There isn't much to report right now other than to say that God is good and is at work in my body effecting a cure! I am standing on His Word more and more and claiming my inheritance in Christ. I just love this scripture....Romans 5:17 - "For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign (rule, king) in life through the One, Jesus Christ." This tells me I can reign in THIS life because of Jesus (so this promise is not just for Heaven...it is for Here!). I can reign in every area of my life....body, soul and spirit. Sometimes, standing on the Word is hard because we don't always see the instant results we are looking for (remember, we live in a fast food world!) but we have to be persistent and patient. Jesus spoke about this on several occasions. I guess if He repeated Himself, he knew we would need to be reminded! John 11:40 says...Jesus said to her, "Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see (to gaze with wide open eyes, experience) the glory of God?" (Jesus spoke these words just before He raised Lazarus from the dead!). The Complete Jewish Bible says “if you KEEP trusting”. The key is to keep on keeping on! What an old cliche but so true! For those of you saying…yeah, but that was when Jesus walked on the earth. Well, I got something for that….John 14:12-14…”I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” Also, Mark 16:17-18….”And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well." Don’t worry, I’m not into snake handling and that’s not what Jesus was talking about here. The key here is that signs follow those who believe…including the laying on of hands and the sick recovering! Back to persistency and patience…In Luke 18:1 we read - "Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart." So, this is just what I'm doing, by faith, and I know many of you are standing with me. I appreciate all of you who are so positive and supportive. It is so important to associate and be linked up with people like you. Speaking of positive and supportive people….here’s a big shout out to my husband, Tony, the love of my life, who encourages me every day and quite honestly, is further along than I am in this whole “believing in what we don’t see” thing. He is a gift and a blessing from God, as are all of you, and I am so grateful. Stay tuned....love to you all!
Diane
