s often works well. I think many people sincerely want to do good by offering to pray for someone but out of ignorance don’t know how to ask or assume that the most visible need or difference is the one that needs fixing. There are some churches that teach that God does not allow his people to suffer like non believers and so any kind of sickness, poverty, etc. is an external indicator of a lack of faith or internal sin. I don’t think those people have read the entire Bible. If you have ever encountered people who believe that way, you would understand why someone might feel like they need to defend themselves. 
> 
> My church does not believe that way but even so, places an emphasis on divine healing. It can lead to some awkwardness at times. If I have the time, I explain that I do believe that God could heal me, but that I don’t think he is calling me to even ask for that. If it were something he wanted to do, he would go ahead and do it or he would lead me to pray for it. I find the less defensive I get, the more I am able to educate and gently challenge the misconceptions of my well-meaning brothers and sisters.
> 
> Best,
> Greg
> 
>> On Oct 1, 2015, at 6:08 PM, Ericka via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org <mailto:faith-talk at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> Funny you should ask that Justin. I had been working on a speech about disability and poverty for an interfaith group of people in my community. Because I was aware of the Scriptures relating to people with disabilities and how Christ reacted, I could sway them into understanding that I was not any different and how Christ had hung out with all the outcasts it was OK to be different. They agreed with me that the Pharisees had more issues. I thought that was pretty funny. Being able to come back at them with scripture seems to help. I did it in a calm and social way so it was a conversation. I think I just got lucky that this person wanted to listen. This world is full of people who don't listen to anyone else except the tape playing in their head.
>> 
>> Ericka Short
>> "Friends are like flowers in the garden of life"
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Oct 1, 2015, at 5:01 PM, justin williams via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> What would you need to defend yourselves? 
>>> Justin.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Faith-talk [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of melissa
>>> R Green via Faith-talk
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 5:51 PM
>>> To: 'Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion'
>>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: melissa R Green <lissa1531 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] A Teistmony on Healing
>>> 
>>> You handled it very well.  I
>>> am so glad that they were
>>> receptive of your beliefs.
>>> That is a good experience to
>>> hear about.  I usually get
>>> told that I am full of the
>>> devil and Christ and god the
>>> father never wanted anyone to
>>> be physically blind at all.  
>>> 
>>> Warmly,
>>> Melissa R. Green and Pj
>>> It is 'where we are' that
>>> should make all the
>>> difference, whether we believe
>>> we belong there or not. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Faith-talk
>>> [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfb
>>> net.org] On Behalf Of Ericka
>>> via Faith-talk
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 01,
>>> 2015 12:55 PM
>>> To: Faith-talk, for the
>>> discussion of faith and
>>> religion
>>> Cc: Ericka
>>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] A
>>> Teistmony on Healing
>>> 
>>> About a month or so ago I had
>>> my first experience of
>>> somebody trying to heal my
>>> boyfriend and I.  I was amazed
>>> that it wasn't an encounter
>>> like I have heard on the
>>> listserv. The three or four
>>> people that work together
>>> spoke with us and we explained
>>> that our disability was the
>>> least of our problems and ask
>>> them to pray for our job
>>> situation and transportation.
>>> The young man who addressed us
>>> first offered up a prayer for
>>> us just as we had asked rather
>>> than blessing us with
>>> regaining our sight. I don't
>>> know if it was because he
>>> noticed we were well-versed in
>>> the Bible and could defend
>>> ourselves or not. I pointed
>>> out that the Pharisees were
>>> more blind than we were. The
>>> group totally agreed!
>>> 
>>> I hope that how we handle this
>>> experience can give someone a
>>> quick idea in case they get
>>> stuck in one of those
>>> "healing" pickles where people
>>> aren't  respectful.
>>> 
>>> Ericka Short
>>> "Friends are like flowers in
>>> the garden of life"
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 1, 2015, at 9:10 AM,
>>> Roanna Bacchus via Faith-talk
>>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Dear Members,
>>>> 
>>>> This week I found a
>>> testimony on healing.  It was
>>> given on Tbn in October of
>>> 2012 by Ricardo Sazchez, a
>>> worship leader, singer, and
>>> songwriter from Atlanta,
>>> Georgia.  His son Josiah was
>>> healed after diving into the
>>> shallow end of someone's pool
>>> when he was nine years old.
>>> Unfortunately I do not know
>>> how to copy the link to the
>>> video in this email.
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