Father God, I honour Your Holy Name. Today I declare that I serve You and You alone. There is none like You! Jesus Christ, You are my life. Thank you for saving me. Thank you for delivering me from evil. Holy Spirit of God, You reign in my heart. You are the reason I live! I love You!
Dear reader, in my previous letter to you, Living Faith (available on the Jesus to My Rescue Website), I indicated that I have been going through a difficult health challenge. Well off late, so many things have happened that have changed my life drastically and in this letter I would like to share with you what I have gone through the past two weeks. This is a personal testimony, so sit back, grab a cup of tea and enjoy reading.
After being diagnosed with some sort of challenge in the bladder, severe pain persisted and subsequently I ended up with an Urologist. After X-Rays I was told that there was a black spot on my one kidney, which off course could be the reason for the pain. Our prayer group, friends and family started praying and God gave me Word from the Holy Bible, saying that I had nothing to fear. I was referred for a sonar and CT scan at another hospital, and normally you wait 1 – 2 weeks for authority. However God had a plan and I received authority for the CT scan within 30 minutes after the request was made. Praise God! I then had the sonar and CT scan done the next morning, in pain.
The good news is that the doctor confirmed that the scan showed no reason for any concern as no stones or spots could be traced. What a miracle! God healed me! Amen! I then realised something. There was nothing wrong with me, yet I was in pain. At the same time I wondered why God had sent me to the hospital, seeing that He does nothing without a reason. To make sure that I don’t leave without doing His work, I prayed for the hospital staff, the patients, especially those coming for scans and mammograms. What an honour to be in a place where God could use me, even though I was facing one of the biggest challenges of my life.
After the appointment for the sonar and CT scan, I had another appointment with the Urologist. As I was having my bible study the morning of the next appointment, I received Word from God that I had to give the Urologist the same scriptures that I have been given over the past two weeks. Can you imagine what went through my head? I don’t really know the man and now I have to give him scripture from the Bible. It was a clear instruction that I had to take my Bible with me. Well, it had to be done and I simply gave myself over to the Holy Spirit and asked Him to talk on my behalf. As I entered the room, I felt a bit nervous and was not sure how to approach the situation. Whilst the Urologist looked at the scan, he asked me how I was feeling, and although there was some degree of pain, I waited till the Holy Spirit guided my answer and I said “good”. He looked at me and then started analysing the results.
It was then that I took the opportunity to say one of the scriptures (Prov 3:5 “trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding”) aloud. After saying it, he simply went on with what he was doing and God told me that I didn’t open the Bible. I said to God that I didn’t have to open the Bible, seeing that I knew the scripture off by heart. However God’s message came through even stronger this time; that I had to open the Bible. Well, after the Urologist told me that from a Urology point of view nothing was wrong, I knew why I was there. He then wrote referral letters for me to the Gynae and open Surgery clinics and whilst writing, it happened. Whilst staring out the window, I asked him if he believed that sometimes things happen to people, for which there is no explanation. I got his attention and then the Holy Spirit guided me to say: “what if everything that has been happening to me over the past two weeks, are all spiritual?”
He then sat back and said that he is a Christian and that everything that I had said, is possible. Oh dear reader, I can’t explain how I felt at that moment. I then had the boldness to tell him that I prayed for him the night before and the morning of the appointment. I opened the Bible and read the scriptures to him and he received it. Praise God! I then gathered all my belongings and told him that if I had to go through two weeks of ‘hell’ just to sit in front of him, giving him the message, it was worth it.
Leaving the Urologist office, I was so filled with the presence of the Holy Spirit. I was spiritually on fire. I went back to work and testified of the miracle that had taken place in my life. The prayer group at work prayed for me and believe it or not, by the afternoon I was still in so much pain, yet resisting it in the name of Jesus. Driving home that evening, I started thinking and I asked myself “what if someone placed a curse on me?” Getting home, we as a family prayed, recommitting our lives to Christ all over again. My loving husband and best friend on earth, anointed us with oil and we started breaking curses and proclaiming the blood of Christ over every area of our lives. By the next morning, I received a phone call from a very special friend, telling me that God showed her in a prayer the night before, that someone had placed a curse on my body, my physical health.
It was confirmed and suddenly it all made sense that I had pain, yet no one could tell me where it was coming from. That day, brothers and a sister in Christ anointed me and my office with oil again. We rebuked satan and cancelled out any curses that might have been placed on my life. I felt terrific afterwards, praising God! During the weekend, I felt better, yet I could still feel some sort of attack, especially in my back. At times I could hardly breathe. Typical to satan, he tormented me with thoughts of cancer, which I simply resisted in the name of Jesus. Amen! By the Sunday, my father phoned me and confirmed that he also experienced in the Spirit that there was witchcraft involved. So again, the Word that God had given me in Prov 3:5 – 8 was confirmed, that I must not lean on my own understanding, nor be wise in my own eyes. By the Monday night, I experienced a great deal of discomfort because of pain. In all of this, I already knew in my heart that God had healed me, but that satan was still attacking me, literally tormenting me. I persevered and by Thursday morning God spoke to me Himself through Zephaniah 3:14 – 17 saying the following: “Sing, o Daughter of Zion, shout aloud, o Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, o daughter of Jerusalem!
The Lord has taken away your punishment……he has turned back your enemy. The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you; never again will you fear any harm….He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” Oh dear reader, do you see what God has done for me? Praise Him! Amen! Since that Word, I have been healed and will not negotiate with satan on anything. I still feel his attacks but only from a distance, because you know what? I am covered by the blood and Jesus and He Himself is in and around me through the Holy Spirit. Yes, I am clothed with the Holy Spirit.
What a story, what a miracle. I simply had to share it with you. You see, I can’t keep quiet about what God has done for me, because whether you are facing a health challenge or any challenge for that matter, you need to know that God is serious about His Word. His Word is true and if He says He will do something, He will. God is the way, the truth and the life and all challenges fade when you enter into His presence, seriously seeking His heart (Deuteronomy 4:29). I shared with you last week, that to have faith is not enough, you have to live it! That is what I had to do for the past four weeks of my life, but praise God that the victory came through faith. Amen! The question then, why did God allow me, His daughter to go through the past four weeks? Well, it is really simple. It is not for me to ask, but to rather have faith. Through this faith, He turned my situation around and in the process many people’s lives were touched by His mercy, grace and Word.
During a quiet time with the Lord, He actually gave me the heading of this letter to you, just like he always does. However, this time it is different, even deeper, penetrating the core of my soul. He doesn’t want us to just read and remind Him of His Word. He wants us to believe in Him, the fullness of who He is and what He is capable of. The time has come to get serious about your faith. As we enter the end times, the challenges will increase and so also the intensity thereof. Not only will satan send his evil spirits to torment us, he himself will come and this means that things get real nasty. I ask you today dear reader, how strong is your faith in God? Do you realise that His mighty power is inside of you, through the Holy Spirit that you received, the minute you gave your heart to Jesus? Take a moment and think about it. How strong is your faith really? Does the first little thing that goes wrong rattle you? What does it take for you to start doubting God?
We are at a stage in our lives when we need to keep our focus on Christ and how He delivered us through the victory on the cross. It is time we stop playing games and get down to real business for God. Are you in His business? If not, time is running out, so don’t delay, invite Christ into your heart. Ask Him to come and live inside of you, and to take over your whole life. Very important then, is to surrender yourself 100%. You might have made a commitment to Christ long ago. Therefore, if you are in the business of serving Christ, then how serious are you about this. It is not only about sharing the Word, encouraging people, helping the needy, caring for the sick. No, it is also more than that; it is about keeping faith, no matter what. Real faith is tested through severe challenges and yes, we do often fail, because we are after all human. However, when the cookie crumbles, you have a choice.
The fact is that things happen and the feelings coupled to it, is real. However, the real truth lies in the Word of God. I ask you today, what do you choose? I am not negative and I am not trying to make you feel bad. What I am trying to tell you is that you need to get serious about your faith. God wants to help, love and grow us through faith. Therefore, we must stop playing games with God, we must stop mocking God! (Gal 6:7). You either believe or you don’t. So without any further smooth talk, it is really simple, get serious or get out!
These words are hard, I know. It does not mean that God does not want you, nor does it mean that because we fail so often, that He gives up on you. It simply means that you need to step up in your faith, because a world of miracles is awaiting you, if only you get serious and believe.
With lots of love in Jesus Name
Princess K
PS: Dear reader, please remember that the scripture used are from the New International Version. If the scripture is read in another language and translation it might differ slightly. A verse in the NIV might be a different one in your bible, i.e. Ps 37:3 in the NIV might be Ps 37:4 in your bible. This does not always occur, but has happened in some instances.
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