Dear God

My friend, your son, ET is very ill. I don't have to tell you that the physicians have given up on his healing but you are the only healer that I trust. We have been praying for his healing these last 10 months and I continue to pray for his deliverance from this illness.Spare his life and make him whole. Teach us how to pray effectively for him and his family. You are the only author and finisher of life; you know your son and his faithfulness to you. You know how you have used his illness to help other. Well, you are an on time God and I claim victory over the grave for my brother. We all love you and are faithful to you even Lord when the obvious would say something else. Use your son ET as a witness to our faithfulness in the POWER of your grace and mercy. We all touch and agree, through space and time for ET's healing, in the name of Jesus the Christ who makes all things possible this day. Amen!!

I am continuing my journey in 2 Timothy 4 verses 1 - 8 "In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry. For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for His appearing." Amen and amen!

I have fought the good fight AND I have finished the race AND I have kept the faith. Paul was able to rejoice in his infirmities, his imprisonment, his loneliness because he knew that he was fighting to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ; that Christ had conquered SIN and DEATH by becoming sin and paying the ultimate price so all of us could spend eternity with God through Christ. Paul was claiming victory! He had been shown the other shore; he had crossed the river Jordan and sat with Jesus in "Jerusalem". He no longer feared death. He didn't welcome it either but was more intent in doing the will of his Father with every breath he took. He had preached the Word and been about his Father's business to win souls for Christ. It is our job as well to continue the job of Kingdom building by "correcting' and "rebuking" and "encouraging" without equivocation. Each of our struggles are unique to each of us however there are some commonalities. When I am around people who are trying to justify sin in any context, I quote the scriptures and rebuke Satan. Satan is very subtle until he has you in his clutches and there is no escape. But Satan can not be in the same space as the name of Jesus, so sometimes its just enough to talk about Jesus. Our job is to sow the "seed" and then move out the way so that the Love of God can do the rest!

If you are reading this then pray for our brother ET and pray for his healing. God's will is that we all be made whole both here on earth and in heaven and He tells us not to equivocate and pray without ceasing. So pray. When you pray for others you are showered with blessings as well.

Now may the LORD bless you and keep you; maythe LORD make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; may the LORD turn His face toward you and give you peace.

Stephanie