Awesome testimony Phil.  How good God is.  Our God is so personal with us,
knowing us better than we know ourselves.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 4:22 PM
Subject: The Bridge To Victory


> Here is a testimony George recently emailed me just before they took their
> daughter to the hospital last week.  He wanted you to read it.
>
> On the Bridge with Jesus
>
>
> by George R
>
>
>
>
>      As I was in Oklahoma City with my daughter Jennifer awaiting
> the doctor to come in the office to discuss putting her on the
> lung transplant list, something very profound, but real, began to
> happen. I was wondering why the doctor was taking so long to come
> in.  Then it happened.
>
>      As I was sitting there with my wife and daughter, the Lord
> Jesus appeared to me in a spiritual vision.  He was on a wooden
> bridge with water flowing under it from a lake and the most
> beautiful mountains imaginable were behind the lake.  I saw grass
> that flowed beautifully to the edge of the lake all around.  Jesus
> was looking at me and said, "Come on, come on to the other side
> of the bridge."  He is beautiful to look at and He has the most
> beautiful sandy brown hair and beard.  He was wearing a white robe
> with a golden sash around his waist.
>
>      Finally, but hesitantly, I went to him.  He held me by my
> right hand and turned and smiled so sweetly at me. All of a sudden
> I saw a house big and beautiful with a small front porch.  I love
> cats.  The Lord knows that.  On the porch was a solid black cat
> and a gold and white cat.  He said to me, "This is yours; this is
> your house."  We spent some time looking at the house and then
> went back on the bridge and sat down.
>
>      He just looked into my face with love I cannot describe.  He
> told me how much He loved me and I just was feeling my love
> flowing back to Him.  In the past, I had a lot of wrong ideas
> about the Lord.  Mainly because of all the woundedness I had been
> living with and lies that were implanted in me as a child.  A year
> ago I met a man who would become my best friend.  That was the
> moment my healing journey with God began.  He is now my
> intercessory prayer partner and his ministry is called Safe Place
> Fellowship.
>
>      Largely due to the woundedness I had experienced in my life,
> I asked the Holy Spirit to lead me to a place where I could
> receive healing.  I was 46 years old and on the verge of suicide.
> My prayer partner explained to me that the Lord wanted to heal the
> wounded areas of my life.  I was more than willing to go as far as
> the Lord wanted to take me in setting me free by His Word.  As we
> prayed together, memories surfaced which exposed the enemies
> implanted lies, His truth was revealed in me, and I was set free.
> See John 8:32.  I know I have prayed over fifty times with Phil
> since meeting in November of 2003.  I have received a great deal
> of healing and I continue to do so even now.  Before this time, I
> couldn't even pray because I was so depressed and really wasn't
> sure if God loved me or not. These were more lies we had to pray
> through to get to the root problems.  Now the Lord is doing things
> with me like the above story.
>
>      After having this vision I have just described, My wife and I
> visited a church that we had never before attended.  Some will
> likely not believe what I am going to say next but it is true.
> The vision, the very same vision that the Lord gave me seated in
> the doctor's office, was confirmed in that church.  As I walked
> into this new church, where we had never been, I saw a large
> painting in the front by the pulpit.  The exact picture on the
> wall was the one Jesus showed me in the vision minus the house and
> two cats because those are mine in Heaven awaiting me.  I stood up
> and testified to the congregation of my vision. A person asked me
> if I had ever seen that picture before.  I said, "I have never
> been in this Church before," and they glorified God for what he
> had done with me.  One lady said the picture is a one of a kind
> and the bridge signifies crossing over to victory.  Jesus even
> gave me some lyrics from a well known song.  The lyrics are, "With
> 2 cats in the yard, life used to be so hard.  Now everything is
> easy cause of you."  I was so amazed at what the Lord had done for
> me, I wanted to share it. I believe the Lord gave that to me so
> when hard times come, I can reflect upon it and it's comfort it
> brings to me.
>
> Your Brother In Christ,
>