A lady had asthma and had been suffering for over 20 years. We prayed together in one meeting, but it looked like nothing would happen. I was wondering what was wrong with her – or if I didn’t realize what God’s will was concerning her. But one night before I left that city, as we were talking together, the Lord spoke to me about this verse on binding the broken-hearted. At this time I did not fully understand this verse.
“Do you hate someone?” I asked the lady.
“Not now. Before I became a Christian, yes. But now I hate no one.” Then I realized my question was wrong. I changed it and asked, “Has somebody done something in your past that has hurt you and even though you have forgiven them, the injury is still there?”
She could not understand what I meant. I did not blame her. This was the first time I had ever asked that question.
The Root of the Problem
We talked some more and finally the Lord brought the problem to light. She began to cry and said, “The injury is still there. I am wounded.”
She told me that when she was a little girl her mother died and her father married again. Her stepmother mistreated her in many ways. Whenever her children did something wrong, this lady was blamed.
Because of that, she was deeply hurt. She didn’t fight back, but kept it all inside. The hurt got deeper and deeper. When she was converted, she forgave her stepmother – but she didn’t let the Lord bind her broken heart, and the injury remained.
That night I prayed and asked the Lord to bind this broken heart.
Freedom and Healing
In verse three of Isaiah 61, we read about the spirit of heaviness. Many people still have this spirit of heaviness because of experiences of the past – even people who have experienced the baptism of the Holy Spirit. They still have it if they haven’t brought it to the Lord for His healing.
After we prayed, the lady said, “Praise the Lord, I’m just released. I am free inside. I can’t explain it to you, but the joy and peace is just great.”
The next morning when she awoke, her asthma was gone! This was an outward symptom of an inward problem.
Miraculous Monday: 29th August 2022
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