Healing Mass Testimony!
In early 2007 my husband took me to the emergency room. We were scared I was having a major heart attack. The pain was unbelievable I said LORD am I coming home? The ER doctor ordered an ultrasound and found alot of gallstones. The ER doctor diagnosed me with (gall bladder disease).
For the next three years my life became severely limited to this disease. I carried strong medication on me. As I never knew when or where I would have an attack. The medication could not stop the attack but it would numb the duration. Sometimes the pain could last up to 8 hours. These attacks mimic a heart attack so I had to restrict my driving, exercise and diet. Even how I slept was restricted. Once I had symptoms on the 25 freeway ramp and I rushed back home. My dear husband and daughter would pray hard with me almost every time for the LORD to heal me miraculously.
I had looked up on the internet that even with surgery. When the doctors remove all the stones and gallbladder that you still have a 75% chance of having reoccurring attacks! The next three years were lessons in perseverance. The attacks could be triggered by jostling around in my car, by not sitting up straight or having proper back support. One time accidently eating a semi frozen burrito! I love hot sauce on most everything and those wonderful hot sauce days were long gone.
Being sick made me depressed. I felt so railroaded from life. All the wonderful good things that our dear LORD may have in store for us. I had to quit a pretty good job because performing my duties may have caused an attack. I gained alot of weight because I had to take it slow and easy. My husband was forced to take an out of town position in his job so we would have insurance in case an emergency surgery was necessary.
Many people shared with us that this was a life threatening illness and I should just go and have the surgery as a preventative measure. But when I went into the hospital the doctor was so scary , mean and rude to me. I just knew, "Dear GOD you must have something better for me than this!." So I drove myself home.
My daughter and I had been attending a charismatic prayer group in Colorado Springs, while coming into the Catholic Faith. One night they announced a Charismatic Mass the following week. So we attended. We were just so deeply touched and blessed by the Holy Spirit and the whole MASS. Father Malin gave a word of encouragement about coming forward; " about a woman that was depressed and was having pain." My daughter said "Mom what are you waiting for," When Father Malin prayed for me I could hardly stand. It was electric fire. I literally stumbled back to the pew. God's power was so strong, I just couldn't move for a long time. It started really snowing hard. We knew the LORD was in this and he would safely get us home. I knew something had changed! I was healed! Praise and Bless the Holy name of Jesus for all he has done for us and because of the price HE paid that we all may be healed. HIS peace is like a river!
With the depression part of it, my thoughts were constantly cloudy and deeply sad. So I would "choose joy" by faith. In retrospect I was being bombarded by the enemy. Now my thoughts are clearer and strong direction, no more fog. There are dreams; there is vision now. I can have the motivation to get on with the plan of heaven for me.
The following day I ate a lot of spicy Mexican food Praise the LORD. Now I don't live with the fear of constant gallbladder attacks. Thanks be to GOD! Now I know,
OUR Dear Lord is no respecter of persons he will heal any that will believe and call on his name.! If you don't have the faith ask him to give it to you and HE WILL. The black cloud of depression was also lifted off beautifully that night! As only HE Jesus the KING could do. Although life is never perfect The LORD is always with us.
Elizabeth Houck
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