Christian healing

Re: Christian healing

Submitted by thebettles on Wed, 2011-03-16 - 04:06

Hello all,

Forgive me but I am confused. 

I do not understand how seizures can be seen as bad or wrong. If we are made in His image and Likeness, then how can something that God created need fixing? Why would we even try to "cure" this image, this marvelous being we get to be as we are?

If God is responsible for all things as they are, then what is not to celebrate, as they are?

much love,

marty

please note-  I am in no way saying to stop taking medication.

I am simply saying that the more purposefully I have searched for a solution to my epilepsy, the more I realize there has been nothing to search for all along.

Re: Christian healing

Submitted by c711mac on Mon, 2013-01-07 - 17:28

Hi Cudrut,

I have also been looking for a way to be healed from my epilepsy. I'm interested that you didn't mention Jesus telling his apostles that they can't heal the boy with epilepsy. "And he said to them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting."I don't know which translation of the bibe you have but that is a key part of the healing. (Mk 9:29, King James 2000 Bible Version)

I absolutey encourage you to search for healing from Jesus, but having tried to fast I can say it is not easy. The way that I see epilepsy is that somewhere deep within us there is the epilespy and inorder for us to be entirely healed, the epilepsy must be totally gone.

Fasting will help epilepsy but it is not a simple process. I find that in epilepsy the disease will change in its symptoms when fasting but will be just as serious. for example, YOu may have a cold, and it causes you to vomit, cough, sneeze and have bad headaches, but just because you stop sneezing or vomiting doesn't mean the cold is better only its symptoms have changed. (That's the way I explain any way) Fasting can, (if you don't manage to get rid of all the epilepsy) cause its own problems. Simply put, what part of the epilepsy disease that was dormant will be brought out during fasting and/or stopping medicine.

I have tried fasting myself and as it seems now, I will always be looking for a way to fast and pray for healing. ( who want to give up hope?) It's a tough thing to do, emotionally, psychologically, physically.

If you ask me, "what should I do, fast or not to fast?" I cannot give a simple answer. Fasting will give you trouble permanently if you don't find a way to get the diease (that is deep rooted) totally gone. I don't know how to make sure its totally gone either, that will be for another day.

Consider your sitaution, how bad is your epilepsy? Maybe you can find a path to career or school, and follow your dream. I am going to let the time for healing be a long-term goal.  One other thing I will add, I have taken a long time to pray the rosary and I felt the epilepsy leave my body, ( it feels just like small release of tension) but I think that no amount of prayer can totally heal the epilepsy without our fasting as well. Another thing I would say, I spent the last few years doing a lot of meditation. Meditation is not a good idea for an epileptic.

Nothing I say is in stone, everyone's epilepsy is specific to them. You may hear stories of people who prayed and claim they are completely healed. They, may, in fact, be healed in the sense that they will not have or not had an seizure, but their not having a seizure doesn't mean it still isn't in their body. I'm sure as you know under certain circumstances the epiepsy tends to come out.

I don't have all the answers but these are some things I have found work for me. Exercise that puts weight on the muscles like push-ups, and squats, as opposed to swimming or running. I don't do weight training any more because of the risk but that's a preference it is probably beneficial. A qualty night's rest. Not that I know the research but I suspect our brainwaves slow down in meditation, similar to how they slow down over the course of the day. Its benefical to be asleep when you are very tired, that's all I can say about that. Somethings I'm avoiding (I'm not sure about these things but beginning to understand them) intense cardios work out, going several hours without a meal, and meditation (including all psychic and supernatural experiences). Again, I don't claim to be the authority but meditation is just king of focusing on something, trying to quiet the mind. If you feel woosy after or during reading, writing, videogames anything that keeps your eyes open its a shared experience. Keeping eyes shut helps I find. If you feel woose at all it might be a good idea to shut your eyes.

Perhaps, one day we will be the heralds of the awarness to the healing Jesus speaks about. Until the best time for that healing, we are still Christians. (Let me also add, just because you're fasting doesn't mean you won't have a seizure)

You can embrace God in all other ways until you find a way to pray and fast, and ultimately be healed. Remember Jesus has already healed us.

May God Bless you.

Any questions or concerns feel free to email me: corneliu@student.fdu.edu