This story of Jesus’ healing in Luke 18 of the blind man was quite instructive to me.
First the blind man was alert and active, “… hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.”
Then he cried to Jesus for help,”… thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”
He persisted and did not let pride keep him from asking for help even when they, “…rebuked him, that he should hold his peace.”
Not only that but tried harder, “Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”
And Christ came and told him, “…thy faith hath saved thee.”
After the healing the man followed Jesus and expressed gratitude by, “… glorifying God.”
It reminded me of an article on our website “What Makes a Good Patient?”:
“A good patient is one who seeks to understand God. A good patient is one who knows that in working with a practitioner, he or she is not coming to a person for healing, but coming to a Christly office. A good patient is one who is willing to drop a personal sense of selfhood apart from God and put themselves, without reservation in God’s hands. It’s one who is willing to release the past. One who has the humility to say, “I’ve tried to work this out myself and I haven’t quite made it. I’m grateful that God has provided a Christly office that can help me. I’m willing to accept the Bible verse which says, ‘he that cometh to God, must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.’ I believe that God is and I know that it’s God who does the work. I can be receptive, and have a complete and thorough healing.” Excerpt By Doris White Evans
Click here to read the complete article “What Makes a Good Patient?”.