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 >>