With that being said, I am going share a story verbatim that was printed in a book entitled, "Beyond Reason" by Pat Robertson. It was published 26 years ago in 1985. But, I know the people involved, and can testify that they are all still alive and well, having been healed by God's grace.
"When Kirt Hadick was a freshman in high school in Santa Maria, California, he went to the doctor to have a growth examined. His mother Sue Hadick, stuck close to him as he was shuttled from one specialist and one round of examinations to another.
Worry always plagues a family in a situation like this. But at the same time, they still hold on to hope that there's nothing really wrong. In Kirt's case, though, a great deal was wrong. When the results were in, he was diagnosed as having " embryonal carcinoma of the testis" - or cancer of the testicles, for which there is no known cure.
There is hardly time for the blow to sink in before the surgery was set up. But after several operations, the cancer continued to spread through Kirt's lymphatic system. The doctors finally told Kirt the bad news: He had terminal cancer.
The hospital's tumor board told the Hadicks that the cancer was " one hundred percent in Kirt's blood stream". The doctors recommended chemotherapy, but Kirt made the final decision no to go that route. He told the doctors that he would go home and live out whatever life he had left without any further treatments. One thing that the doctors didn't tell the family until a little later was that they estimated he had no more than two months to live.
"I just couldn't understand it," Kirt says, reflecting on his feelings as the full weight of his condition sank in. "Here I was, only sixteen years old. I wondered why a kid like me would have to go through something like this. And it just blew my mom and dad out of the water. They couldn't believe it."
Sue and Ross Hadick and their four children attended a Pentecostal church near their home, and all had become committed Christians before Kirt was struck with cancer. But even with his personal introduction to the Kingdom of God, they felt completely unprepared to reach out for the miracle they knew they needed for Kirt.
" Before this crisis hit, i believed everything I'd heard my pastor preach about healing", Sue recalls. "I'd read great books on healing testimonies from some of the godliest men that ever lived. I'd been privileged to see miracles happen. But if you walked up to me and said, "Sue, give me five scriptures on healing,' I'd have been at a loss. I personally had nothing "hid in my heart" to stand against the enemy who had come in like a flood' (See Psalm 119:11) I simply had not memorized the healing Word, so it could go from head to heart to spirit.
In effect, what Sue was saying was that it's important to know what the Bible says about miracles before we can know what our potential is to ask form them. This knowledge of the Scriptures is an essential prerequisite for a growing faith; and faith, of course, is a necessary element if one's life is to be filled with supernatural power.
Because of the fast deterioration in Kirt's physical condition, the Hadick family knew they would have to act quickly if they hoped to see a miracle before he died. So they crammed a lifetime's knowledge and experience of miracles into just a few weeks.
Sue plunged into Scriptures, and by studying the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels she soon found that God honors faith. She said the only thing she could find in the New Testament that hindered Jesus from performing miracles was unbelief on the part of the people. So she and her family decided to get rid of all their unbelief and replace it with faith strong enough to stake their lives on it.
In describing this process of building up their faith, Sue says " we certainly were willing to have healed. Since "faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God,' we began by trying to increase our faith and not hindering Jesus through unbelief.
The Hadick family also learned to accept reality as what God wanted and not necessarily what human beings perceived as the "facts" in a particular situation. " Faith can be the exact opposite of fact," Sue noted. " Fact may not be what we see, feel, and hear. Jesus laid out a different principle for us - to walk by faith, not by sight."
Even though the facts that the doctors presented pointed toward Kirt's death, the Bible indicated he could be healed. So despite the fact that they didn't know where it might lead them, the Hadicks accepted the Bible as authority. And they began to use these spiritual "tools" which they found in the Scriptures.
They memorized verses of Scriptures and listened to tapes that taught biblical principles of healing.......................
They began to "claim" God's promises...............................
Others prayed and fasted for Kirt......................................
They rebuked Satan ...........................................................
With all this spiritual power being exerted around him, Kirt responded with a lifestyle that exuded faith. A week after he got home from the hospital, he returned to school, bandages and all, even though his parents had arranged to have him tutored at home.
Also, Kirt continued to refuse the opportunity for chemotherapy, even though he was told the treatments might lengthen his life somewhat. " If I was only going to have a limited period of time on this earth, i didn't want to spend it getting doses of drugs which would cause me to be sick, lose my hair, and suffer bone deterioration," he said. " So i said, "Lord God, this is it! I've got all of my apples in one basket. I'm going to believe in you and , if this doesn't cut it, then there's going to be no tomorrow.' '
At the same time that Kirt made this decision, he also made a commitment that " from here on, I'm going to go about like I'm healed." Ad he did just that. he went surfing and camping. he finished high school and then business college. He started working while he was in college and continued to work. He recently got married and has been pronounced able to have children.
What about the months he was given to live ? Obviously, he's still alive and going strong! What about the cancer? Tests now show there is no cancer in his body. The explanation? I'd say it's obvious, wouldn't you? "
I haven't seen Kirt for many years now, but I know that he is alive and well because God is faithful. This book was originally published 26 years ago like I had stated earlier. So, I too know first hand that the two month sentence handed out by the doctors was overridden by the Great Physician some 25 plus years ago. God is good, and everything He does is good.
{ Note: This story is from: Beyond Reason,by Pat Robertson, 1985, William Morrow and Company, Inc.}
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