God, My Husband and My Chiropractor
I am by no means comparing my chiropractor to God, but I have noticed both have similarities.
Years ago, I fell down a flight of stairs — 12 steps from top to bottom…..on MY bottom. The breath was knocked out of me and I felt like a compressed-together accordion. I had a serious back injury and lived in pain, even after many chiropractic and medical treatments.
For years we prayed for my healing. We moved to Shawnee, OK, where we had weekly leadership meetings in our home, and those precious people joined our prayers for my healing. One night, a young couple, who were our church’s new youth pastors, expressed their need for a bed. Inconspicuously, my husband whispered in my ear that he felt impressed to give them our bed. I learned many times over, that my husband and God, frequently had these little “chats”, so no way could I offer an objection. The young couple was thrilled. But then WE needed a bed.
The new craze, at that time, was waterbeds (pictured here). Our then 13-year old son had begged for one and he loved it. My husband asked Ryan if he would let us sleep on the waterbed for a few nights to see if that’s what we wanted to buy for ourselves. We heard that at least two weeks were needed to get used to it. In that two-week period, I experienced a miracle. The back pain that I suffered from for years, was completely gone. It was so impressive, that we purchased a waterbed for ourselves, and enjoyed it for years.
So, was it the waterbed that provided my healing OR was it the obedience to God’s nudge to give to someone in need? I think it’s the same response from the blind man that was healed by Jesus: “One thing I know! Once I was once blind, and now I can see.” (John 9:25) And my response is, “Once I had severe back pain, but now I have none.”
Fast forward to more recent times when I found myself having to curb my love for pickleball, because I lunged forward to hit a ball and OWEE. I had a hamstring injury. And, oh, the pain. For several weeks now, I have been going to my chiropractor. His adjustments plus the decompression bed plus applying an ice pack to the area, I am improving daily. Thanks be to God.
In the miraculous healing from God and a waterbed and the miraculous healing from God and my chiropractor, I once was in great pain with both – and now I am being healed – one day at a time.
Yes, God answers prayers! I’ve proved Him over and over. What I have learned is sometimes He says: “1) Yes; 2) Not yet; 3) I have something better in mind.” However it comes, I know that He answers prayer. In my case, it seems He always has something better in mind, so much so, that I continue to tell others that God answers prayer. Period.
We should never limit God or even question His timing. Our part is in the trusting in His perfect timing and standing strong in believing “NOTHING is impossible with God.” If not a “Yes”, right now, hang on! He probably has something so much better in mind! And in the meantime, LISTEN and WATCH. He just may have an unconventional way of bringing about your answer, like He has – so many times — for me.