Healer

He is my healer in so many ways and He has healed this broken heart and made it whole and complete. One of the definitions of healer is to “correct or put right” and I know that my life is “correct” and “right” with the Lord. There have been various hurts or wounds that I tried to deal with on my own but the Lord shows that only He can completely heal. Some wounds are old ones that keep getting reopened. Being home this summer was tough because I really felt the absence of my dad. I know it’s been 5 years but everything was just different. My siblings and I were all missing him and imagining how different things would have been if my dad had been around. But the Lord says He is a father to the fatherless and I’m thankful because He is the perfect father who continues to heal the broken heart. Sometimes in life we face hurts that don’t make sense. You analyze the situation to see what you could have done differently but come up empty. It took time to come to the acceptance that there was nothing I could change but instead just allow God to teach me whatever lesson there was to be learned and allow Him to help me heal. Physically, I pray I will one day be able to run again. This was a tough one for me and I’ve had many a crying session with the Lord and let Him know exactly how I felt. I had come to love my running time so much and maybe too much. I continue to pray for total healing from the great physician but must also remember that sometimes God uses doctors

I have seen the healing hand of God in my life and in the lives of those around me. By His stripes our spirit is renewed. He can heal the deepest hurts and the confusing hurts and I am so thankful that this has been a time where the Lord has been teaching me about his healing power. A dear friend of mine passed away yesterday but in the midst of the grieving there is so much peace in knowing where he is and knowing that God still holds all things together and that God will heal the emptiness that has been left behind. It’s a wonderful thing to sense the peace that surpasses all understanding in these situations.

As the Lord heals us, He also uses us as a vessel to those who are hurting around us. I know I can say that all the hurt and healing I have faced has allowed God to use me and speak through me. Again, He is before all things and everything that happens in our life has its purpose.