As a Born Again Christian I know that I have a personal relationship with God. I know that He is with me always and I should depend on Him to help me through situations.

I have only been a Christian for 8 years and they say old habits are hard to break. All of my life I was independent and could always find ways to fix problems or situations in my life. I am head strong and very driven when it comes to facing problems head on and coming up with a solution.

All of that changed when I got custody of my handicapped grandson. He came to live with me when he was 8 weeks old. He has a rare disorder called "Hyperekplexia" and together we have had a rough journey over the past 2 years.

I wanted to fix his problems but couldn't. I wanted him to be healed but I couldn't do that either. I took him to 13 specialists at 4 hospitals in 3 different states to get him help but because his condition is so rare many of the doctors had never heard of it.

They told me not to get my hopes up that he would ever sit up or walk. They put him on medication to keep him comfortable but could not heal him.

By the time he was 10 months old I was exhausted from running and trying to fix the situation. That is when I finally gave it to God. I had run out of options and was worn out. I began to pray over my grandson a few times a day.

When he was 11 months old he sat up by himself, began to crawl at 13 months and by 14 months he was cruising around the house holding on to furniture. He cannot walk independently yet but that don't mean that he won't one day.

Miracles do happen! They happen when you finally stop trying to fix things on your own and surrender it up to God.

When God was all that I had to lean on for help... I realized that He was all that I needed for healing.

Be encouraged no matter what you are going through because God is waiting for you to stop trying to fix it so He can help.

Call on Him, surrender it and wait!