(written 07/16/2010)
Yesterday,I met my new friend Agnes.
She
was sitting in her doorway, legs completely still – unnaturally still – as
Helena (another new friend) balanced Agnes’s baby daughter Grace in her lap.
was sitting in her doorway, legs completely still – unnaturally still – as
Helena (another new friend) balanced Agnes’s baby daughter Grace in her lap.
Paralysis.
And
as our translator went through all the questions about how we could pray for
Agnes, if we could lay hands on her, God spoke to me.
as our translator went through all the questions about how we could pray for
Agnes, if we could lay hands on her, God spoke to me.
When you pray, lay your
hands on her leg, and pray for healing.
hands on her leg, and pray for healing.
Moment
of truth – meet Cat Pollock.
of truth – meet Cat Pollock.
For
weeks – no, for months now – I’ve been wondering when this moment would show
up.
weeks – no, for months now – I’ve been wondering when this moment would show
up.
I
say I believe He is capable of miraculously healing the sick, the incapacitated
– those who have been sentenced to a life without the hope of it.
say I believe He is capable of miraculously healing the sick, the incapacitated
– those who have been sentenced to a life without the hope of it.
I
say I believe He is capable of expelling demons from people with a single
breath.
say I believe He is capable of expelling demons from people with a single
breath.
I
say I believe all of this is possible, but am I ready to step from that into
becoming a vessel for that healing?
say I believe all of this is possible, but am I ready to step from that into
becoming a vessel for that healing?
And,
if I am ready for that, then am I prepared if God has a different plan from
what I expected?
if I am ready for that, then am I prepared if God has a different plan from
what I expected?
In
that moment, I had a paralysis all my own – a temporary paralysis in my heart
region.
that moment, I had a paralysis all my own – a temporary paralysis in my heart
region.
Doubts
and fears about what I heard assailed me, and I spent the entire time our
translator worked her translating magic fighting through them.
and fears about what I heard assailed me, and I spent the entire time our
translator worked her translating magic fighting through them.
What
it came down to was this question –
it came down to was this question –
Cat, are you willing to be
obedient?
obedient?
The
long and short answer was yes.
long and short answer was yes.
So
when we had permission, I sat down beside Agnes, put my hands on her leg, and
gave it up to the Lord as the paralysis broke off of me.
when we had permission, I sat down beside Agnes, put my hands on her leg, and
gave it up to the Lord as the paralysis broke off of me.
Agnes
didn’t get up on her feet and walk, but I know
I felt a faint quiver in the leg under my hands that was not wishful thinking.
didn’t get up on her feet and walk, but I know
I felt a faint quiver in the leg under my hands that was not wishful thinking.
I
believe that she will be healed, and yesterday was the first step in that
direction.
believe that she will be healed, and yesterday was the first step in that
direction.
A
first step for Agnes, and a first step for me.
first step for Agnes, and a first step for me.
A
first step towards letting God break out of the millionth box I’ve tried
stuffing Him into in my lifetime.
first step towards letting God break out of the millionth box I’ve tried
stuffing Him into in my lifetime.
And
if that quiver is step one, then I wonder what the next step looks like.
if that quiver is step one, then I wonder what the next step looks like.
*Photo courtesy of Google Search, not a picture of Agnes
