After returning from visiting my family back in the Philippines, my period started to first become irregular and then unusually heavy. This brought fear and anxiety to my heart because I had just been through a miscarriage a few months ago, and the sight of the huge blood clots was traumatic. I initially thought this was due to stress or hormonal imbalance, but the bleeding persisted, so my husband and I decided to get it checked in June 2022.
My haemoglobin levels were discovered to be low, and the doctor found a polyp in my uterus after conducting a scan which caused the heavy bleeding. She advised me to remove the polyp surgically to bring my iron levels back to normal, but I hesitated because I was afraid of going through surgery and worried about the financial costs involved.
In my heart, I also really wanted to contend for healing, so I asked the doctor to give us another month to monitor the situation and consider if we would proceed with the procedure.
I prayed for healing and received ministry from my ever-supportive pastors of the Filipino and English congregations. I continued to believe God for healing and contend for it in prayer. Whenever I felt anxious and doubtful, I’d listen to the reading of Bible verses and messages concerning healing. I’d then claim and receive it by faith.
At one of the Healing and Revival Services, I remember one of the pastors sharing that the words ‘nothing is impossible’ sometimes feel cliché when you hear it at conferences, but if you’re contending for it and receive it by faith, you’ll know its reality. Ps. Daphne also put forth a challenge then, “What if the miracle you prayed for did not happen? Would you still believe in God? Would you still trust God?” At that moment, I knew there was a struggle in my heart. It just dawned upon me that I needed to go for inner healing.
I realised that I had lost my trust in Him when I went through my miscarriage. I thought that I had recovered from it and accepted the circumstances, but there were things in my heart that were not settled. There was so much disappointment and fear then, and I needed to be restored from it. While I received prayer from , I felt some warmth on my body and I just received it by faith.
I recalled a message I heard from Bethel’s Prayer Rooms – ‘To just receive your healing in faith even when you do not feel it instantaneously. It is God’s will to heal us, and we can still receive it even if we feel the same symptoms.’ So, I made a decision to choose to receive my healing whenever someone prayed for me.
Once, I experienced painful cramps while working at home. The fear and uncertainty started to creep in again, but I declared God’s healing in faith and despite feeling the pain, I believed. And at that moment I felt a shift – something had changed! I knew I had been truly healed.
What happened next was truly a testament of God at work! During the final check-up just before the operation, my doctor did a scan and could not locate the polyp. “I don’t see any polyp… there’s no longer a need for surgery. God has answered your prayers!” she said.
My husband and I were teary-eyed when we heard the amazing news! God indeed healed me of my polyp, and I wanted to keep a documentation of the scan results to remember what He had done.
While the nurse was checking my haemoglobin levels, I was so happy that I kept exclaiming, “My polyp is gone!” She told me I must have prayed. This was a miracle that was only made possible by God alone. Praise Jesus!
I could not stop singing the song, “Never Lost” by Elevation Worship. The lyrics says “You can do all things…’cause You never lost a battle,” and it is the truth that He can do all things.
The 3 months of trials was not easy, but I know that God wanted to heal not only my physical body but also my heart. He wanted to remind me that He’s trustworthy and He can really heal despite what the medical reports were saying.
The Scripture tells us ‘nothing is impossible for Him’ (Luke 1:37). God is faithful, and we’ve experienced Him as our Healer – our Jehovah Rapha. We’re so overwhelmed by the goodness of God. Come, taste and see that the Lord is good! (Psalm 34:8)
