One thing about me when I’m
in ill health, it helps my prayer life. And I did a lot of talking to God about
the pain I had. The only thing the doctor had to offer me for the pain was opiod
pills like Vicodin or even Oxycontin. But I refused to take them; they make me
sleepy, my mind fuzzy and I knew there had to be a better way.
One night as I slept
peacefully, the pain awoke me. It felt like my side was on fire. I got out of
bed unable to sleep any longer and turned on the TV. I knew Daystar, during the
wee hours of the morning, ran beautiful nature scenes with Scripture
superimposed on them and lovely hymns playing softly in the background. It
couldn’t soothe the pain but it soothed my mind. And I prayed. This was my
prayer: “Oh Lord, please help me find a way to deal with this pain or take me
home. I just can’t live this way any more. I know there’s got to be an answer.
Please, please help me find a way to be rid of this pain for once and for all.”
Did you know God hears our
every prayer and feels our pain and sorrows? He does.
As I sat there rocking and
watching the beautiful scenes, they soon came to an end. Too impatient to wait
to see what would come on next I flipped through the channels. A scene on one
station caught my attention. Two men sat, one interviewing the other. I quickly
figured out it was an infomercial but I tuned into their interesting
conversation. One of the men said, “It’s important to keep your pH balance at
the optimum level. Being too acidic causes disease and the same goes for being
too alkaline. Finding the balance is important for good health.”
Well, I knew I had an acidic
stomach as it constantly caused me problems. I knew this, too, because my father had
had the same problem. I thought perhaps
I should check this out, my philosophy being—can’t hurt and might help. The next
day I found a website that offered PH balance pills—actually I found several
websites but in looking them over decided on one that appeared more
professional and hopefully reliable. I sent away immediately for the strips
they suggested you start with to find out where your PH level stood.
As soon as the test strips
arrived I checked my PH level and found, as I had suspected, I fell on the
lowest end of acidic. I sent away then for a bottle of the pills they advertised
would balance my PH level. When the pills arrived I began taking eight pills a
day; two in the morning, two at noon, two at dinnertime and two before bed. In
about two weeks my pain went away! And as long as I took the pills regularly I
was pain free. I’ve reached the conclusion that the men from whom I got this
information were wrong about keeping one’s PH level balanced avoided disease.
But it is important for good health.
I also felt astonished,
humbled, and grateful to the Lord my God. I knew He’d answered my prayer
beginning the very night I cried out to Him.
Next time I write, I’ll tell
you the rest of the story.
