My experiences in life have tempered the way that I process health news. I understand that chronic or persistent or life threatening illness is a roller coaster ride for everyone. Cancer patients have good days and bad days. Kathy's death was a surprise only because she had no life-threatening illnesses. But so far, no one that I know did not end up dead and gone. So when I heard the first "good" new about Tom Payne I did not get too excited.
Pastor Payne had a stroke. He almost died. And yet, we heard reports that he was doing well with almost no ill effects. If that were true then he didn't have a stroke. Now we get a report from the family and it tells a far different story and no one is jumping up and down shouting the victory.
"But God" is still an option. God could if He would. But until that time pastor Payne and his family need our prayers and emotional support.
Pentecostals have a hard time dealing with unanswered prayer.
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