How can I find peace if I’m not healed? - Healing - TouchPoints

2 Corinthians 12:8-10Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

We can take comfort in relying on God in our weaknesses. God often works through weaknesses to demonstrate his love and power in unique ways. The apostle Paul begged God to take away a specific weakness on three specific occasions; but each time, God chose not to remove it. Through this weakness, Paul learned humility and reliance on God’s perfect power. Who knows how Paul’s life and ministry might have turned out differently if he had not learned to depend on God so deeply. Through God, our weaknesses can also become a powerful witness to the world.

Psalm 73:24-26You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny. Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.

Whether or not God chooses to heal us physically, we can have the unspeakable gift of knowing him personally. The promise of eternal life with him and our ultimate healing are our greatest sources of comfort and hope.