Hi FranC
My son is autism, I pray a Lot, and doesn't get well. God has a plan for us. and His plan is to make us come closer to Him.
The end of the day we Will understand why God let problem happen.
Jesus Said If you eyes bring you to hell, take It of, is better you go to heaven without eyes than go to hell with both of your eyes
keyword there "let" remember paul prayed for some form of healing but the Lord answered him saying"my grace is sufficient for thee",meaning if anyone has some form of affliction and it stays it is because God knows that you can still keep moving forward with it,for though a man be blind does he not "try" to walk?
though a man cannot hear does he not pay attention?
if a man stumble and fall will he not get right back up?
if a woman's baby die in child birth does she not still long to have a child?
if a man be bed ridden will he not still persist to manage what he has?
all such people who still move forward for God despite their personal afflictions,are those who "Truly" serve God for they have appreciated what God has given,and two particular gifts did God give to all mankind that were profound yet many overlook...
1.Life,be grateful not spiteful God hath hath made all he even knows the number of the very hairs upon your head,as well as your desires
2.Jesus/Immanuel(God with us)
God came upon earth in flesh and died for us in the form of his only begotten son,whom died for all our sins,retrieved the keys of hell from heaven and even fulfilled his own law all to spare our lives,give us hope,and even comfort us afterward with his spirit,all that for us,and what are we to do compared to what he has done for us,very little by comparison yet what have we all done at sometime in our lives?
curse his name,seek our own death,despise what we have,become idle because of afflictions,do whatever sinful thing we desire with no thought of consequences...
particularly one thing we should "never" be idle about no matter our afflictions is our "faith" and "working for God",
I'm sure many could ponder well wait what about those who are in wheel chairs or have amputations or the like,well they are alive yet dead in Christ when born again so "nothing" is stopping them from serving God,I'm dead tired nearly every night or day even having very sore bones often,yet I strive to make time for serving God,on the 7 Christian Chat sites I'm a member of to welcome people,pray for those who request prayer,answer bible questions through the holy spirit,Go to church,when ever possible,but am I going to complain about serving God...
What for???
has he not already helped me when I needed help even when I didn't ask for his help?
has he not kept me alive when by all accounts I could have died many times?(seizures,deathly gashes,broken leg at not even a year old by a cruel person,poisonous spiders on me many times,deathly snakes near me,stung in the ear,stung in the foot as a child,crashed bikes,hit my head countless times,multiple ear infections,and that's just most of what I can remember!)
God has already done "plenty" for "All of us" we will have afflictions of some sort but if we believe on God and keep "moving forward"for him instead of dwelling on whys or what ifs,I would encourage "All" to do right by God instead of waiting for him to do right for you in your own view,I hope this shall help many to further understand God...I'm about to fall asleep now and it's 7 am...God bless you all!