Aug 10, 2008

Today God has given me victory over the thoughts in my mind. For the past 3 months I had battled over Biblical truth. I had senseless worries and restless nights. I just couldn’t get the victory! Today God’s mercy healed my mind and gave me victory! He broke the chains that were binding me.

To God be the Glory, Honor and Praise!

Betty

Aug 10, 2008

Late Friday night, playing football barefoot, I rolled my big toe up underneath my foot not once, but twice. I'm pretty sure that I had torn the ligaments because I could not even wiggle it the next morning when I got up. It was constantly throbbing with pain and there was no way to put any weight whatsoever on the inner part of the foot. Saturday evening, I asked my grandmother if she would say a little prayer for it, and afterwards, she mentioned that what she was about to say was strange but "I feel like God is going to use this for his glory somehow" she said. This got my attention because it confirmed in me what I had already felt. After a loose night of sleep, Sunday morning rolls around and the pain still very present with even more swelling than what it had been. I put on my loosest pair of shoes and hobbled to church. In the middle of Bro. Childs sermon, after hearing him testify of miracles -- the one in particular of a man's chest cavity closing up on the surgery bed -- I rose to my feet and began to praise my heavenly Father. I kind of forgot about my foot because it wasn't hurting and I immediately knew something was going on. It actually felt hot inside my shoe. I began to wiggle my toe and it still wasn't hurting! I leaned on the inner part of my foot and it was strong! My God had repaired whatever damage I had done instantly! I could not contain myself any longer and God wanted me to show his believers just what God was about to do for others. When I took off my shoe in front of the congregation and I told what the Lord had done for me, I knew faith was about to walk in the building and that's exactly what happened. There was no swelling anymore, it looked just like the other ugly foot!!! Praise God!! If there is ever a time to believe that our God - not can - but WILL do the impossible, it's NOW!!!!!!

Jerod