Rhonda and others,

Several years ago, when Sandy learned she had a malignant melanoma, and I
have probably told this more than once on here, the Lord spoke to me very
clearly one night.  Sandy had told me about this growth on her upper arm and
how it had changed shape.  We both immediately wondered if the news was bad.
That night, I sat in my office listening to the radio but doing more
thinking about Sandy.  I clearly heard the Holy Spirit say, "They will get
it all the first time."  I knew this meant it would be cancer but Jesus was
saying they would get the cancer all the first time.  they did, too.  Yet,
after they dug down and found a couple of nearby lymph nodes, and tested
them and found the cancer had not reached beyond the growth on her arm, the
doctor still recommended we go to the Oncologist, or cancer specialist.  We
did.  His words, although spoken kindly, softly, but directly, pounded at me
so ferociously, that night I could not go to our Wednesday church service.
Sandy went but I sat out on our back step with the dogs and just sat as if
my very life was draining out of me.  We didn't have a deck then so I was
sitting on this little wooden step as the dogs played around me in the dog
run.  I didn't cry but I felt crushed flat.  I felt as if no life were in
me.  Yet, in my heart, I knew what God had told me.  The doctor's words,
regardless of how they were spoken, was used by the Enemy to try and destroy
my confidence in God.  It wasn't my faith at work that night because I felt
defeated but in my heart, I still believed what I heard was the Words of
God.  Yet, the words of man tried to pound me into the ground.  That's what
is happening to you, Rhonda, now.  I can't make things better for you or
even tell you anything to make you feel better.  I can pray, which I will
do, but when it comes to the gift of healing or the gift of faith, I don't
have those.  I wish I did.  I'm even teaching on them in our church meeting
right now.  I want you to remember, however, the man who came to Jesus and
said his 12 year old daughter lay dying.  He asked for Jesus to come and
heal her and Jesus said that he would.  The woman with an issue of blood for
12 years came, as he walked with the crowd, and touched the hem of his
garment and was instantly healed.  Remember?  Right about this time, a
servant came and said, Trouble not the Master for your daughter is dead.
Did you hear it, Rhonda.  A servant came and said, he said, not Jesus, he
said the man's daughter was dead.  Jesus said, Do not be afraid only
believe.  The Enemy is lying to you right now, Rhonda, but be not afraid,
only believe.  It is your heart that believes.  You don't need faith but you
only need to believe.  The 12 year old girl was dead but she didn't stay
that way.  don't believe what the doctor's say, Rhonda, no matter how true
it sounds.  Just believe the Word of God.

Phil.


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