Living Life by Design

I came across this story which was verified by several sources while researching Psalm 38.

Ajay Gohil was brought up as a Hindu and worked for the family business in a newsagent in North London. At the age of twenty-one he contracted erythrodermic psoriasis, a chronic skin disease. His weight dropped from 161 lbs to 105 lbs. The disease was all over his body from head to toe. He lost all his friends. His wife and son left him. He wanted to die.

As Ajay lay dying in hospital he cried out to God. He found a Bible in his room and opened it at Psalm 38. Each and every verse seemed relevant to him. He prayed for God to heal him. He fell into a deep sleep. By the next morning he was totally healed. His skin was new like a baby’s and his life was turned around. He was reunited with his son.

Life is not all buttercups and rainbows. We will all face troubles. However, in the midst of life’s traps and our own failings and difficulties, we can cry out to God. David knew that God was able to forgive him, rescue him, and heal him. Whatever your failings or whatever difficulties you may face today, you too can bring them to God in prayer. God is able to rescue you as he did David and Ajay…