TRUSTING GOD’S HEALING HANDS

If Jesus heals, why do we still hurt so deeply with unforgiving diseases? It is a question many people quietly carry. We read in the Gospels how Christ healed the blind, the lame, and the broken. We believe He is the Great Healer. Yet today, pain lingers—physically, emotionally, and spiritually—even among those who love Him.

Healing, in God’s definition, is often deeper than relief from pain. We tend to think of healing as the removal of pain, but Scripture shows us that healing can also mean the presence of God within pain. The Apostle Paul pleaded for his suffering to be taken away, yet the Lord answered not with removal, but with, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” Strength came, not by escaping weakness, but through it.

This does not mean we are wrong to pray for healing. We should pray boldly and honestly. We should ask God to restore, to mend, to bring relief. But we must also learn to pray with open hearts: “Lord, heal me in the way that brings You glory and draws me closer to You.” Sometimes that healing is immediate. Other times, it is gradual. And sometimes, it is the quiet strengthening of our soul.

Pain has a way of sharpening our hearing. It slows us down, strips away distractions, and brings us face to face with our need for God. In those moments, we may not hear answers as an explanation, but as His presence, His peace, His nearness, His sustaining hand.

When we hurt, it does not mean He has turned away. It often means He is working more deeply than we can see. Trust Him not only as the One who heals, but as the One who walks with you through every hurt and difficulty, holding you with unfailing love.

G. Yarian