By His wounds
Isaiah 53:5. “But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the punishment of our peace was upon Him; and by His wounds, we are healed.”
At the age of 8, I was diagnosed with a disease that would forever change my life, Type 1 Diabetes. I will forever remember my diagnosis day and just thinking, “God why me? Why this? and why now?”
Over the last 16 years of living with Type 1, God has revealed many things to me. He has revealed His goodness & love to me through knowing that He gives His toughest battles to His strongest soldiers; He knew I was capable of living with this disease day in and day out. He revealed to me just how much I need to depend & be in relationship with Him - not only for strength to manage my blood sugars and keep my health in check, but for every aspect of my life and He has been so faithful through it all. In 2018 my A1C was at an all-time high of 11.8, fast forward 5 years later and my A1C is now at 4.8; something I never thought was possible, but I can firmly say that it has been possible for me through relying on God’s goodness & faithfulness. I am overwhelmed with joy & graciousness daily knowing that without God and His guidance and love I would have never been able to get to this point. And most importantly, He has revealed to me through Isaiah 53:5 that I am already healed in my spiritual body and that brings so much healing and power to me and my life - although I have to endure the hardship here on earth with Type 1 Diabetes and the ups and downs my disease brings, I rest assured in confident hope that He has already healed me in spiritual form!
One of my greatest testimonies to the faithfulness of God in my life with my Type 1 is when my husband, Tanner and I found out that we were pregnant with our first baby in July 2021. I remember again wondering and thinking how am I going to get through this and all the what ifs that came along with having Type 1 Diabetes and pregnancy. I remember praying every day for God to be with me, to help me manage my blood sugars and keep them stable and in range, and to keep me and our precious baby boy healthy & safe through a full-term pregnancy. And let me just tell you, God was so so so faithful to me and my requests. My A1C hit the lowest it had ever been in October 2021 when I was 4 months pregnant, being at 5. My blood sugars stayed within a range of 60-120 throughout the whole pregnancy and I never hit the insulin resistance phase that usually occurs during the 2nd & 3rd trimesters. It was all God - providing for me and our precious baby Oakley. I ended up making it full term at 37 weeks and 3 days and our sweet Oakley Zane joined the world in March 2022 and there were no risks or complications for me or him. I truly could not have made it through the pregnancy or the fears and anxieties that come with a high-risk pregnancy without God by my side. He carried me through & I know that He always will. Isaiah 53:5 holds a special place in my heart, knowing that by His blood and wounds on the Cross, I am healed spiritually from my disease; that day will be such a joy to be at the feet of Jesus and know that I am HEALED.
If you or a loved one are suffering from any form of disease here on earth, great or small, you too can rest assured knowing that our Savior has already healed you in Spiritual form & you won’t be bound by chains of suffering and hardship any longer when you meet Him face to face.
-Ashley Folio