this was the product of an hour or so by myself on a day I really needed some Jesus time. I did it really quick, and its by no means a masterpiece, but rather a creative expression of my thoughts/time with the Lord. Life is stressful and life is hard, but He is my rock!
I recently danced at a conference on healing, which led to a long (but good discussion) on healing - why we sometimes don't see it in our lives. So many different theories; whether its a lack of faith on our part, or has to do with timing (ie, it is His will for us to be healed in this life, but there could be something hindering it, or its going to happen at a differnt point in our lives), or that maybe, for some, the physical healing isn't going to happen until we reach heaven.
I see evidence for most of these theories in Scripture, which kind of makes me think that it must be different for each person and situation. All of this to say, that when I see the Lord come through and do a work in a person's heart because of/as a result of an injury, I can't help but rejoice. I have seen over and over how faithful my God is by using physical issues to refine our character. And thats what I think healing comes down to - how the Lord can best receive glory from the situation. For some, He will receive more glory by healing that person. For others, He will receive the most glory from working in the persons life despite the injury and letting that become a testimony of His faithfulness.
Praise God that He knows best for us. I may not (ok, definitely don't!) see the big picture here with my injury(ies), but I know that I know that I know that He has good things in store, for this life, and the life to come, which is way more important than this life anyway. He is still in control, and that is a good thing.
