In the Fall of 1989 sharp pains began
shooting through my chest along with a sickness and nausea in my stomach. At
the same time my heart began skipping and palpitating and I could feel it
beating and sputtering in my neck, arms and shoulders. My energy level
plummeted and I would literally “see stars” as a result of merely walking
across a room.
About
11 p.m. my body began to shake and tremble uncontrollably. Sue called 911 and
an ambulance arrived to take me to the hospital, but I decided not to go since I
did not have medical insurance and because I had a fear that they would immediately
want to cut open my chest and do heart surgery.
Besides,
I considered myself a person of faith, having cut my spiritual teeth on books of
faith and healing by Kenneth Hagin, T.L. Osborn, Smith Wigglesworth, F.F.
Bosworth and others. I had preached faith and healing for many years and had
seen God heal others though my prayers. I, therefore, decided to take my stand
on God’s promises of healing, not knowing the battle I was in for, or the
lessons I would have to learn.
Over the next 3½
years a tremendous battle raged in my mind and body. Despite reading and
confessing healing Scriptures day after day and week after week, the symptoms persisted,
and the mental battle raged on night and day.
I
continually battled thoughts of death and dying. I would often awaken in the
middle of the night in a panic and cold sweat, feeling my heart palpitating, and
fearing that I was going to die at that very moment.
I
was looking for an instantaneous miracle of healing, but it did not come. However,
around 3 months into this battle of faith, when I was wondering why God was not
responding to my prayers and faith declarations, I heard the Holy Spirit speak
in my heart, “You will come out of this
by reversing the process that got you into it.”
I
immediately and intuitively knew what He meant. I would not be given a miracle
of healing. If I was going to be healed, I would have to make some changes. It
was not the devil that had brought on this sickness; it was my own unhealthy
lifestyle.
Over
a period of weeks, God prescribed several areas that I would have to change if
I wanted to be well. These changes included changing my diet, living in peace, exercise,
and living in transparency.
I
diligently made application of these directives to my life, but the months went
by without any discernable change. At a point of discouragement and desperation
after about two years into the battle, I had a unique visitation of the Lord in
which He handed me “3 keys to answered
prayer.”
The
3 Keys were Promise, Praise and Perseverance. These 3 keys unlocked the door of
healing and answered prayer for me. Now, 30 years later, I am living in health
and taking no medication. To God be the glory!
Although I would never want to go through that ordeal again, I would not take for the lessons I learned. The work that God did in my heart during that time was priceless. During those 3½ years I discovered the keys to answered prayer and found that secret place that the Psalmist spoke about in Psalm 91:1.
Although I would never want to go through that ordeal again, I would not take for the lessons I learned. The work that God did in my heart during that time was priceless. During those 3½ years I discovered the keys to answered prayer and found that secret place that the Psalmist spoke about in Psalm 91:1.
You
can read the complete story in Dr. Eddie Hyatt's latest book, 3 Keys to Answered Prayer, available from Amazon in both paperback
and kindle. Check out his website at www.eddiehyatt.com.
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