I press the button, selecting
the recorded church service from the DVR. The worship songs are lively with
strong beat. As I worship God, I begin some chorus-line kicks and reaching
movement, turning worship into an aerobic workout.
The quiet voice of the Holy
Spirit, sounding much like my own, whispers, “Touch the
ground.”
“Great idea,”
I think back, “I should have stretched before I
began all this.”
All my life, I had only been
able to reach just past my knees when stretching. An x-ray from a chiropractor
had shown the reason: two of the vertebra in the middle of my back were fused
together. My twin sister suffers from the same condition.
As I lean forward, my
fingertips keep going further and further down until they are less than an inch
from the ground. “Praise God!” I shout, “I’m healed! My back is healed!”
During that week of struggling
with the new title God had given me, I had prayed, “Lord God, from all I have
read about your prophets, they didn’t hobble about on the missions you sent
them out on; some of them even outran chariots! Since You have called me as
your prophet, I ask that You heal my back… I know all things are easy for You
(according to the Bible): I know you have removed metal plates from people
bodies and put bone in their place, so I thank you for taking care of my fused
vertebra while You are at it.”
In college I had ruptured a
disc in the middle of my back, since then two more have gone. With eight major
medical conditions in eight years, the muscles were so weak that everything I
did seemed to hurt it.
After my prayer, I fully
expected to be healed, I just thought it would be after I returned from Heaven.
Over the next month, I rejoiced every time I got into the car or carried in
groceries. My back isn’t only healed, it’s strong! This miracle touched me more
than any of the others. The fused vertebra wasn’t something that had to be
healed, I functioned fine with it. But I wanted it to be fixed – it was a want,
not a necessity.
Praise God, I’m His prophet!
I press the button, selecting
the recorded church service from the DVR. The worship songs are lively with
strong beat. As I worship God, I begin some chorus-line kicks and reaching
movement, turning worship into an aerobic workout.
The quiet voice of the Holy
Spirit, sounding much like my own, whispers, “Touch the
ground.”
“Great idea,”
I think back, “I should have stretched before I
began all this.”
All my life, I had only been
able to reach just past my knees when stretching. An x-ray from a chiropractor
had shown the reason: two of the vertebra in the middle of my back were fused
together. My twin sister suffers from the same condition.
As I lean forward, my
fingertips keep going further and further down until they are less than an inch
from the ground. “Praise God!” I shout, “I’m healed! My back is healed!”
During that week of struggling
with the new title God had given me, I had prayed, “Lord God, from all I have
read about your prophets, they didn’t hobble about on the missions you sent
them out on; some of them even outran chariots! Since You have called me as
your prophet, I ask that You heal my back… I know all things are easy for You
(according to the Bible): I know you have removed metal plates from people
bodies and put bone in their place, so I thank you for taking care of my fused
vertebra while You are at it.”
In college I had ruptured a
disc in the middle of my back, since then two more have gone. With eight major
medical conditions in eight years, the muscles were so weak that everything I
did seemed to hurt it.
After my prayer, I fully
expected to be healed, I just thought it would be after I returned from Heaven.
Over the next month, I rejoiced every time I got into the car or carried in
groceries. My back isn’t only healed, it’s strong! This miracle touched me more
than any of the others. The fused vertebra wasn’t something that had to be
healed, I functioned fine with it. But I wanted it to be fixed – it was a want,
not a necessity.
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Believers' Boot Camp series
Many people think of boot camp as a place you train for combat. Any veteran will tell you that basic training is about three things:
- Knowing what weapons are available
- Learning how to use those weapons
- Receiving orders and following them
Believer’s Boot Camp series is a collection of books which teach us how to hear more clearly from God with the goal to ready ourselves for a face-to-face meeting with our Lord, Jesus. The series reveals the “weapons and tools” God has given us and how to use them, so we can bring God’s kingdom to Earth. Each book in the series focuses on a single topic to clearly define one tool or weapon from our Heavenly Father.
The series uses the Word of God to reveal all that He has given us through Jesus. The Bible is our instruction manual and the Holy Spirit is our guide to understanding it.
Volume 1: Why Doesn't God Speak to Me?
Eager hearts cry out, hoping for a single word to confirm that He hears us. Yet, many times the only sound is silence. Over the years I have heard several reasons why God speaks to some and not to others. One night, as I tossed and turned, I brought each of these reasons before the Lord, stating why each of them did not line up with who I thought He was.
Words rose from my soul, pleading for Him to reveal why He has remained silent when a single word from Him would mean so much to so many. For the next few hours, God used things I learned about years ago and things I had just discovered to show why He talks to some and why He doesn’t, and in demonstrative ways.
In His grace, He also showed me how people could hear more from Him. Basic instructions on how to hear more from God and how to be led by Him are included in this book. Thank you for taking time to consider the answers I received and share with you now.
Eager hearts cry out, hoping for a single word to confirm that He hears us. Yet, many times the only sound is silence. Over the years I have heard several reasons why God speaks to some and not to others. One night, as I tossed and turned, I brought each of these reasons before the Lord, stating why each of them did not line up with who I thought He was.
Words rose from my soul, pleading for Him to reveal why He has remained silent when a single word from Him would mean so much to so many. For the next few hours, God used things I learned about years ago and things I had just discovered to show why He talks to some and why He doesn’t, and in demonstrative ways.
In His grace, He also showed me how people could hear more from Him. Basic instructions on how to hear more from God and how to be led by Him are included in this book. Thank you for taking time to consider the answers I received and share with you now.
Keys to Authority for Every Believer
There is untapped power that is easy for every Christian to access in the form of authority. The keys to this authority will unlock weapons we can use to free ourselves from the attacks of the enemy. We must be intimately aware of the bounds and limitations of our weapon if they are to be used effectively.
Find out about your authority:
- Why you need it.
- Where it comes from.
- What you can do with it.
- How to get more.
There is untapped power that is easy for every Christian to access in the form of authority. The keys to this authority will unlock weapons we can use to free ourselves from the attacks of the enemy. We must be intimately aware of the bounds and limitations of our weapon if they are to be used effectively.
Find out about your authority:
- Why you need it.
- Where it comes from.
- What you can do with it.
- How to get more.