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Lauren’s Story
Going into More Conference, I was skeptical. I really wanted to understand healing and work through some of my misconceptions. Wes came out the gate saying our obedience cannot be dependent on our understanding and I knew I was in for a whirlwind day.
When we left the conference that day, I was telling my husband I felt really challenged and convicted. I wasn’t sure WHAT the next step was, but I just wanted more of whatever God has and I wanted to really trust His goodness.
For months, I’ve been experiencing a lot of pain in my arches and heels of my feet. Debilitating at times. In the morning, every morning, I’ve barely been able to walk down my stairs - I have been walking down one step at a time, wincing in pain. I’m not sure if it’s been plantar fasciitis or what but it’s been horrible! I’ve tried new, fancy shoes, stretching, massage, etc and nothing has helped. That night after the conference, I asked my husband to pray for my feet. I mean we knew what to do - we just learned about it - so what the heck?
He prayed three times. Every time I could tell they were getting better. We both just started laughing because it’s really bonkers when something is happening to you that you have no grid for.
Saturday at lunch I had told my friends I didn’t know how I’d SEE healing happen if I couldn’t get past some of my own intellectualism. I couldn’t get out of my head about HOW and WHY and WHY NOT and then that night… it was ME that was receiving healing!
The next morning, I got out of my bed, walked downstairs totally normal and was totally blown away how I barely had any pain left! I hadn’t walked down stairs normally in the morning in MONTHS! That morning, Gunter wanted the community group leaders to pray for people to receive healing and I would’ve been unsure except of my own experience, my husband’s experience, and watching God move right in front of Saturday, so I was READY TO GO.
We got to pray for multiple people Sunday morning and all of them noticed marked differences. I am blown away that God can use someone who still doesn’t have answers to all her questions, can’t explain really what is happening, but is willing to trust His goodness anyway. He doesn’t need our perfection, but our willingness. He needs us to obey without full understanding and He’s so good that we won’t be put to shame.