Phil, I'm praying for Ralph. Isn't our loving Heavenly Father wonderful! He
can cut anyone down to size. <smile>
Praise The Lord.
Thanks for sharing that story with us.
Love and Blessings,
Pat Ferguson
At 02:50 PM 9/29/2005, you wrote:
> As many of you know, Ralph is Everett's, my youngest son's,
>Karate instructor and has been for over eight years. A year ago,
>Ralph had open heart surgery. He nearly died and was in the
>hospital for weeks. He is a diabetic and has been on dialysis for
>a very long time. Several months ago, they removed both his
>legs.
>
> Ralph told us that he had always believe that he could, "Lick
>the whole world," and he thought he could make it through
>everything on his own. One night, he suddenly realized, through
>the tormenting pain he was suffering, that he could not make it
>through this one by himself. In short, he thought he was going to
>die. So did everybody else. At midnight, he dialed his brother's
>phone number in Phoenix, Arizona. His brother prayed the sinner's
>prayer with him and led Ralph to Christ. Less than 24 hours
>later, Ralph wanted Everett, Sandy, and me to come to the
>hospital. He told us the whole story and repeated several times
>how he had always believed he didn't need God because he could
>lick the world on his own.
>
> Last Sunday, Ralph came to our home church. He has been
>coming nearly ever Sunday since he got out of the hospital several
>months ago. This last Sunday, when he rolled into the living room
>in his wheelchair, he tapped on his new artificial leg so we could
>hear it. Over the next couple of weeks, he will be fitted for
>his other leg and the physical therapy will continue so he can
>learn to walk again.
>
> Stop and think about this testimony. Do you get the
>impression that God can literally cut anybody down to size to get
>their attention? "God doesn't do that," you say? Maybe you
>should ask Ralph what he thinks about that now.
>
>Phil.
>Where there is pain, there is belief. Truth has no pain.
>www.SafePlaceFellowship.com
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