Can Faith Heal a Broken Body?

Post By- Dennis Elton Stanley

Many, or maybe even most religions teach that their belief system is the only one. It seems that most people are born into a certain religion, but I believe it is very beneficial to study other beliefs if you are
really serious about your faith.

I have met some of the same passionate, loving, caring, giving, and faithful people who do not share the same exact faith with me.

Being a simple Christian, I am not associated with any denomination, and will never judge anyone. I love everyone, even my enemies.

I have not written anything in a couple of months because of a serious back injury, surgery, and then medications. Having dealt with back injuries, broken bones, surgeries, and many other injuries before. I can deal with pain, but I did not know the kind of pain I experienced with this back injury existed.

As I lay there screaming at my heavenly Father, asking Him why He would allow me to suffer this way. Asking had not been faithful and steadfastly believed in Him? Had I not been doing my best to serve and be a good example of a Christian?

Then I asked Him for permission to take my own life. Knowing that his answer was no, I begged and pleaded with him to take me, allow me to die, and bring me home. I could not bear this pain any longer.

Does Your God Speak?

Some people say God speaks to them. If they say this out loud in society, they are likely to be laughed at or ridiculed. Maybe that reaction is understandable as unbelievers would probably imagine a thundering voice speaking from the clouds or a ghostly apparition appearing and speaking to them. I used to think that very same thing myself. (I would love to have such a powerful mystical experience)

I am invisible compared to the mystical universe

How He Speaks to Me

Think of this what you will, He spoke to me. As I lay there unable to move, screaming at God, praying for death, this thought and these words came to me “If you will be quiet I want to tell you that I’ve got this.”

Never in a million years would I have thought those words, especially at that time. As the ambulance arrived, I was thinking deeply about those words, what they meant, and why I thought them.

The EMTs were fantastic but getting me loaded into the ambulance was excruciating. Once fastened in and on the ride to the hospital, I realized those words most certainly came from God. I didn’t understand and couldn’t be sure what He meant because I was still in so much pain, but now I felt a tiny bit of hope like a tiny spot of light at the end of a long tunnel.

The Narrow Road

It was a crooked, bumpy, week-long, painful, two-hospital journey. Looking back, I would compare it to finding a way through that maze in the movie “The Shining.”

It took just the right person or persons at just the right time and with just the right skills to get me to one of the few neurosurgeons and surgical teams that could and would repair the spine damage and a newly discovered birth defect that could have paralyzed me for life. I met the most amazing, caring, professional, healthcare workers along the way. There were so many that their numbers I cannot know them.

I am not 100% yet, but now back at work and no longer even need a cane to help with walking. I know I am still here for a reason. My God wants me here. I still have work to do. I may not know everything that’s in store for my future but am sure I must continue giving my testimony, set an example, and continue to serve.

Good People Vastly Outnumber Evil

Even if I could remember everyone to thank, the names would number so many that my story might surpass the article word limit. Thank you and bless you all for giving me another chance.

If not for my wonderful daughters, Beth and Angela, son-in-law Ben, and my best friend Sheila, I would not be giving this testimony. From deep in my heart, I give “Love From Me To You”. ……That should be a song, I think.

I believe, trust, and live by my faith, not by sight. I heard the wisest man I ever met tell me and multitudes of people that whatever your faith, study and practice it to the fullest. No religion or belief in the system has any worth if not practised.

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About the Author– Hi! I’m Dennis Elton Stanley- a 69-year-old widower. I Love to walk in long-distance events and I live in the Ozark Mountains, so I hike a lot. I play multiple musical instruments and love writing.

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