Kim,
Praise The Lord, this is wonderful. Isn't the Lord good?
Vinny
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From: "Kim Etheridge" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 6:40 AM
Subject: an answered prayer
> Hi. Normally, I don't publicize my prayer life, except to tell someone I'm
> either praying for them, or that I'll put them in my prayers. However,
> last night's example of answered prayer is too great for me to keep to
> myself. Also, you can consider this a praise report. Well, lately, or at
> least until last night, I've had constant battles with insomnia, which is
> one of the enemy's weapons. Anyway, the night before last, I didn't sleep
> at all. I finally crashed at noon sharp yesterday, and didn't completely
> awake until seven. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't have slept at
> all, after sleeping all day. Anyway, once everyone was in bed, I finally
> went to my room and crawled into bed. The first thing I did was pray.
> Sure, I prayed for other things and people, but I also prayed the Lord
> would put me to sleep. Of course I didn't mean put me to sleep, like call
> me home, or anything of that nature. Anyway, I put in a CD I got from
> Focus on the Family Radio Theater. It was a dramatization of the life of
> Jesus. All of a sudden, I was out of it. I didn't take any sleep aids of
> any kind, and besides, the Melatonin I've taken lately hasn't worked
> anyway. Anyway, though, except for a nightmare, I had a decent night's
> sleep, and actually awoke feeling refreshed, for the first time in I don't
> know when. Even though the enemy attacked me with a nightmare, I'm still
> glad I slept. I'm not ashamed to praise Jesus Christ for His mercy. He
> knew what was happening, and knew that it would happen, before any of us.
> I couldn't have slept without Him giving me a dose of Mercy Anesthetic, as
> I call it. Ok, I may be overexagerating, but it's an answered prayer,
> unlike anything I've seen.
>
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