Rhonda,

I wasn't going to reply to your message concern Ben and all because I
figured everybody else would.  However, I felt led to write anyhow.  Rhonda,
you are one of the most amazing people I have ever meant.  Why?  I have
watched you over the years go through problem after problem, things that
would break and destroy the average person, and yet every single time, even
through all the discouragement and worry and concern you face, you keep
turning back to face Jesus.  You run to Him.  You know how much He loves to
see that?  You know what it means to Him to have one of His own turn to Him
and say, You've got to be Lord of this situation because I can't do it
myself?  Man!  I wish I was that way sooner rather than later.  Yesterday,
the pain in my back was so bad, I was in tears as I stood in the shower
getting ready for church.  I cried out, literally, to the Lord, and said,
Why is my back hurting so badly?  He spoke to me in my spirit and said, You
are angry.  Get rid of it now.  I was shocked but I had to admit, He was
right.  I immediately dumped the anger and turned it over to the Lord.  Then
I began praying for the cause because often, especially when anger has been
in a person's life for many years, it has become a masking symptom of the
lie they are believing.  It has been 48 hours, just about, and I have not
found any place related to my anger.  This means, therefore, my anger is
present and not past.  No, the devil didn't wrench my back out but he dead
sure takes advantage of every situation and even if it is physical.  When I
read your message, I couldn't believe how easily you turned to the Lord.
He's got to punch me in the back, put me in the hospital, or whack me over
the head before I realize He is even talking to me.  You are truly bless,
Rhonda, and I know, as I write this, you aren't feeling very blessed and I
understand.  It is ok to cry, complain to the Lord, ask Him why, because He
isn't afraid of our questions.  The answer somehow always comes up love,
though, so don't be surprised if He shows you something very special about
His love for you and for Ben and maybe pretty soon.  Just listen.

Phil.


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