44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace."
Faith is the answer. It's always the answer. No matter what you're going through, whether it be physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, whatever, faith in the Lord and His ability to guide you through it will get you through it. President Howard W. Hunter said "If our lives and our faith are centered on Jesus Christ and his restored gospel, nothing can ever go permanently wrong." I've always loved the story of the woman with the issue of blood, but I relate to her plight in a way I never had before this year. She was a woman of fierce faith and courage, and despite the fact that nothing had worked in twelve years (which would be enough for most people to give up and get used to the idea of never finding a cure), she knew the Savior could fix her.
Now I'm not saying I've suffered as much as this woman. Nor that modern medicine hasn't played a part in the fact that I've actually felt NORMAL for the last 2 days which is A-MAZING, but I know that faith has played the biggest part. The Lord wanted me closer to Him and to exercise faith before seeing the miracle. I have faith that it will only get better from here.
For another great General Conference Address on this subject, read Turn to the Lord.
Faith is the answer. It's always the answer. No matter what you're going through, whether it be physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, whatever, faith in the Lord and His ability to guide you through it will get you through it. President Howard W. Hunter said "If our lives and our faith are centered on Jesus Christ and his restored gospel, nothing can ever go permanently wrong." I've always loved the story of the woman with the issue of blood, but I relate to her plight in a way I never had before this year. She was a woman of fierce faith and courage, and despite the fact that nothing had worked in twelve years (which would be enough for most people to give up and get used to the idea of never finding a cure), she knew the Savior could fix her.
Now I'm not saying I've suffered as much as this woman. Nor that modern medicine hasn't played a part in the fact that I've actually felt NORMAL for the last 2 days which is A-MAZING, but I know that faith has played the biggest part. The Lord wanted me closer to Him and to exercise faith before seeing the miracle. I have faith that it will only get better from here.
For another great General Conference Address on this subject, read Turn to the Lord.
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