Miracles, Healing & Firefighting

Oh the wrestling that goes on inside my thoughts!  Lately, I've thought a lot about Justin & God healing him here on this Earth.  How stinkin' cool would that be?!?!

Don't get me wrong!   God has already done some miraculous things with this boy!  This time 22 years ago, I was staring at his very frail body, hooked up to a ventilator still 6 days after birth with a multitude of lines and monitors attached to his very tiny body.

We were told he would never talk, walk, ride a bike or go to college!  He very much talks, very much walks although it looks different than most of us, and just graduated Navarro college in May with an associates degree.

This is where a struggle arises!  He has done all of those wonderful things, but his heart's desire is to be a firefighter like his Daddy, brothers and what little brother will do when he graduates.  We've talked about scriptures like "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart."  Psalm 37:4.

But without complete healing, Justin will not be able to be a firefighter.  It's a huge struggle for his heart right now.   Many, many conversations are "But Mama, I just want to be a firefighter."  He knows the Truth in Ephesians 2:10 that "he is God's masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for him to do" and Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him who have been called according to his purpose."  "But Mama, I just want to be a firefighter."

Last night, I was telling him about all the different things I've been seeing.  I hear two different songs come on the radio almost every time I get in the car. 
Hawk Nelson's "He Still Does Miracles"
Like the fire in the night
Like the ocean parted wide
Like the grave empty inside
You will see
He still does
Miracles

as well as Unspoken's "Miracle"

Don't you give up on a miracle

You've got to speak to the impossible, oh
You've got to pray till you break through breaks through the ceiling keep on believing
Don't you give up on a miracle (don't you give up)
You've got to speak to the impossible, oh (you've got to speak, keep on believing)
Pray till you break through breaks through the ceiling keep on believing
Don't you give up
Don't you give up on a miracle

Pray till you break through breaks through the ceiling keep on believing

And I hear different messages from pastors that say things like "You're living your entire life saying what if God doesn't instead of thinking what if God Does.  What if God does heal me?"  When I look up Scripture, I see things like Psalm 77:14 "You are the God who performs miracles, you display your power among the people."

We talked about whether it was okay to pray for him to be healed on this earth or whether that meant we weren't okay with him having cerebral palsy and being deaf.
We talked about when Jesus was teaching about prayer in Matthew 6 where it says "your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" because we know he absolutely will be healed in heaven!!!
We have faith & completely believe God is ABLE!

Then right before bed,  Justin says "I'm going to keep praying that God will heal me.  I know He may not for reasons I don't know yet and that's okay, but I'm going to keep asking."


Tears as I thought about this picture where Justin was trying to teach Rexton to walk a couple weeks ago.  I remember a conversation with Bro Clint that is very similar to this entire blog, and he ended it with "I only hope Henry (his first and only grandson at the time) walks like Justin."






























God has been using Justin to teach me how to walk for 22 years! (nothing physical involved!)  Maybe his firefighting has nothing to do with physical either...hmmmmm:)

"God is able to do immeasurably more than all I ask or imagine according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!"  Ephesians 3:20

Excited to see Justin's Ephesians 2:10, 3:20 & Romans 8:28 promises continued to be revealed in his life!!