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Isaiah 53:3 Says” But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” This scripture is summary of all what Christ has done in my life in the past six years.
About 4 years ago in the beginning of my freshman year in high school, I had a devastating turn of events in my life. On my 15th birthday (11/06/2002), as I lay in a hospital bed unable to move my legs, I was given the news that I had a form of bone cancer, Ewing’s Sarcoma. Prior to my diagnosis I had been experiencing excruciating pain in my upper back and left arm, that eventually grew worse and worse, till I woke up one morning for school & my legs buckled under me. It was then that my parents took me to the hospital where a serious of tests were ran only to discover a baseball size tumor on my upper spine. From there I under went a major surgery to remove the mass & relieve pressure, which was causing my paralysis to my legs. It was two days after my surgery (11/06/2002) on my 15th birthday that I was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a form of bone cancer. That night is a night that will remember for a long time. God used this time in my life to bring me to Him and to save me. Before all this I was your average teenager living life to mine own expectations without God. I knew there was a God and that Christ died for my sins, but I never knew God personally.
On that night of my birthday I remember crying and telling God that I couldn’t do it without Him, and it was in that instant that a peace came over me and as clear as I could here a person’s voice I herd “I am here.” I know that was God and His grace for me that night. I didn’t get saved that night, because prior to all this my family was in and out of church and I thought that if you just say you believe in God and Christ, that you were saved; but praise be to God for bringing me to the true truth.
After my diagnosis I under went chemotherapy and radiation treatment at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, for 48 weeks. Towards the end of my treatment, my parents got a divorce and I moved with my mom and younger brother to Whitney, TX, where God’s hand had placed me. While living there, I still was under going treatment and we had started attending the church my mom had grown up in. At first, I was mad at God for everything, from my cancer to my parents divorce, but God’s everlasting love wouldn’t stop convicting my empty life till I came to Him.
On October 31, 2003, I had my last chemo treatment, which shortly after that I truly became born again (in November of 2003). And eventually a month later I was baptized and finally in January of 2004, I was filled with the Holy Ghost. On the night that I was filled with the Holy Ghost, I knew that I was completely healed from my cancer, for where the river flows there is healing! I still go back every year for my annual check ups, only to know that they never find anything. Through my treatment, I rarely got sick, which the doctor’s were surprised because I was given adult doses of chemo and radiation treatments, but I know it was Gods mercy and grace for me.
I thank God for His work in my life, God knew everything it would take to open my eyes to Him and bring me to Him. Not only did He save me and change my life, but also He has healed me completely. Christ truly took stripes for our healing, was wounded for our transgressing, and bruised for our iniquities, but He rose again and is living and still working mightily. I’m truly thankful for God healing me, but I am more thankful for Him saving me.
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