What a story you have Phil. And you too Dorris. As someone once said testimonies always have the word test in them. Isn't that so true.



----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Sunday, March 2, 2014 1:53 pm
Subject: Too Much Oxygen

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>
> Doris,
> 
> When I had surgery on my neck just 5 years ago, I came out of recovery after 
> the 5 and a half hour surgery.  Recovery was about 1 hour and then they took 
> me back to my room where Sandy and the rest of my family were waiting.  I 
> truly wondered, before surgery, if this was not my time for going home to 
> Heaven due to the neurological symptoms I was having.  In fact, I did not 
> want to live if I couldn't use my hands again or walk normally.  In short, 
> though I had eye surgery a couple of time that lasted over 5 hours when I 
> was 11 and 12 years of age, this surgery on my neck was far more serious in 
> so many ways and in so many other areas of my body.  In short, I was asleep 
> from the anesthesia for probably close to 7 hours.  When I came back to my 
> room and was able to talk to my family, I spent much of my time crying 
> because of what the Lord revealed to me while I was under the anesthesia. 
> First, he clearly revealed to me more plainly than anything I have ever 
> experienced, that our relationship with Him is not a game.  My family just 
> thought I was still sort of mixed up, I'm sure, because I said it out loud, 
> "It's not a game; it's not a game."  Then, too, the Lord revealed to me, 
> that is, He confirmed is power through waves of assurance that I was an 
> intercessor and doing what He had told me to do and to prepare for it 5 
> years earlier.  The feelings and spiritual depth I experienced were not drug 
> induced; it was closeness to God in a way I truly cannot explain to this 
> day.  The drugs break down the walls we have put up to protect ourselves and 
> our feelings and that gives the Lord a perfect opportunity to minister to us 
> in ways we might never experience otherwise.  The drug don't cause this to 
> happen; the Lord just uses it.  In the 25 surgical procedures I've had in my 
> life, they have resulted in some amazing spiritual experiences.  This is 
> what the renewal of the mind prayer is like, too.  It is indisputable.  I 
> don't know, you might have to look up "indisputable" in your German to 
> English dictionary, haha.
> 
> 
> Phil.
> Living His Name
> WWW.SafePlaceFellowship.COM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Doris and Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 10:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Afraid of death
> 
> 
> > Dear Mr. Phil,
> >
> > at the moment, your hunches or whatever the Lord imprints in your mind are 
> > certainly touching my life and speaking to my middle. I know that as a 
> > saved and committed Christian, I should not be afraid of death but 
> > sometimes I am. and have not been able to shun away that fear. so praying 
> > with you or one of my prayer buddies like old Brad here would be most 
> > welcome.
> >
> > I had someof the most direct spiritual experiences during my recent 
> > hospital stay. Chris thinks it is in part due to too much oxygen
> 
> 
>  and
> > if I did oxygen on the highest of 3 level, i had indeed some very vivid 
> > dreams. One of those was that the lord repeated over and over in my mind 
> > that service is just about that, serving gds people and not about some 
> > certain ministry or church building. I felt I needed to imprint this on 
> > chris;s  mind also.he has given up so much for me and has been admonished 
> > for not attending church, especially by his family.
> >
> > there is more stuff but these are the most vivid memories, too much oxygen 
> > or not. *g* looking forward to praying with you, maria, brad, papito. 
> > please pray i can persuade papito to return to this list. i know he would 
> > really love it.

As Always, Vicki
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