Kate M.
I learned about claiming my birthright several years ago. According to the Bible, Jesus Christ paid for all my sin, sickness, poverty, and release from captivity of the devil. I am no longer bound by the curse of the law, but I am free and a child of God. I have a positional standing of righteousness being covered by the blood of Jesus.
I was very sick. I had an inoperable tumor at the base of my brain. I had been to several doctors and oncologists that tried the usual regimens of chemotherapy and radiation, with little result. Because of the location of the tumor, surgery was ruled out. Nine times I was told there was nothing more they could do. I would live until I died and it probably wouldn't be a long time. There was an experimental treatment that they could try, something called "proton acceleration". Because I was young enough and had good insurance, I was a candidate for the treatment. I went to Madison University Hospital and had the treatment.
During that time, I cried out, "God, heal me or kill me because I can't live like this anymore." It was then that John 10:10 came to life for me. The verse says, "the thief comes not but to kill, steal, and destroy; but I have come that you might have life and life abundant." This verse changed my life. It suddenly struck me that if I didn't have abundant life, then I didn't have everything that Christ bought and paid for with his own life. I was being robbed by a thief. The thief was killing my body, stealing my mind, and destroying my life. So I got angry. I got madder than I've ever been.
In the Spirit, I marched right up to the courtroom of Heaven. Before me stood the judgment seat, and God was sitting on it. I knew it was God, but all I could see was light so bright that it was blinding. On my right were angels, on my left were demons. The demons were shouting out every rotten thing I'd ever done in my life. The angels were silent. I heard someone say, "what do you have to say for yourself?"
I said, "I'm bringing Your own Word to you today, God. I didn't write it, You did. I didn't make it up, You did. Now either You're God, or You're not, and I believe You are. Either Your Word is everlasting and true, or it's not and I believe it is. You said that the thief comes to kill, steal, and destroy and that's exactly what he's done to me. But You also said that Jesus came to give me abundant life and I don't have it. You said I have a covenant with you now, because I have believed in Your Son. You said I was transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light. And You said that when a thief is found out, he must restore seven-fold what he was taken. I'm here to remind You of Your Word and to claim what You said is mine. I will no longer accept death! I refuse to settle for anything less than ALL that You promised me, God. I am guilty of many sins, but Your Word says I am not condemned because there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, and I put my trust in Jesus and my life in Your hands. I cry for justice! Perform Your Word on my behalf and You be the judge."
From that day forward, I got better and better, healthier and healthier. The doctors are amazed that not only am I cancer-free, but I have full brain function again. I have maintained perfect, divine health for over 8 years now.
God's Word is true and He is faithful. No one can ever convince me that He doesn't mean what He says. My faith is rock-solid because His Word is proven true in my life and I am a living witness of that. I intend to live the rest of my life in thanks to God and continue to claim the right of my re-birth in Christ. One thing I know - there is life abundant in the Lord and His Word is more than sufficient for every need, no matter how great.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Healing of Heart
Nancy & Jonathan
Nancy: Last Sunday, I went home and saw Jonathan on the floor and I heard Jonathan say, "help me, help me!" He was very dizzy. So I took him to the hospital and they monitored him for 24 hours. They said there was a blockage somewhere. Yet we're claiming the fullness of his healing, that he is healed.
Jonathan: When I was laying on the floor on Sunday, a lady said "heal his body." I had a stress test, there was a blockage somewhere, but His presence was watching over me. I'm claiming my healing. As a body, when one part is sick and needs healing, the whole body comes together to work to that healing. I am claiming continued impartation of healing.
Nancy: Last Sunday, I went home and saw Jonathan on the floor and I heard Jonathan say, "help me, help me!" He was very dizzy. So I took him to the hospital and they monitored him for 24 hours. They said there was a blockage somewhere. Yet we're claiming the fullness of his healing, that he is healed.
Jonathan: When I was laying on the floor on Sunday, a lady said "heal his body." I had a stress test, there was a blockage somewhere, but His presence was watching over me. I'm claiming my healing. As a body, when one part is sick and needs healing, the whole body comes together to work to that healing. I am claiming continued impartation of healing.
"If the world hates you....."
Dan S.
John 15:18-19 "if the world hates you, know that it hated me before it hated you..."
When you don't have Christ in your life, the enemy leaves you alone. When you have Christ, especially when you get baptized, then the enemy pays attention to you. When I was young, the enemy used judgment against me. I judged my parents. I came from a divorced home and opened doors for the enemy by judging my parents and the church. I walked away from God for 15 years.
When Stephanie came here, we were on our way to work and we talked. I wasn't sure what to say at first. She helped me realize I held a grudge. As a teenager, I felt God had left me. I realized fully that God never left me, I left Him. I listened more to the enemy than to God. It made my heart sore because of the hard times I had been through with my parents and my own divorce and broken relationships. The joy I had when I accepted the Lord was taken from me so quickly because I didn't know what to do with the judgments I had made against people. When I met Stephanie, I started going to church again. I always had faith, always knew deep down that God was there, but I was looking for something more.
In the last year, we've had people come to instruct us and teach us. I realized I had a grudge against God and I had to release that. I realized all the problems I had brought on myself and I was blaming my parents and God. I thank the Lord today that He's shown me so much, revealed Himself so much more and blessed me and my family.
Sometimes it takes years to see, it doesn't happen overnight. When we open our hears and our eyes, He exposes our flaws. It's a lifelong process to walk with God, but if you ever feel that God's not in your corner, look to yourself and surrender to God. Open you eyes and ears and listen to Him. He's shown me that over and over. He's made a real change in my heart and in the way I think. I can honestly say that now I have the joy of the Lord in my heart - everyday.
John 15:18-19 "if the world hates you, know that it hated me before it hated you..."
When you don't have Christ in your life, the enemy leaves you alone. When you have Christ, especially when you get baptized, then the enemy pays attention to you. When I was young, the enemy used judgment against me. I judged my parents. I came from a divorced home and opened doors for the enemy by judging my parents and the church. I walked away from God for 15 years.
When Stephanie came here, we were on our way to work and we talked. I wasn't sure what to say at first. She helped me realize I held a grudge. As a teenager, I felt God had left me. I realized fully that God never left me, I left Him. I listened more to the enemy than to God. It made my heart sore because of the hard times I had been through with my parents and my own divorce and broken relationships. The joy I had when I accepted the Lord was taken from me so quickly because I didn't know what to do with the judgments I had made against people. When I met Stephanie, I started going to church again. I always had faith, always knew deep down that God was there, but I was looking for something more.
In the last year, we've had people come to instruct us and teach us. I realized I had a grudge against God and I had to release that. I realized all the problems I had brought on myself and I was blaming my parents and God. I thank the Lord today that He's shown me so much, revealed Himself so much more and blessed me and my family.
Sometimes it takes years to see, it doesn't happen overnight. When we open our hears and our eyes, He exposes our flaws. It's a lifelong process to walk with God, but if you ever feel that God's not in your corner, look to yourself and surrender to God. Open you eyes and ears and listen to Him. He's shown me that over and over. He's made a real change in my heart and in the way I think. I can honestly say that now I have the joy of the Lord in my heart - everyday.
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