Re: Single Christian with possible herpes infection: Will God heal??

As a Christian who has had herpes for almost 30 years, I have begged God to heal me countless numbers of times. I know I was forgiven many, many years ago when I confessed my sins and was baptized. I continue to ask for forgiveness of sins on a daily basis. But consequences will be consequences.

I also had minimal sexual activity compared to most who were in my social sphere, and they did not "catch" anything, so I have had to deal with a lot of questions as to why. Even though I was not a Christian at the time I contracted this horrible condition, I had thought that I was in a monogamous relationship. I found out the hard way that I was not. Hello! Perhaps I would have married the dirt bag if this had not happened, if I had not had tangible evidence that he was being unfaithful, even though I had denied it to myself many times. Who knows what I have been spared by contracting this condition? Hepatitis B, HIV, or any of the yet to be discovered "incurables"?

My outbreaks usually cause the meningitis symptoms and they can be frequent, so it makes it somewhat difficult for me to function in everyday life, but I do, by the grace of God. During one of my many sleepless nights with an outbreak (high cortisol levels?) I discovered Psalm 38. It has since become one of my favorite psalms.

I highly encourage you to seek out the help of an alternative health practicing medical doctor. I often ask why there are many who carry the virus but have little or no symptoms. Why is my immune system so crazy?

I know that your life would have been much easier without the herpes virus, but I also believe that God can use it for your good. Perhaps this is a wake up call that our bodies needs lots of fine tuning and our minds needs lots of education to prevent us from succumbing to other illnesses later in life. Without knowledge God's people perish.

I sometimes wonder if I would have married the person I am married to now if I did not have this condition. I have come to the conclusion that this is the person God had in mind for me all along and no one else would have been right for regardless of any conditions I may have.

When I did finally begin to come to terms with this condition, I believe it not only slowed me down in my pre-Christian life, but it ultimately helped lead me to God.

I also encourage you to go to the Lyme Disease forum and check out the posts on Samento. I have been using some for about two weeks now and am feeling so much better. The Samento has helped some folks with chronic fatigue, which my husband thinks I have, and which is often associated with herpes. I do not know that it is a panacea, too soon to tell.

We'll work and pray on this together, Amz. In Jesus' name.