About 15 years ago I was diagnosed with a severe case of carpal tunnel in both wrists. Braiding my daughter’s hair, driving, doing dishes anything that involved my hands was halted by intense nerve pain. Much more than the pain I was crippled form this diagnosis by a fear and mistrust I had of doctors.
I was abused as a child and when doctors had an opportunity to do something about it, they failed me. I was very fearful to be facing surgery. A friend shared that she was having the same surgery and informed me that this operation leaves you eligible for government disability. According to her not only would I get a check monthly but also all 3 of my children would each get a check. My children were attending Christian schools and tuition payments at times higher than my monthly mortgage. Having the surgery could net me an additional $2,000.00.
From the moment I heard her something deep down on the inside of me said a resounding NO! All I knew at that time began to override the thought of settling for those checks vs trusting my God who I already knew as my healer. I immediately told the Lord I wanted to wait on Him and trust Him for my healing.
With surgery now scheduled I was moving forward and waiting on God at the same time. For days I meditated on scripture and encouraged myself in the Lord and asked God to heal me, not only of the carpal tunnel but to heal my heart of the fear I had of doctors. Eventually I began to see the fruit of those prayers, I would go to see a specialist and not experience any fear or come out with sweaty palms as I had previously. God was restoring my soul.
Approximately two weeks before the date of my surgery I was in church singing in the choir on a Sunday morning. I lifted up both of my hands to worship the Lord when a rhema word came into my heart as I looked at my own wrists and realized that I was to be cut on both of them in the same exact spot where my Savior had taken nails for my healing and redemption! As I pondered what had already been done for me, I began to express in my worshipping “Father you have already taken these stripes for me” and instantly I was miraculously healed in both of my wrists. I knew it because the pain I was experiencing at that time was 24/7 despite the wrist bands I wore and the pain medications I was taking. Right at that moment all pain left my hands and wrists. I stood there in the choir amazed….I moved my hands around I bent my wrists and nothing, no pain none at all was to be found. God had healed me!
I immediately told my husband after church and I also told him I felt I was not to cancel the surgery but to trust that God was going to show the doctors that I was healed and that they would cancel it. I went in for my pre-surgical blood work the day before surgery and when examined the was no pain and no effects of the carpal tunnel…the doctor was puzzled…he bent my wrist and prodded and eventually left me in a position that in the past would send riveting pain throughout my arms, and he left the room for 15 min. When he returned I reported, NO PAIN! He looked at me and said we will cancel this surgery as it seems that something has changed. He sent me back for another round of diagnostic tests which all came back with the same results: NO EVIDENCE AT ALL OF CARPAL TUNNEL!!!! The technicians who run these tests were not relenting…they tested me over and over, they changed machines and even exclaimed to me that it was impossible to be healed as they states “carpal tunnel never gets better, it only gets worse.” My husband said to them, “well, today you have seen a miracle because my wife has been healed by God”
Now let’s fast forward about 10 years or so later. Up until this point I have never made any jewelry or worked with any beads. My cousin tells me about making barefoot sandals. When I first heard of them I could not understand the concept, but when I saw them I immediately fell in love. I saw myself making them. It was April of 2010 that I began making barefoot sandals. I started out with a very simple chain link pattern that my cousin taught me.
A Happi Blessing Filled with Healing