Phil,

I'm praying for George and his family. I'm also praying for you and Sandy.

Love,
Pat Ferguson



At 10:11 PM 8/31/04, you wrote:
>George left me a voice mail from the hospital this afternoon so I called him
>right back.  Jennifer has pneumonia and her fever was 103 when she first
>went in last night.  Something spiritually powerful has changed in George
>which I have also been learning the hard way and that is concerning the
>Lordship of Christ.  I knew I had a little pride.  After all, a little pride
>is a good thing, right?  Sure it is because that's called self esteem by
>some Christians.  God still calls it pride but what does that matter.  I
>honestly never thought pride played any role in my life as a Christian until
>a year and a half ago when the Lord proved to me I had a great deal of pride
>which kept Him from being the Lord of my life.  George, fortunately, is
>learning this now, too.  So where do we go from here?  We choose life and
>not death as I have said before on here.  We speak things that are not as
>though they were just like God did as the Creator of all things.  But wait
>just a minute, I hear someone saying.  If we speak it, it isn't God speaking
>it.  That's where you missed it, and me, too.  If we are speaking God's
>Eternal Words, it is the same as if God were saying it Himself.  When the
>demons suddenly realize you truly believe what was just said, they will
>flea.  That is resisting the devil.  What if it doesn't work the first time?
>You only plan on doing it once?  But to answer your question, what if it
>doesn't work?  Call a friend and use Matthew 18:19 and through agreement in
>prayer, it shall be done of our Father which is in Heaven.  Well, at least
>that's what Jesus says.  What do you say?
>
>Phil.
>
>
>Phil.