Answered Prayer #11874
I found a golf ball sized lump – I knew this was bad news. I knew the GP would take this very seriously. I knew my life expectancy was potentially months not years….. But I had had mostly a good life. It took the NHS less than three weeks to X-Ray, Scan & get me to the Breast Clinic to see a consultant…. THAT DAY I’LL REMEMBER FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. My friend came with me, she had been praying for me since I found the lump – many of the women were saying ‘how nice’, her friend had come & wasn’t their hubby/partner less supportive!! One cup of tea in hand and my friend was set for the wait and duration! My name was called – I just sank – the room went quiet and looked surprised – well I was the only man. Oddly it was a military doctor that saw me… he said “.. Up on the couch and I’ll take a moment to look at the X-Rays plus your notes…” He came over and examined my chest. We chatted about the military – the usual. He then asked me over and over again “why are you here” – I didn’t take long to bite and quipped “well for the lump obviously sir…”. “Yes – but why are you here” he retorted again and again… Now 2 hours earlier I had felt this imposing lump in the shower – I said “…but its obvious I’m here for the lump” – he looked at me and said “What Post Operatively? But there’s no lump?” I felt my chest – I looked in shock – I said “But, but, but, BUT I’M NOT POST OP?! IT WAS THERE, IT WAS….’” He said “Yes I see the GP’s notes, the X-Ray, the scan etc. – It isn’t there now…. I feel no residue at all…” He wrote AOG on the medical notes and closed the file. I asked what was the notation?? He said “…Act of God… and you should consider that an extremely lucky gift. The scan showed the lump had gone into your ribs and lung…” I walked out of the consultation in shock – My friend still had the cup of tea – I said “We’re leaving” – She could see I was in shock – She was worried and said “…look whatever… we’ll pray, we’ll deal, look however bad…. What did they say?..”, I said after a long pause… “IT’S GONE!” My friend was elated and jumped around the hospital car park like a kid for a few seconds – “SEE, DADDY CAN HEAL – YOU SAID HE COULDN’T – YOU SAID HE DIDN’T EXIST, HE DOES, HE DID, SEE, HE HAS…” Well that was three years ago… My life changed that day. Jesus clearly was in my life – well now I can see He never really left it… God is truly amazing.