Phil,

Please tell Carol that I'm praying for her infections to get completely
healed and for compleat healing with all the health issues. I'm praying for
her and Mike.

Please give her my love and tell her she is loving.

Love and Blessings,
Pat Ferguson



At 12:35 PM 8/16/04, you wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Carol Pearson" >
>A testomony from Carol.
> >
> > I recently suffered yet another ear infection and found myself with
> > awful pain in both ears.  I said:  "Lord, I've been here before . . .
> > but this time I want it to be different!"  After all, if I had to go
> > through this pain again then it had to be purposeful.
> >
> > What I meant by that statement was that I wanted God to be glorified and
> > that meant His moving in my life and I had to be prepared to say and to
> > do whatever He said to me.  In simple terms I had to "trust and obey"
> > Him.  I needed to hear His voice and to do whatever He wanted me to do.
> >
> > After the first visit to the hospital outpatients I was told to report
> > back on Saturday morning to the ward where further treatment would be
> > given.  (I knew from past experience that this meant also that a
> > decision would be made as to whether I had to stay there or not and on
> > Friday night it certainly looked as though I would have to go into the
> > hospital.)
> >
> > Late on Friday evening I found myself again with much pain at bedtime
> > and I knew that there was no improvement in my condition.  My face was
> > swollen and the pain continued . . ..  I was so weary though that I
> > couldn't face packing a bag.  I called on the Lord and asked Him simply,
> > "What shall I do now?"  He said to me, "Just go to bed . . .."  As I
> > responded by preparing for bed, I knew in my heart that this meant I was
> > to trust Him and not to pack the bag at least on Friday night.  On
> > Saturday, I knew, I would again know what to do.
> >
> > I woke on Saturday morning feeling somewhat better and knew that the
> > infection was beginning to work its way out and my body was fighting it.
> > As I prepared to go to the hospital, again I asked the Lord:  "What
> > shall I do?  I don't have much energy but shall I pack that bag?"  I
> > felt a peace in my heart and heard Him say:  "No.  You won't need it."
> >
> > My friend arrived very early for me and off we went.  As we travelled I
> > had one little moment when Satan tried to destroy that peace by
> > whispering that I'd got it all wrong;  but quickly I found the comfort
> > of the Holy Spirit as He gently brought peace again to my heart.  I was
> > confident that I would not stay in the hospital and that God was in
> > control.
> >
> > OK, this was a simple enough, day-to-day occurrence - but it was special
> > to me as I knew that He had spoken and I had followed His lead.  I had
> > agreed not to pack that bag and also had testified to my husband and
> > friend that I had heard the Lord say I wouldn't need to stay in the
> > hospital.
> >
> > Our faith and obedience to Him in those little matters is so very
> > important.  We read in the Bible, in Hebrews 11:6:
> >
> > ". . . without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that
> > cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of
> > them that diligently seek him."
> >
> > His reward to me was that peace which passes all understanding which
> > flows in my heart, with that awareness that He is IN CONTROL whatever I
> > am facing!
> >
> > There was something else which God did as I obeyed Him.  He told me to
> > open my mouth and tell others I would not be staying in the hospital.
> > This was important as I testified by mouth what He had said to me in my
> > heart.  When God has spoken, met us and/or healed and freed us, He
> > always looks for a response in our hearts which, so often, is
> > transferred into testimony which, in turn, is spoken to others.  God is
> > then truly glorified!
> >
> >