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The interaction of love, medicine and miracles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I suppose it’s because we can go to a doctor without any\nreference to God, that some people think of healing by doctors  as some sort of alternative to God’s healing.\nI have heard people say, “I’m not going to a doctor. I’m trusting God to\nheal me.”  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve also heard others say, “Well, the doctor hasn’t\ndone much, I’ll just have to pray.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s as though doctors and God are in some kind of\nopposition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact is, God is responsible for all true healing. As we walk in love, acknowledging His hand in our lives, we can participate with Him in our healing. An attitude of love, medicine and miracles are all part of God’s healing process. I write more extensively on this in Prayer, Medicine and Miracles<\/a>, but want to write about it now because I’ve had direct experience of God intervening in my life through medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My wife and I were due to go to a picturesque town in the\nCape for a four month break house-sitting for my daughter. She hadn’t asked; it\nwas an idea that came from nowhere as I awoke one morning, when I knew she’d be\naway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly before we were due to leave, I experienced a slight\nache in my arm and a bit of breathlessness while jogging. Had we not been going\nto a fairly remote village, I probably would have ignored it, but because we\nwould not be near sophisticated medical facilities, I thought I’d better get it\nchecked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within a week, I was in hospital having a stent put into a\nmajor coronary artery which was close to blocking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have no doubt God put the idea of house-sitting in my mind\nto precipitate me into seeking a medical checkup for a minor complaint which,\nhad I ignored it, could have killed me with a heart attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In His love, He used hi-tech medicine to fix my problem\nwithout major surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n