Author: MikeBlog

Information I recently shared at the Ministers / Wife banquet

The REST OF THE STORY. While waiting to be called back for CT scan results a lady checked in and sat in seat beside me. “Shy” me spoke to her and asked how things were going. She said she had just received word that her son (in a facility for treatment) would not be able to complete his needed treatment because her insurance had called and said they would only pay for part of it and she would have to pay the rest. I was called back at this time and simply told her I would pray for her situation (Which I did).
            Going to Grocery Store afterward but wife said she needed cleaning “stuff” so more economical to go to Wal-Mart. Bumped into this same lady at Wal-Mart! Got her story, found she had to come up with $200 by 5pm that day. Minister Ministry was able to meet that need. Glory!  
           Princess Paula and I both wonder if the “Lung episode” was not partly about being in the right place at the right time to help this person. God always has a Plan!

Another GOD IS AMAZING Story. Doctors found another spot on my lung while preparing for my heart cath. Serious enough that a CT was required before I could do Heart Cath. Went to Lung Doctor today for his read on CT. Said everything looked great (No Spot) and even the “thing” they had been monitoring for 4 years showed no increased growth. Told me to stop annual screening and only come back if pain or problem came up. WOW! Glory.

Is there a Glory anywhere in the House! Paula’s recent Mammogram showed a spot that needed a biopsy where she had previously had cancer. When we came back for the biopsy today the nurse could not find the place they needed to biopsy. She called the doctor, he did an ultra-sound and a physical exam and COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING to biopsy! Prayers work- What a Great God we serve.

You can complain about the mountain or you can be excited about the view when you get to the top

Christmas shows the Lord will Lead if we will Listen

[This is one of the stories I wrote on the 12-16 hour flights to or from India]          Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away (Proverbs 4:14-15).

            Normally it was no problem. Normally Sin’s Camp was just a bright light on the distant horizon. Suddenly one day, quite unexpectedly, he rounded a bend in the road and found Sin’s Camp directly before him. Previously when this had happened he would immediately reverse course and get as far away as possible.

            Today for reasons that even he did not fully understand he found himself lingering and looking. The thought came that maybe he should wander through Sin’s Camp one time just to see what was there. So he walked down Sin’s Main Street; very stiff and very fast. His eyes were amazed and his sight was titillated but he made it safely through to the other side. “That wasn’t so bad”, he thought rather proudly. “I went through Sin’s Camp and nothing tempted me. I must be a really strong Christian” and he journeyed on.

            Sometimes at night, sights and sounds that he could not even remember seeing or hearing during his brief trip through Sin’s Camp, came back to taunt and tempt him but he would brush them aside like an irritating fly and continue his work.

            One day he noticed that the road he was on was the same road that had previously led him to Sin’s Camp. Warning bells went off but he continued on his way. Around a familiar curve suddenly there sat Sin’s Camp; bright, bold, and intriguingly inviting. A still small voice urged him to flee but confident in his own ability He decided to enter Sin’s Camp once again. This time his walk was slow and his looks were lingering; and this time he noticed all the dimly lit streets that branched off the Main Street. Shop owner invited him in but he would shake his head and continue his walk. Finally, he emerged at the other end, proud of his accomplishment, but surprised by the beads of sweat that circled his brow.

            Now we found that every idle moment was a torture as his mind ran reruns of all he had seen in Sin’s Camp. His imagination began to add details and desires and he realized he was in trouble so he determined to never walk that road again. Time passed and his imagination tortured him less and less but he was surprised that a sore place had formed in his mind and ever so often someone or something would bump against it and bring his mind and imagination back into Sin’s Camp again. He was particularly amazed that those dim side streets became an almost overwhelming curiosity sometimes             He did not want to admit to his father where he had been; although he knew his father knew already, so he simply told his father that he loved Him very much and he recommitted himself to serving Him. So, with energy and enthusiasm, he threw himself back into his work and even spent time denouncing Sin’s Camp and all it contained. But the lights from Sin’s Camp kept flashing over the horizon and those dim side streets kept calling his curiosity.

The most important thing in this world is not of this world

I still believe that a Body of Believers who really believe their Beliefs can turn the world upside down for Christ

Because of Medicine and Medical conditions the Doctors prefer that I not abstain from food for more than one meal. But there are still some ways I can “Fast and Pray” in Confession and Repentance as we seek God’s Mercy on our Sinful Nation, Healing for the Sin sick and Physically sick, and His Blessings on the lives of His People