I walked out of the church, through the front door and down the stairs to the church parking lot, as others looked on in amazement. My wife grabbed the crutches - a nurse who had helped me get to church ran to my side, and I waved her off, saying " God is healing me." Now, tears were forming in my eyes as I realized that the miracle prophesied that morning was for me. I was excited at the response, but where was the miracle that my pastor friend had mentioned would happen in the service? Suddenly, I heard something inside me say, "Stand Up." I rose to my feet and started walking, saying, " By Faith, I am walking out of here!" The service was definitely going to need it, as I was going to need help getting there with a wheelchair and crutches, and besides, I had this message to give: " Don't let fear cripple your walk." The message seemed all the more amusing, as I gave it from the wheelchair, but the Holy Spirit had given me such a powerful message that people were coming forth, being delivered from fear, tears streaming down their faces - set free. He blurted out, " God is going to do a miracle in your church service this morning!" He had been waiting two hours to call, for fear of waking me. Sunday morning I received a call from a pastor in Illinois, and he was excited. The X-rays did not show that the leg was broken, but the swelling was too severe for an orthopedic doctor to examine the leg or do an MRI. Once home, I did not move for four days, as every move brought stabbing pain. Within an hour I had received an injection of a painkiller, a leg brace and crutches before being sent home. ![]() Thank God, the emergency room was quiet that evening. This he did, and when the meeting was over and after receiving prayer, the pain was so severe that everyone believed that I should go to the emergency room, only five minutes away. By chance, my friend came by in his car, stopped and asked me, "What are you doing in the middle of the road?" I replied that I could not walk, but would he help me to get to where the body of Christ was meeting, that I might receive prayer. It was eight o'clock at night - I was alone - standing in the middle of the street. I got halfway there when suddenly something snapped in my right leg, and I could not move one step in any direction. Wednesday evening, I had to walk only four houses down to a Home Fellowship Meeting at a neighbor's home. However, what He gave me was a message with the title "Don't let fear cripple your walk." I was not happy with it at all, but since it was Monday, a lot could happen to change the message during the week. MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU WITH ALL THE KNOWLEDGE YOU NEED TO STAND IN THIS TIME.For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.Īs a local pastor, I like to prepare my message early in the week, waiting on the Holy Spirit to prompt me and to direct me as to the message for that Sunday. SEEK THE LORDS CONFIRMATION FOR ALL THINGS AND FOLLOW HIS INSTRUCTION AND TEST ALL SPIRITS. IF ANYONE TELLS YOU OR TEACHES ANYTHING THAT GOES AGAINST THE WORD OF THE LORD THEN THROW IT OUT. ALSO I MUST REMIND YOU THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT IS YOUR TEACHER AND TO NOT PUT YOUR TRUST IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF MAN BUT TAKE ALL THINGS TO THE LORD FOR CONFIRMATION. IT IS MY SINCERE PRAYER THAT YOU WILL FIND THE ANSWERS YOU SEEK WITH THE LORDS HELP AND GUIDENCE LIKE HE GAVE ME. NOW I WILL SHARE THE INFORMATION FOR THOSE TEACHERS PREACHERS AND MINISTERS WHO HELPED ME ALONG MY JOURNEY. AN ABUNDANCE OF INFORMATION WAS SHOWN TO ME. FOR WE EACH KNOW IN PART AND THAT WAS NEVER MORE CLEAR TO ME THAN IN MY FIRST YEARS OF MY WALK. I FOUND SO MANY I CAME TO TRUELY KNOW WHAT IT MEANT TO BE PART OF THE BODY OF CHRIST. ![]() ALL OF THE SUDDEN I FOUND PREACHERS AND TEACHERS I HAD NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE ON YOUTUBE AND BLOGTALK RADIO. THE LORD ANSWERED MY HEART CRY AND TOOK ME ON A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY. ![]() EVEN THOUGH I HAD READ THE BIBLE BEFORE, SEVERAL TIMES ACTUALLY, THIS TIME I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND IT. I HAD SEEN PEOPLES LIVES CHANGED BY THE LORD AND I WANTED IT IN MY LIFE. I HAD QUESTIONS I NEEDED ANSWERED AND I WAS TIRED OF MY LIFE THE WAY IT WAS. ![]() I WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS TIME IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT. WHEN I FINALLY SURRENDERED MY LIFE TO THE LORD IN 2012 I HAD AN UNQUENCHABLE THIRST TO LEARN EVERYTHING I COULD.
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