There are things that are big deals, things that are Big Deals, and things that are BIG DEALS.
Headaches have been a big part of my adult life. I've tried chiropractic, acupuncture, supplements, seeing an oral surgeon, massage, drinking copious amounts of water, and asking for prayer over and over. Some of those things have helped for short periods of time, but it had gotten to the point where before I moved to Costa Rica, I was dealing with upwards of five headaches a week, often times toeing the line on migraines and painful enough to factor into whether I could function normally (or happily) or not.
Dad told me several months before I moved that he had taken it seriously to begin praying that headaches would not be something I dealt with in Costa Rica. And when I spoke at various churches about coming down, one of the biggest prayer requests I had was about headaches.
At one of the churches where I spoke, a precious woman came up to me after, who also has frequent headaches and told me that she was going to use hers as a reminder to pray for mine.
To be honest my faith was very little, because they've been a huge part of my life for so many years.
However, my faith has increased by gigantic proportions, as in a huge answer to all the prayers that have gone up on my account, I can count on one hand the bad headaches I've had in the nine weeks that I've been here.
Consider this post my way of being the one out of the ten lepers who chooses to be thankful. (Luke 17:11-19)
I LOVE the story of the ONE who came running back to thank the Lord for healing him....so awesome! He was the one who made Jesus, not only Savior, but Lord!
ReplyDeleteAnd it's awesome that your headaches have been few and far between. So glad for you, dear!
Hurray for answered prayers made with little faith. As a fellow recipient of such an answer, I rejoice with you.
ReplyDeleteLots of love, my sister.
It's still a part of my daily thinking: "How is Lindsay's head today?" What a relief to hear most days that it's fine. FINE.
ReplyDeleteFor all of the components that make up a headache-free life for my daughter, I'm extremely grateful.
Wonderful to hear that you're feeling better! Question on the headaches - did you ever get allergy tests?
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