I know that this season has you running at your wit’s end but am under the conviction that I need to share this with you.
First, I appreciate you. I pray for you often, knowing that if you are a disciple of Christ you are in the cross-hairs of the enemy.
Second, I wanted you to know that the God we serve is alive and active, allowing us to partner with Him in reaching the lost and the wandering wonderers with His love. I say that because God allowed me to share my story yesterday and I saw Him shock and awe someone who claims to believe. You may have heard this already but I need to share it anyway because that’s what the Umpire of my heart wants.
When I was 3 years old I started having extremely bad headaches. We’re talking the pain and pressure were so bad that my face and head would literally show signs of bruising (those pretty purples and greens). Our family doctor immediately referred Mom & Dad to the experts in the big city (Sioux Falls). The specialists diagnosed me with a brain tumor on a frontal lobe and immediately prepared for surgery. Mom and Dad both surrendered me to the hands of Christ and asked for prayer from our church network, which sent the request around the world via HAM radio (the facebook or twitter of the early 1970′s). I went in for surgery while Mom & Dad waited and shared Christ’s love with others in the waiting room. 4 hours later the doctor came out of surgery with a look that Mom & Dad took for me becoming a cherub but found out shortly that it was shock/awe/frustration and such. The doctor said, “Every test and indicator was that ther was a large tumor on David’s brain but after doing the neuro-ventriclogram we find no tumor. We can only write it up as a pseudo-tumor. (Off the record though, I have to tell you it’s nothing less than a miracle.” Mom & Dad didn’t miss a beat. They celebrated and praised God with the doctor and others in the waiting room, testifying to the healing power of God and prayer in the lives of those who submit themselves to Him. I came home from the hospital on Thanksgiving day.
Friends, that’s my God. He gave me back my life at the age of 3 by healing me of a brain tumor and He’s not done. He continues to move mountains and heal the sick and save the lost because He is FULLY ALIVE & FULLY ACTIVE.
I shared this with my friend yesterday and saw the look of shock on his face. He’s in the medical profession and knows that tumors don’t simply spontaneously disappear like that. He knows that a neurosurgeon doesn’t start cutting until he/she is confident they know exactly what they are doing. He looked at me almost in disbelief and all I could do was smile at him and say, “God healed me of a brain tumor so I could be here to tell you that He still ministers through miracles and I’m proof.
I won’t pretend to know why He has asked me to share this with you. It’s simply my responsibility to obey. If the Spirit has or hasn’t spoken to you through what I’ve written is up to Him. What you do with it is up to you. Simply know that our God is not One to be trifled with. He has laid out a mission and His plan for you & I. He always provides every resource for every task He has assigned. If you want to see Him move, shape and save I suggest you put it all in His hands and trust Him to do what’s right when He knows it’s the right time.
He loves you (& so do I). Merry Christmas!
Your servant,
David
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