“There is NO medical code for healing”

I wanted to give a health update for those following my story.  I’m now at 10 months healed from an autoimmune disease I suffered with for nearly 19 years.  Yay God!  If you missed this, be sure to check out my other posts on Facebook to get more details.   Why do I keep giving updates to everyone?  Well, let me explain… The first reason is because I promised God I would if He healed me.  The night I was healed physically, I said this to God… “God, I know You have used me a lot to share Your love with others while I’ve been sick, but if You heal me now… I will share THIS story and give You all the glory for what You have done in my life.”

The second reason I keep giving updates, is because I want to spread HOPE to those who are still waiting for their miracle to happen.  I want them and everyone else to know that God is real, alive, and still does miracles today.  If you don’t know Him personally or you just have a religious version of God, I encourage you to reach out and invite Him into your life.  He changes everything for the better!  If you do know Him and you are struggling to believe He still does miracles today, may my story bring you hope to push a little closer to Jesus in the midst of your struggle.

The third reason I give updates is because Revelation 12:11 says… “they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony.”  We can overcome the devil and his influence in our lives by sharing our testimony with others.  Faith is contagious!  I hope you catch FAITH from me to believe God for what you need.  He is able!

Those are a few of my reasons for sharing.  I could go on and on, but I will stop there.  Here is my current health update… 

I saw my neurologist recently for the second time this year.  He is the main doctor that has monitored my autoimmune disease (Myasthenia Gravis) over my many years being sick.  The last time I saw him in January, I shared with him that God healed me.  He put a note on my medical records that said, “Patient says she is healed.  She is definitely in remission.”  There is no code for HEALING in the medical world.  I went from very sick one day to well the next.  Look up the definition of “remission” and you will find out quickly, that’s not the way you define it.  Let me save you a step.  I did it for you.  Check this out…

In medical terms, “remission” refers to a period of time when disease symptoms lessen or go away.  It might last for months, years or the rest of your life.

If you look up information about Myasthenia Gravis, you will read that it is an autoimmune disease that attacks and weakens the muscles all over your body.  It has no known cure, but symptoms can be managed to help improve muscle strength.

A few things stand out to me about those definitions.  First, it says that “remission” refers to a time where symptoms LESSEN.  My symptoms weren’t lessening the night I was healed.  I walked into that church service with problematic symptoms threatening to WORSEN.  Second, the fact that it says the disease has NO KNOWN CURE.  It can only be managed.  The phrase… “no known cure” or “incurable” can fill your heart with fear, dread, and despair.  It can make you feel hopeless or disqualified from what you need from God.  But nothing is impossible with God!  The night God healed me, everything changed!  In my heart I thought, “WOW!  If God can heal THIS, I believe He can heal anything!”

Before I left my appointment with my neurologist that day, I asked him if he had ever had any of his patient’s experience what happened to me.  He said… “No, definitely not!  I have NEVER had a patient go into COMPLETE remission like you have.”  As he left the room, he walked over to me and hugged me and said… “I’m so happy for you.”

This has been the best summer, by far, that I have experienced in years.  Why, because I love summer time and I haven’t been able to really enjoy it for a long time.  In the past with this disease, extreme heat made it worse, so I had to stay inside a lot.  This summer, I noticed that I wanted to be outside more.  Even when everyone else wanted to go inside. I wanted to soak it all up!  I did a lot of things this summer I haven’t done for years and some things I did for the very first time ever! God is SO good!

Check out the proof beyond my words in all the pictures posted on here. This summer I was able to go kayaking, play volleyball, get in the water (A LOT), go on a float trip (tubing), walk 5 miles around a life-size model of Noah’s Ark, I went on a city-wide scavenger hunt outside in 90 degree weather, I went to an outdoor city flea market in Cincinnati, I road a bike, played disc golf, stood on my feet at a concert for two hours (with 17,000 people), got a job, and so much more.

How should you respond to all of this?  I hope it fills you with excitement of what God could do in your life!  I’m nobody special.  On my journey to seek more of God in my life (and know Him better) surrendering my all to Him, I unexpectedly got healed.  What could God do in YOUR life as you pursue Him with your everything?  Unimaginable things, for sure! 

Let me assure you that my life hasn’t all of a sudden gotten perfect now.  I still struggle to sleep at night. I dealt with insomnia for years.  I’m trying to learn to balance my time and schedule.  My body still aches, but mostly because I’m out of shape.  LOL.   I don’t take any prescription medications anymore, which is awesome!  My pharmacy misses my weekly visits there.  Life is exciting and new for me!  I have a bucket list of things I want to do now (that I couldn’t do before) and I am marking them off one by one.  I know God has me alive and healed for a reason… to share His love with others boldly.

If you are waiting on your miracle, don’t give up!  Keep seeking Him… not for the miracle, but just to know Him better and along the way you may find just what you were looking for.  God is real and wants to be real in your life.  I encourage you to get to know this amazing God!  

I’m open to any questions you may have.  I don’t own the blueprint for healing.  There is no special pattern I can share with you to make it happen.  All I know is my story.  It’s not a story about great faith, rather it’s a simple story of surrender.

Living to leave a legacy,

Julie