Thanks, Julie.
You're on my list for a visit soon, by the way! - yes, hopefully in person!
--
Carol
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From: "JULIE MELTON" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: Worth Reading Again
> Carol,
>
> That, as well as Phil's post, really encourages me. Having God in the
> center makes all the difference.
>
> Praying for your healing with this nasty virus.
>
>
>
> JulieMelton
> visit me at
> www.heart-and-music.com
> or subscribe to my podcast at
> http://feed.feedburner.com/hmradio
> Keep smiling!
>
>
>
>
>
>>From: Carol Pearson <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Worth Reading Again
>>Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:09:59 -0000
>>
>>Hey, Phil, I don't remember reading this the first time around, but a
>>small testimony springs forth from me.
>>
>>Some know - and it's no secret - that I have suffered a good deal of
>>depression in recent years. A few years back, when praying through
>>various things concerning my Mum, I asked the Lord that I wouldn't be in
>>her position. Well, I suppose I meant that I didn't want to suffer the
>>deep depression she suffered. Well, down I went and sometimes thought the
>>Lord hadn't answered me! Then one day, quite recently, the Lord said
>>something very important to me: He told me that I was not in her position
>>and our circumstances were not the same. There was one big difference
>>between us: I have Him in the centre of my life and so any depression has
>>to go through Him!
>>
>>Be encouraged everyone:
>>
>>--
>>Carol - Reading, UK
>>
>>To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
>>In You I trust, o my God. . . .." PS25:1-2 NIV.
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 9:49 PM
>>Subject: Worth Reading Again
>>
>>
>>>I was looking through files today and found this one. It seemed as if
>>>somebody might be encouraged by it so I'm posting it again.
>>>
>>>Phil.
>>>
>>>From Father To Everlasting Father
>>>
>>>
>>>By Phil Scovell
>>>
>>>
>>> For several months, I felt the Holy Spirit trying to tell me
>>>something but I could not put my spiritual finger on it. I prayed
>>>about it often, when it would come to mind, but I simply could not
>>>isolate the feeling. It seemed related to my father. He died
>>>when I was 11 years old. Based upon all the healing I had
>>>experienced concerning my fathers sudden death, I really didn't
>>>think there were other places of healing which were important
>>>concerning my relationship with him. That was, however, exactly
>>>where the Lord took me.
>>>
>>> The specific memory which came to mind wasn't an event but
>>>just a memory image of my father. At the time this memory
>>>suddenly returned to my memory, I was praying with a lady and
>>>couldn't focus on the impression due to the lack of time. I tried
>>>pushing it to the side, at least until after the prayer session,
>>>but it kept reappearing in my thoughts and I could feel it in my
>>>emotions.
>>>
>>> As the lady was in silence pondering, I quickly asked the
>>>Lord what He was talking about. He clearly said, "You are not
>>>like your dad." In two other vivid memories, the Lord had told
>>>me, "You are not like them because you are like me now."
>>>
>>> As I grew, my mother said hundreds of times, "you're just
>>>like your dad." Her statement was always complimentary. I, on
>>>the other hand, had said it to myself many times but negatively
>>>during times of stress and anxiety and not knowing why. My
>>>father was tormented with depression, inferiority, a lack of self
>>>value, and the feeling he was not good enough and that he wasn't
>>>going to make it. I never saw any of this in action as a child
>>>growing up but I clearly felt it at times. Being a child, I
>>>could not discern the meaning of the feelings I experienced so I
>>>dismissed them. After his death, my mother let me in on some of
>>>this information but even then, she left out a lot of details. It
>>>was in prayer sessions I discovered the lies my father faced
>>>through his 46 years of life.
>>>
>>> As I was waiting for the lady to respond, I finally gave in
>>>to the spiritual impressions I was feeling about my father. I
>>>told the Lord that I could see nothing out of place. So, I asked
>>>the Holy Spirit to show me the lie that I knew had to be there.
>>>That was the exact moment when the Lord said, "You are not like
>>>your dad." I personally, and automatically, finished the
>>>sentence, "Because I am like you now." Peace and freedom filled
>>>my memory and something else I would describe as relief.
>>>
>>> What are you feeling today? Is it something you can't put
>>>your finger on? Is it painful or is it just a wound that won't go
>>>away? Are you afraid? Do you feel guilty? Can you say with
>>>confidence, "I am like Jesus now?" Look for the presenting
>>>negative emotion you feel at the time because that will lead you
>>>to the lie you believe. why do you believe the lie? Because it
>>>feels true. If you need help, call me.
>>>
>>>Safe Place Fellowship
>>>Phil Scovell
>>>Denver, Colorado
>>>Mountain Time Zone
>>>Phone: 303-507-5175
>>>Web: www.SafePlaceFellowship.com
>>>
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