Evelyn Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 I have a young relative, now age 10, who in the past has seen visions of Jesus. Now, he has been "healed" of deafness in one ear, which was caused by being too close to an exploding firecracker a few years ago. Doctors said there was no cure but now his hearing has come back after he was prayed for. And, he said several times before he was "healed" that Jesus would heal him. I see a future preacher in my family, like we need one! I know a lady who suddenly lost her hearing in one ear 20 years ago after riding in the elevator to the top of the Space Needle in Seattle. I know she's an Xian and has been prayed for to have her hearing restored and she's still deaf in that ear. Why hasn't she been healed, answer me that, Xians! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franko47 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 A 10 year old having visions of Jesus? Yes, I totally believe it. I'd never call into question the fanciful imaginings of a 10 year old. This reminds me years ago when one of my nephews had a hearing problem that had not been properly diagnosed in Grade one......at the time some of his teachers thought that he might have been "retarded" or suffering from ADD. So his parents took him to a medical specialist who ran a whole battery of tests and stuff, and then announced to his parents that my nephew was extremely intelligent and creative but was partially deaf in one ear; a simple growth problem that was rectified within a week with minor surgery. Same nephew now has degrees in math, physics and computer sciences. The true miracles are science and the wondrous versatility of nature. This also includes doctors who mis-diagnose people (we've all been mis-diagnosed at some time by a medical practitioner) so that when they naturally recover we can believe in "miracles". Oh, I'll believe in Lordy and his miracles when I see a severed arm regenerate before my eyes. But, unfortunately, as we all know, the Lord doesn't do amputees for some...funny...reason.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddbird1963 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Sometimes people just randomly get better. And how often do Christians predict they are going to be healed of something? And you are right. There are plenty of people who don't get healed. No evidence for miracles to be found anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElrondHubbard Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Yeah...in cases of miraculous healing, I generally look to the forest, not the trees. How many people pray desperately for healing every day, and die in horrible, painful deaths anyway? How many are healed? It's REALLY easy to see 1 "answered" prayer and forget the millions that go unanswered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loren Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 And, he said several times before he was "healed" that Jesus would heal him. I see a future preacher in my family, like we need one! If you're able to, and it's worth the parental aftermath you may get over it, you might want to act like you're taking him completely seriously and take him on a day outing to the local hospital. Once there, go from room to room and have him pray for the miraculous healing of the patient within. After each prayer, wait a couple of minutes while you watch through the door for the person to get up out of bed. Then say, "Hmm. Well that one didn't work. Let's go ask the Lord to heal the next one." Work you way down the hall that way. It may actually be worth the effort. Kids are often not as habitually dumb as adults are. I'm sure he may have already come up with the question about why did I get healed, yet many others didn't. And no doubt if he brought such a question to his parents, they gave him some inane little bumper sticker of an answer which may have made sense at the moment. But after having him pray for the healing of thirty people who desperately need it in a row, with no results, I'm sure it would make more of an impression on his mind than some insipid Christian one-liner sophistry. And you won't have to talk about it at all with him. Just let his ten-year-old's mind chew on it. And if his parents do get upset with you, all you have to do is tell them the truth: "I was taking him to the hospital to pray for the healing of sick and injured people." What could they possibly say to that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyone Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 And, he said several times before he was "healed" that Jesus would heal him. I see a future preacher in my family, like we need one! If you're able to, and it's worth the parental aftermath you may get over it, you might want to act like you're taking him completely seriously and take him on a day outing to the local hospital. Once there, go from room to room and have him pray for the miraculous healing of the patient within. After each prayer, wait a couple of minutes while you watch through the door for the person to get up out of bed. Then say, "Hmm. Well that one didn't work. Let's go ask the Lord to heal the next one." Work you way down the hall that way. It may actually be worth the effort. Kids are often not as habitually dumb as adults are. I'm sure he may have already come up with the question about why did I get healed, yet many others didn't. And no doubt if he brought such a question to his parents, they gave him some inane little bumper sticker of an answer which may have made sense at the moment. But after having him pray for the healing of thirty people who desperately need it in a row, with no results, I'm sure it would make more of an impression on his mind than some insipid Christian one-liner sophistry. And you won't have to talk about it at all with him. Just let his ten-year-old's mind chew on it. And if his parents do get upset with you, all you have to do is tell them the truth: "I was taking him to the hospital to pray for the healing of sick and injured people." What could they possibly say to that? Done correctly, it might work, but there are some stumbling blocks. Not all healing takes place "instantly" and the familiar refrain, "Yes, No, Wait" could be used to "explain" why some healings didn't happen. I've seen people that were ill, got better after treatment, and then proceeded to thank God for their healing. Sometimes I feel like a bump on a log if I happen to be the physician that "healed" them. Maybe some can read my expression because some will say, "Thank God! Thank you too, but God first!" Maybe you should pick people that won't get better regardless of treatment. Terminally ill patients, amputees, etc. But even then, the idea of praying outside of their room might not fly well with anyone including the patients. I dunno. Maybe you should encourage him to go into medicine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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