A question I often ask myself and don’t have an answer for myself is why does God allow disabilities to be in his people when he could heal them. I’ve heard all the many theories on why God allows people to have disabilities when he could just heal them but I would like to hear your opinion – especially if you have a disability. Why does God allow those with disabilities to not be healed when he could do so?
Why Does God Allow Disabilities
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In John chapter nine it says :’As Jesus was walking along, He saw a man who had been blind from birth. “Teacher,” his disciples asked him, “Why was this man born blind? Was it a result of his own sins or those of his parents?”
“It was not because of his sins or his parent’s sins,” Jesus answered. “He was born blind so the power of God could be seen in him.’
I think the answer is right there ‘so the power of God can be seen in him.’ Then Jesus says “All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent me.” I personally don’t find it to powerful of a witness when I see a person who was given many talents doing an assigned task. However, when I see someone carrying out an assigned task, despite their daily struggles. Now that is witnessing the power of God. Anybody can work through a person who has been given many gifts, but God can also work through disabled people. Now that is power. If I was cured and then did my assigned task, that wouldn’t be too impressive. When I do it despite my autism, thats the power of God.
I think you are correct with the comment about John 9. I have disk in my neck messed up that makes it difficult to drive and do all the things I use to do, I’m sure many would say big deal but driving was my lively hood since I had been driving a truck for 20 years. I think God allowed this to happen for a reason, even though at this time I am not sure what that reason is other than I had got to a place of not giving Jesus time and glory in my life it was all about me and driving. I have lost a lot of the worldly possessions I had acquired and chocked on my pride many times over the last few years because I have always taken pride in my ability to get the job done. At this time I am trying to reach a more humbled place in life and see what the Lord is wanting me to do.