Hey Brad,
Just another thought.Greg and I were discussing the conversation that 
you and I have been having.  We were having lunch and listening to 
Rhonda's friend again on Focus On the Family.  By the way, the over 
all subject in the broadcast is dealing with children who have 
cancer.    They are pretty honest about their feelings and 
struggles.  It is a good listen.
           Anyway, Greg made a comment that I thought that I'd pass 
on.  He said that God is given glory when a person who has every 
reason to be mad at Him for what is seen as unfair treatment, loves 
Him anyway.  It put me in mind of Job and how so much happened to him 
and he never was able to convince his friends that he was innocent, 
but in the end, God defended him and blessed him abundantly.  While 
the friends never lost anything, they didn't gain anything in the end 
either.  If we could see how God got the glory in that situation, 
perhaps we could understand better how God also gets the glory in ours.
Kathy


At 10:25 AM 1/24/2006, you wrote:
>Kathy,
>
>You wrote...
>"Why is it easier to believe that God can cure a back ache or a head ache
>that can't be seen and is totally subjective and not my eyes, which would
>actually require physical reconstruction?"
>
>Bingo sister! It is curious too why, and perhaps it is me only, that we
>hear of folks being healed of one leg longer than the other and not one
>like us with an obvious life changing ailment??? Why is that or is it just
>me? Also you are right in saying many walk away looking at our's or other's
>situations "Gee I'm thankful I'm not in that situation". I did even see
>some of that in the devotion Rhonda posted. It is sooooo easy for people to
>say "God has blessed you with the ability to handle your situation,
>praise  and glory to him who gave you patience and look all you learned
>from this situation", and then they hop in their car and drive
>home.  Granted I bet we do the same with those we feel have harder cards to
>play in life. It is a different perspective when   someone with an
>affliction gives glory for the illness, but to me, and I reluctantly say
>anything here as I said I don't want to pull at anyone's beliefs that
>enable them to cope, but I can't see  glory in that either.  Perhaps I'm
>not spiritually mature to that point yet, maybe that's it. I do however see
>a gigantic  opportunity for people to see God's glory in my healing. I know
>many blind vendors here in WI, plus having been blind for sometime now,
>gotten to know many blind folks, and of course we become pegged as the
>blind guy who does this or does that by sighted folks, and then of course
>our relatives, think of that impact. I wonder what they'd do or say or
>wonder if they saw me driving next week, looking them square in the eye,
>waving and smiling hahaha? Now there's opportunity for glory. And you know
>what? Isn't that what Jesus meant and demonstrated with the blind guy when
>the disciples asked him who sinned this man or his parents? And Jesus said
>neither but for the glory of God, then he spit in mud, swiped his eyes and
>said wash off dude and you'll be flashing them baby blues. And didn't the
>blind man give credit to Jesus? Who in turn gave credit to the
>Father?  Perhaps I am a bit *snapping fingers* what's the word I'm looking
>for... rebellious? Brash? No no, I don't know the word, upfront
>maybe???  anyway it is almost  rather than to say God wills me this way and
>get's glory out of it,  I  can't help  not hiding my thoughts in saying "OK
>God. Point blank here, no more games, no more fooling around with this
>thing. Do you heal or don't you? And if so, why not me so I can fix what is
>out of your will and move on with the life you given me in a way I was
>originally equipped to do! If you don't then I know the score and I'll fall
>in place and accept that."  I don't mean that disrespectfully, but I also
>can't feel one way and hide it from him. That's just foolishness.
>
>Brad