Well here it is December 31, 2013. AMAZING!! I cannot believe that this year is done, gone, history, in the books, and never to be seen again. What a year it has been. Please allow me to reflect a bit on this year.
January marked the ONE YEAR of being diagnosed with that dreaded c word. Now we are approaching the 2 year mark and it is GONE! God COMPLETELY heals. Dont EVER doubt that.
February rolled around and my daughter and son in law blessed us with some incredible news! We were going to be GRANDPARENTS for the 1st time. I was TOTALLY STOKED!! Literally an answer to my prayer. We also decided at that time that the kids could live with us as long as they wanted to. We are now looking for a house big enough for all of us. Gonna be a great year.
Fast forward to June, I turned 62 and honestly kinda wondering where the years have all gone. I dont feel it most of the time, but there are times where I think maybe I really am 62!! LOL Hair has gotten a bit silver, slowed down a tad, but not much, but still loving life and lovin family. God has blessed me beyond ANYTHING I deserve.
July rolled around and that was the 1 year mark of being told I was cancer free, and that was also the 1 year anniversary of the LAST radiation treatment. I have really no issues to speak of. Some dry mouth, and some lack of some taste, but to be c free and not have any health worries, who cares. God has blessed me and I KNOW beyond ANY doubt that in HIS time everything will be taken care of. July also brought a new business. Out of the blue, I was asked if I wanted to rehab houses for a group of investors, I said yes, and who knew that a new business was born. A New Beginning Contracting! A New Beginning because we give houses a new beginning, but we also give PEOPLE a new beginning. We hire people who need a new start in life, and we try to help them out.
In August I had a huge surprise. I had applied for Veterans Benefits about 3 years ago because I was told that my heart attack I had about almost 9 years ago, could have been related to my Viet Nam tour. It apparently had been lost. I added the c thing to it when that happened because of the Agent Orange. Well I had forgotten about it then a phone call changed it all. I was told to report for some physical exams and then about a month later, in September, I was told via a phone call and later written advice, that I had been awarded a 100% disability due to the c. It was "assumed" that it was because of Agent Orange. Im blessed beyond measure, and not sure how to handle it sometimes, except to give HIM all the praise and glory and honor.
Fast forward to November. November 7 to be exact. Micah Stephen Luehrman made his VERY noisy entrance into this world. Our 1st grand child and to say we are excited is an UNDERSTATEMENT!!! This little guy is the joy, and light that every house needs. Late night car rides, and loss of sleep, and whatever else it takes to help the little guy sleep, or at least stay quiet while mom and dad try to sleep is all good.
Its now December 31, 2013. Right where I started this note. Its been a year of firsts, a year of lasts and a year of New Beginnings! We have gone from doing one house at a time to doing now 5 houses at a time, and starting in just a few days we will start 7 houses with the promise of 25 per month. Gods abundance is indeed MORE than I could ever dream of. We are diligently looking for good employees to help us accomplish all of this.
Some things to remember Do not EVER doubt that God will heal. Do not EVER doubt that Gods abundance is MORE than you can ever imagine. Do not EVER doubt that God has your BEST interest in mind whenever HE does anything.
Heres to hoping you ALL have an incredible and safe New Year, but also that you will have a mighty blessed 2014!! If you have not found Jesus this last year and want to, 2014 is an ideal time to find Him. Start the New Year right!
Blessings
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
LIFE AT 62 -- GOD DOESNT LIE!
WOW, I did not realize its been since AUGUST since I last wrote. To those of you who read this, Im sorry. I should be better about keeping everyone updated. SOOOO many things have happened since then.
First things first. God DOES NOT LIE! He has promised healing, and if you are willing to take it, its yours!! How do I know this? BECAUSE Ive EXPERIENCED it. I must admit there have been a couple of times, especially just this last week, that I wondered. I never doubted, but wondered. In June my Oncologist said, See ya in 6 months! I thought GREAT, no Dr appts for 6 months. Well because Ive elected to keep my port, I have to have it flushed every so often. So I had to remember to do that. So I had to go back to that "place" from time to time. MEMORIES! Every time I would just think how fortunate I was that I had Jesus on my side. This last couple of weeks I remember that my 6 months was up and I needed to make an appointment for a new PET scan. Well the "committee" that decided what kind of treatments you can get, said NO to the PET scan, but said to get a CT scan instead. I really did not mind, did not really want either one, but a CT scan is much faster than a PET. The CT scan was totally negative for anything even slightly related to that c word!!! Did you expect anything different? I did not. Of course satan started in again saying that I wasnt really healed, and that Im undeserving, pretty much anything to get to me. We guess what, GODS NOT DEAD, HES still in the HEALING business, and Im still healed, and will remain so. So take that satan. God delivered the knock out punch on this one. Im NOT yours!!
Other things have happened in this last few months as well. Its been a very interesting last 6 months or so. Im a GRANDPA for the 1st time. We have a wonderful little boy name Micah!! At this writing he is almost a month old. He's got all his fingers and toes, and he's healthy, and beautiful. What else could an old man ask for!!
In July, while on vacation, I received a phone call from a person asking if I would be interested in rehabbing houses for him. Thinking it might be a bit of a scam, I was skeptical, and blew him off till I got home. I called him on my return and guess what, he was legit. :) Amazing how God works things out. After doing a few houses, my partner and I decided to make a new LLC and named it A New Beginning Contracting LLC. This name came for 2 reasons. ONE we give houses a new beginning, and TWO, we give people a new beginning. We have hired a couple of guys from Teen Challenge, and this gives them a new chance at life. We've hired another guy who just needed a new start and help with his son. Another had been burned by other contractors who stole product from their suppliers. WE were on probation with HIM to prove ourselves. Our business is all about ministering to the needs of others. There have been times of testing financially and times of wondering what I had gotten myself into, after all Im retirement age. LOL Its all good, its GODS company and we are practicing workplace evangelism. These guys need our help!! AND we are willing to give it to them.
About 3+ years ago, I had applied to the VA for benefits for my heart attack I had almost 9 years ago. When this other c thing hit, I added that to the claim. I had not heard ANYTHING from them. I just kind of blew it off thinking if it was meant to be, someday I would hear something. I was hoping for maybe 20%. In July I got a call from the VA office in SOUTH DAKOTA! I live in MO. I had applied in ST LOUIS. Well apparently the St Louis office dropped the ball on a LOT of people and all the files got transferred to SD. Well long story short after some Dr visits and more forms, I was awarded a 100% disability with the accompanying payments. God provides more and more. I "can" retire, but for some reason, I "cant" till the business is where God wants it to be. Fortunately I have a partner who is also a Christian, and very competent in running things.
So here is the rundown.
STILL HEALED, FOREVER HEALED
NEW BABY
NEW BUSINESS
NEW BENEFITS
What a last 6 months. GOD is totally awesome. HE provides even when you dont realize there is a need. I dont deserve any of this, yet for some reason God has chosen to bless me. To that end, I have to tell ANYONE who will listen, or READ about what He has done for me. It can be like that for you too. Its all about believing and receiving.
First things first. God DOES NOT LIE! He has promised healing, and if you are willing to take it, its yours!! How do I know this? BECAUSE Ive EXPERIENCED it. I must admit there have been a couple of times, especially just this last week, that I wondered. I never doubted, but wondered. In June my Oncologist said, See ya in 6 months! I thought GREAT, no Dr appts for 6 months. Well because Ive elected to keep my port, I have to have it flushed every so often. So I had to remember to do that. So I had to go back to that "place" from time to time. MEMORIES! Every time I would just think how fortunate I was that I had Jesus on my side. This last couple of weeks I remember that my 6 months was up and I needed to make an appointment for a new PET scan. Well the "committee" that decided what kind of treatments you can get, said NO to the PET scan, but said to get a CT scan instead. I really did not mind, did not really want either one, but a CT scan is much faster than a PET. The CT scan was totally negative for anything even slightly related to that c word!!! Did you expect anything different? I did not. Of course satan started in again saying that I wasnt really healed, and that Im undeserving, pretty much anything to get to me. We guess what, GODS NOT DEAD, HES still in the HEALING business, and Im still healed, and will remain so. So take that satan. God delivered the knock out punch on this one. Im NOT yours!!
Other things have happened in this last few months as well. Its been a very interesting last 6 months or so. Im a GRANDPA for the 1st time. We have a wonderful little boy name Micah!! At this writing he is almost a month old. He's got all his fingers and toes, and he's healthy, and beautiful. What else could an old man ask for!!
In July, while on vacation, I received a phone call from a person asking if I would be interested in rehabbing houses for him. Thinking it might be a bit of a scam, I was skeptical, and blew him off till I got home. I called him on my return and guess what, he was legit. :) Amazing how God works things out. After doing a few houses, my partner and I decided to make a new LLC and named it A New Beginning Contracting LLC. This name came for 2 reasons. ONE we give houses a new beginning, and TWO, we give people a new beginning. We have hired a couple of guys from Teen Challenge, and this gives them a new chance at life. We've hired another guy who just needed a new start and help with his son. Another had been burned by other contractors who stole product from their suppliers. WE were on probation with HIM to prove ourselves. Our business is all about ministering to the needs of others. There have been times of testing financially and times of wondering what I had gotten myself into, after all Im retirement age. LOL Its all good, its GODS company and we are practicing workplace evangelism. These guys need our help!! AND we are willing to give it to them.
About 3+ years ago, I had applied to the VA for benefits for my heart attack I had almost 9 years ago. When this other c thing hit, I added that to the claim. I had not heard ANYTHING from them. I just kind of blew it off thinking if it was meant to be, someday I would hear something. I was hoping for maybe 20%. In July I got a call from the VA office in SOUTH DAKOTA! I live in MO. I had applied in ST LOUIS. Well apparently the St Louis office dropped the ball on a LOT of people and all the files got transferred to SD. Well long story short after some Dr visits and more forms, I was awarded a 100% disability with the accompanying payments. God provides more and more. I "can" retire, but for some reason, I "cant" till the business is where God wants it to be. Fortunately I have a partner who is also a Christian, and very competent in running things.
So here is the rundown.
STILL HEALED, FOREVER HEALED
NEW BABY
NEW BUSINESS
NEW BENEFITS
What a last 6 months. GOD is totally awesome. HE provides even when you dont realize there is a need. I dont deserve any of this, yet for some reason God has chosen to bless me. To that end, I have to tell ANYONE who will listen, or READ about what He has done for me. It can be like that for you too. Its all about believing and receiving.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
LIFE AT 62 - GOD IS FAITHFUL
20 months ago, I was just enjoying life and doing whatever people do. Then came this c diagnosis. Well let me tell you that will shake your world up! As you all know if you have been reading this for the last 20 months, you know what my story has been. One miracle after another. One exciting time after another. One great story about how God has moved on my life, and how HE healed my body. How HE helped me endure the chemo and the radiation for 35 treatments. How He has allowed me to still have a voice, even though most with this particular diagnosis often do not have a voice, or much of one left. Often times they speak thru some sort of device that makes them sound robotic.
Ive said all this to say this. Yesterday I had an appointment with my ENT. A REALLY great Dr. After doing a total exam, which included the "scope", the up your nose, and down your throat one. YES YUCK! It really is not that bad, or maybe Ive just gotten used to it. LOL. Anyway some exciting video of the inside of my nose, and back of my tongue, and all the way down to my larynx. An interesting journey. All that said, he found NOTHING anywhere close to c. Nothing except some residual swelling from the radiation, and he said that most of that will likely go down by next year. It takes about 2 years of healing to allow the swelling to go away. Radiation has a way of pretty much destroying whatever it touches.
Anyway, Im rambling, short story is that when GOD HEALS, HE HEALS! No ifs, ands or buts about it. It is ALWAYS a done deal. Yes I still have some swelling. I still have some dry mouth from time to time, HOWEVER that does NOT mean that God did not heal. All it means is that its not finished. The simple fact that there is NO sign of cancer, and no sign that its coming back speaks volumes to me.
Ive said this before, but it bears repeating. I do not know WHY God chose to heal me, and not others. HE does what He does. I do know that I will NEVER stop telling people the story. That goes for the Doctors as well. They really have no other way of explaining it too. I think they would like to take full credit, but they KNOW that their ideas had wings and that God is the one who did the healing.
If ANYONE reading this, needs healing, or knows someone that needs healing, ASK God for that healing. Once you ASK for it, BELIEVE for it, and NEVER, EVER doubt!!! Part of Christ's dying on the cross was not only for sin, it was for HEALING. Its been paid for, its there for the taking, but FIRST you have to ask for it, and believe for it, and never doubt.
This has been a great and interesting ride, and its NOT over yet. God has great things in store for the rest of this year and for the months and years to come, till HE returns. Hang on for the ride, its gonna be fun!!
Ive said all this to say this. Yesterday I had an appointment with my ENT. A REALLY great Dr. After doing a total exam, which included the "scope", the up your nose, and down your throat one. YES YUCK! It really is not that bad, or maybe Ive just gotten used to it. LOL. Anyway some exciting video of the inside of my nose, and back of my tongue, and all the way down to my larynx. An interesting journey. All that said, he found NOTHING anywhere close to c. Nothing except some residual swelling from the radiation, and he said that most of that will likely go down by next year. It takes about 2 years of healing to allow the swelling to go away. Radiation has a way of pretty much destroying whatever it touches.
Anyway, Im rambling, short story is that when GOD HEALS, HE HEALS! No ifs, ands or buts about it. It is ALWAYS a done deal. Yes I still have some swelling. I still have some dry mouth from time to time, HOWEVER that does NOT mean that God did not heal. All it means is that its not finished. The simple fact that there is NO sign of cancer, and no sign that its coming back speaks volumes to me.
Ive said this before, but it bears repeating. I do not know WHY God chose to heal me, and not others. HE does what He does. I do know that I will NEVER stop telling people the story. That goes for the Doctors as well. They really have no other way of explaining it too. I think they would like to take full credit, but they KNOW that their ideas had wings and that God is the one who did the healing.
If ANYONE reading this, needs healing, or knows someone that needs healing, ASK God for that healing. Once you ASK for it, BELIEVE for it, and NEVER, EVER doubt!!! Part of Christ's dying on the cross was not only for sin, it was for HEALING. Its been paid for, its there for the taking, but FIRST you have to ask for it, and believe for it, and never doubt.
This has been a great and interesting ride, and its NOT over yet. God has great things in store for the rest of this year and for the months and years to come, till HE returns. Hang on for the ride, its gonna be fun!!
Saturday, July 13, 2013
LIFE AT 62 - 1 YEAR AFTER RADIATION
One year ago, on FRIDAY THE 13TH, I finished my 35 radiation treatments. When I got out of the treatment, not only was my wife waiting for me, but I heard this music playing and I also had 2 very dear friends, Sherri and David Godbout, waiting and playing music and a really cool HAPPY BIRTHDAY banner. LOL It was of course not my birthday, but with Sherri's awesome sense of humor it was all she could find! It was AWESOME!! WOW one year ago.
I was thinking over the last few days about this and thinking about everything that has happened in the last 365 days. Radiation REALLY sucks. It weakens you, it has really awful side effects, it can burn you, it can also damage organs in your body. Well guess what, I really had NO side effects to speak of. I have a bit of residual stuff, but really nothing to complain about. I WAS very weak afterward. I did LOSE weight. (I needed to anyway so that is not a bad thing) Well get this, ONE WEEK after radiation ended, we flew out to North Carolina and helped our daughter and son in law move back to STL. 2 months later, I traveled to Fresno CA to do a sound and lighting installation. 10 weeks after radiation I rode my bike 25 miles for PEDAL THE CAUSE, here in STL. A ride that raises money for cancer research. It was FREEZING that day as well. NOW, Im whole, healthy, and in pretty fair shape. Im riding my bike daily, 15-20 miles each day. I workout regularly, and I just had my 62nd birthday.
I think the easiest thing to say is that GOD is an AWESOME God. Ive had so many "miracles" over the last 18 months I cant even count them.
I was told on the very 1st Doctor appointment that I was going to HAVE to have a feeding tube. NEVER happened. I was told that I would have a SEVERE sore throat. NEVER happened. I was told that I would be over come with nausea and pain. NEVER happened. I was told that I would likely have severe burns from the radiation. NEVER happened. I guess in short, Im saying that God protected me from all those issues.
I was chatting with a friend a couple of days ago. She is going thru c treatments as well, and was told a lot of the same things I was. Guess what, SHE never had any of those symptoms as well. I truly believe that in my case I was totally protected.
Another friend of mine has been undergoing treatments and had a compression fracture in his spine. Surgeons wanted to do a procedure whereby they glued some bones together and fix the problem. There was a small issue with the glue leaking. God protected him in this case and he woke up this morning PAIN FREE. How awesome is that? PRETTY DARN AWESOME!
One year ago, I could not ride my bike more that a mile, in fact BARELY a mile. TODAY one year later, I rode 24.30 miles. God's goodness and GRACE are abundant. If ANYONE reading this is sick with ANY disease, BELIEVE that God will heal. You cant buy it, you cant rent it, but you can have it for FREE, because JESUS PAID for it with His life on the cross. Our HEALING was paid for that day. It is ours for the asking and taking.
HAVE A BLESSED WEEKEND
I was thinking over the last few days about this and thinking about everything that has happened in the last 365 days. Radiation REALLY sucks. It weakens you, it has really awful side effects, it can burn you, it can also damage organs in your body. Well guess what, I really had NO side effects to speak of. I have a bit of residual stuff, but really nothing to complain about. I WAS very weak afterward. I did LOSE weight. (I needed to anyway so that is not a bad thing) Well get this, ONE WEEK after radiation ended, we flew out to North Carolina and helped our daughter and son in law move back to STL. 2 months later, I traveled to Fresno CA to do a sound and lighting installation. 10 weeks after radiation I rode my bike 25 miles for PEDAL THE CAUSE, here in STL. A ride that raises money for cancer research. It was FREEZING that day as well. NOW, Im whole, healthy, and in pretty fair shape. Im riding my bike daily, 15-20 miles each day. I workout regularly, and I just had my 62nd birthday.
I think the easiest thing to say is that GOD is an AWESOME God. Ive had so many "miracles" over the last 18 months I cant even count them.
I was told on the very 1st Doctor appointment that I was going to HAVE to have a feeding tube. NEVER happened. I was told that I would have a SEVERE sore throat. NEVER happened. I was told that I would be over come with nausea and pain. NEVER happened. I was told that I would likely have severe burns from the radiation. NEVER happened. I guess in short, Im saying that God protected me from all those issues.
I was chatting with a friend a couple of days ago. She is going thru c treatments as well, and was told a lot of the same things I was. Guess what, SHE never had any of those symptoms as well. I truly believe that in my case I was totally protected.
Another friend of mine has been undergoing treatments and had a compression fracture in his spine. Surgeons wanted to do a procedure whereby they glued some bones together and fix the problem. There was a small issue with the glue leaking. God protected him in this case and he woke up this morning PAIN FREE. How awesome is that? PRETTY DARN AWESOME!
One year ago, I could not ride my bike more that a mile, in fact BARELY a mile. TODAY one year later, I rode 24.30 miles. God's goodness and GRACE are abundant. If ANYONE reading this is sick with ANY disease, BELIEVE that God will heal. You cant buy it, you cant rent it, but you can have it for FREE, because JESUS PAID for it with His life on the cross. Our HEALING was paid for that day. It is ours for the asking and taking.
HAVE A BLESSED WEEKEND
Thursday, June 27, 2013
LIFE AT 62 - KEEP THE FAITH - GODS PROMISES ARE TRUE
As I sit here thinking about what to write, after being prompted to write, I think of some of my friends and news that Ive gotten over the last little while.
I think of one who out of no where was told she had non smokers lung cancer. Never smoked a day in her life, never really been around chemicals that might cause it, yet here it is. She is doing chemo and radiation at the same time. Cant imagine. YET the Radiation Oncologist has changed the dosages of radiation a couple of times now because she is getting healed.
Another friend who has been fighting a multiple myeloma for almost 9 years now. Still has strength, still working everyday, still undergoing chemo treatments. He is relying on God for his strength, and Gods promises, which are true.
A new friend who had colon cancer and it just came back as a spot in her back, close to the aorta. She just found out it is operable and that it is small enough they can remove it and do minimal radiation.
Another friend had multiple myeloma, and that was pretty much gone, and has returned and attached itself to his spine.
All of this going on in a world concerned about DOMA, about healthcare, about literally the world hating Americans, a congress that seemingly not caring for the people who elected them, leadership just literally seemingly trying to run this country into the ground, yet we all have friends who have been touched by this insipid disease. We seem to have lost focus on the "real" important stuff. What is going on with peoples health and wellness?? Quite simply I firmly believe we are under an attack from satan. (I refuse to capitalize that name). One must remember that ILLNESS is NOT from God. I had yet another friend tell the other day about her husband being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and she was angry at God. I had to stop her and let her know that while it is OK to get mad and angry at God, HE did not cause this disease. He is a big guy and can handle people getting angry, but HE is not the one to get angry at. If you want to get mad, take that anger out on the devil. I can hear some chuckles out there already, thinking Ive totally lost my mind, but think about it for a minute. IF ILLNESS is NOT from God, where does it come from? There is only one other place, and that is from the pit of hell. Take the anger and point it in the direction that it came from. He knows he loses in the end, and he wants to harm as many as possible. DONT let him have the upper hand. Remember HE is a loser!
I know from talking to my 1st friend with the multiple myeloma, that God told him he would eventually be healed and for him to keep believing. My other friend with the same disease has reaffirmed that he is totally believing in Gods healing. My friend with the lung cancer, same thing, if fact EVERYONE I mentioned above believes that God will heal them. Gods promises are true, not sometimes, but ALL THE TIME.
I have no idea exactly how many people were and still are praying for me. Im incredibly blessed. In fact, while I would never wish the c word on ANYONE, as one of my friends put it, we are honored to carry that badge because GOD will get the GLORY in the end. Some of us will write, like I am, others will be more verbal, others will just live and let their life show the goodness and greatness of God. God will ALWAYS get His HONOR! He can take a very negative thing and turn it around for HIS glory, IF we will just let Him. I know in my case, there is NO sign of disease. Ive made that abundantly clear for about the last year. 4 PET scans show that there is no disease. In fact the ONLY residual I have is a much lower voice than I had before. I used to be able to sing tenor, now, very low bass. Im not concerned because I know that when God heals, He COMPLETELY HEALS. Never fear the unknown, because it is in His hands. That has probably been the hardest thing for me over the last year and a half and that is not relying on my own strength. HOWEVER Ive had no choice since I did not have a lot of strength. EXAMPLE. Last year on my birthday, I went for a bike ride with a friend, I believe I was only able to ride about 1 mile +/-. NOW Im training for a mini triathalon. God is good.
If you are sick, have a disease that some have told you is incurable or perhaps have given you no hope, LET GO OF THOSE THOUGHTS!! Find your secret place and find God. Pull out a Bible. Read it, there are over 100 verses that refer to healing. It is REAL, accept it. YES sometimes God uses the chemicals and doctors and their abilities. Sometimes He just reaches down and heals. KEEP THE FAITH - ALL GODS PROMISES ARE TRUE
I think of one who out of no where was told she had non smokers lung cancer. Never smoked a day in her life, never really been around chemicals that might cause it, yet here it is. She is doing chemo and radiation at the same time. Cant imagine. YET the Radiation Oncologist has changed the dosages of radiation a couple of times now because she is getting healed.
Another friend who has been fighting a multiple myeloma for almost 9 years now. Still has strength, still working everyday, still undergoing chemo treatments. He is relying on God for his strength, and Gods promises, which are true.
A new friend who had colon cancer and it just came back as a spot in her back, close to the aorta. She just found out it is operable and that it is small enough they can remove it and do minimal radiation.
Another friend had multiple myeloma, and that was pretty much gone, and has returned and attached itself to his spine.
All of this going on in a world concerned about DOMA, about healthcare, about literally the world hating Americans, a congress that seemingly not caring for the people who elected them, leadership just literally seemingly trying to run this country into the ground, yet we all have friends who have been touched by this insipid disease. We seem to have lost focus on the "real" important stuff. What is going on with peoples health and wellness?? Quite simply I firmly believe we are under an attack from satan. (I refuse to capitalize that name). One must remember that ILLNESS is NOT from God. I had yet another friend tell the other day about her husband being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and she was angry at God. I had to stop her and let her know that while it is OK to get mad and angry at God, HE did not cause this disease. He is a big guy and can handle people getting angry, but HE is not the one to get angry at. If you want to get mad, take that anger out on the devil. I can hear some chuckles out there already, thinking Ive totally lost my mind, but think about it for a minute. IF ILLNESS is NOT from God, where does it come from? There is only one other place, and that is from the pit of hell. Take the anger and point it in the direction that it came from. He knows he loses in the end, and he wants to harm as many as possible. DONT let him have the upper hand. Remember HE is a loser!
I know from talking to my 1st friend with the multiple myeloma, that God told him he would eventually be healed and for him to keep believing. My other friend with the same disease has reaffirmed that he is totally believing in Gods healing. My friend with the lung cancer, same thing, if fact EVERYONE I mentioned above believes that God will heal them. Gods promises are true, not sometimes, but ALL THE TIME.
I have no idea exactly how many people were and still are praying for me. Im incredibly blessed. In fact, while I would never wish the c word on ANYONE, as one of my friends put it, we are honored to carry that badge because GOD will get the GLORY in the end. Some of us will write, like I am, others will be more verbal, others will just live and let their life show the goodness and greatness of God. God will ALWAYS get His HONOR! He can take a very negative thing and turn it around for HIS glory, IF we will just let Him. I know in my case, there is NO sign of disease. Ive made that abundantly clear for about the last year. 4 PET scans show that there is no disease. In fact the ONLY residual I have is a much lower voice than I had before. I used to be able to sing tenor, now, very low bass. Im not concerned because I know that when God heals, He COMPLETELY HEALS. Never fear the unknown, because it is in His hands. That has probably been the hardest thing for me over the last year and a half and that is not relying on my own strength. HOWEVER Ive had no choice since I did not have a lot of strength. EXAMPLE. Last year on my birthday, I went for a bike ride with a friend, I believe I was only able to ride about 1 mile +/-. NOW Im training for a mini triathalon. God is good.
If you are sick, have a disease that some have told you is incurable or perhaps have given you no hope, LET GO OF THOSE THOUGHTS!! Find your secret place and find God. Pull out a Bible. Read it, there are over 100 verses that refer to healing. It is REAL, accept it. YES sometimes God uses the chemicals and doctors and their abilities. Sometimes He just reaches down and heals. KEEP THE FAITH - ALL GODS PROMISES ARE TRUE
Friday, June 7, 2013
LIFE AT 61 - SOME THOUGHTS
As most of you who have been following this blog, you know Ive gone thru cancer treatments, and that God has healed me. Seems pretty cut and dried doesnt it? But what about AFTER the healing? Ive been thinking of this for some time.
It is so easy to just go on about your business and say "OK, Im healed, I can just go on living." HOWEVER that is not entirely true. I think anyone who has been healed, including me, MUST make it known to anyone who will listen what God has done. What does all this mean? Honestly I really dont have all the answers, but I will impart what I do know. :) FIRST let me say Im eternally grateful for the healing that God gave me. I dont know where I would be, or what my health would be like if He had not. I do not believe that the chemo and radiation would have done what it did, had not God "anointed" it to do the healing. There are certain physical and mental issues that derive from those two treatments. "Chemo Brain". Irritating, but not life threatening. Makes you rely on God a bit more than you might otherwise. Sometimes hard to do. Radiation has some nice benefits. For example, I only shave about every 3 - 4 days. That is a bit more frequent than it was. For awhile I was only shaving about once a week, sometimes every 10 days. I still dont have hair growth on the back of my neck, and last radiation was July 13, so we are at about 10 months. Kinda cool actually. One benefit/side effect, look at it how you will, is that my voice is VERY low. Singing voice is a very low bass. It will eventually get back to where it once was, as the vocal folds are still a bit swollen. Some people with this dont have a voice, God preserved mine. I will equate it with what Paul called his "thorn in the flesh". I do believe that God will finish the healing in HIS time. Too often we want things done NOW. It does not really bother me, in fact kinda fun at times. LOL
Gods timing is ALWAYS impeccable. He does not need a watch, He does not need a sundial, He KNOWS what time it is at all times. I think sometimes we try too hard to understand who God is. How hard is it, to try to imagine that God can take care of my need here in St Louis MO, and take care of someone elses need somewhere around the world at the very same time. That is how HUGE God is.
Now for the biggest question that ANYONE can ask! WHY does God heal some and NOT others. WOW, do I really want to tackle this question. It is one I have thought of many times over the last 1+ year. What I do know is that God is WILLING to heal everyone. It is NOT His will that ANYONE be SICK. I do know that some people just give up and decide they want to die. I do know of real cases where this has happened. I know that God will use EVERYTHING for His Glory! He can take and evil and turn it around for HIS Glory. Im not at all sure why everyone is not healed however, aside from what I have mentioned. I can only speak to MY situation. I have not ever for even one minute, doubt that God was going to heal me. Once I got the Dr's diagnosis in his office BEFORE the biopsy was done, and had a good cry, I never doubted that God was in control of this situation in my life, and that HE would get the GLORY for it, regardless of the outcome. I can honestly say it was probably the 1st time in my life that I had totally given it over to God. I really had no choice, nor did I have anything to lose. So why not just give it over to God? Really when you think about it, that is all HE really wants from us. Just give ALL of our life over to Him.
I am now approaching a year since my last radiation treatment. I just had a 4th PET scan that came back negative. I had no doubt about the results. My family had no doubts. It was a Dr thing. You must realize that MOST Dr's rely on what they can physically see, touch, and that is their way of understanding and diagnosing.
I have a good friend who was recently diagnosed with "non smokers lung cancer"! HOW STRANGE IS THAT!!!! Anyway. Ive encouraged her as much as possible, told her about Gods healing power, though she knows that. She is a believer and has been most of her life. She just shared with me, and others great news about how the radiation oncologist was changing the radiation treatments because for some reason she is getting a lot better and that the cancer is going away. AMAZING right? Her oncologist is also amazed at her progress after only a few treatments. PLEASE do not try to tell me that GOD is not in the healing business, HE IS!!!
KEEP THE FAITH FRIENDS. If you need healing, or prayer, let me know and I will pray for you!!
It is so easy to just go on about your business and say "OK, Im healed, I can just go on living." HOWEVER that is not entirely true. I think anyone who has been healed, including me, MUST make it known to anyone who will listen what God has done. What does all this mean? Honestly I really dont have all the answers, but I will impart what I do know. :) FIRST let me say Im eternally grateful for the healing that God gave me. I dont know where I would be, or what my health would be like if He had not. I do not believe that the chemo and radiation would have done what it did, had not God "anointed" it to do the healing. There are certain physical and mental issues that derive from those two treatments. "Chemo Brain". Irritating, but not life threatening. Makes you rely on God a bit more than you might otherwise. Sometimes hard to do. Radiation has some nice benefits. For example, I only shave about every 3 - 4 days. That is a bit more frequent than it was. For awhile I was only shaving about once a week, sometimes every 10 days. I still dont have hair growth on the back of my neck, and last radiation was July 13, so we are at about 10 months. Kinda cool actually. One benefit/side effect, look at it how you will, is that my voice is VERY low. Singing voice is a very low bass. It will eventually get back to where it once was, as the vocal folds are still a bit swollen. Some people with this dont have a voice, God preserved mine. I will equate it with what Paul called his "thorn in the flesh". I do believe that God will finish the healing in HIS time. Too often we want things done NOW. It does not really bother me, in fact kinda fun at times. LOL
Gods timing is ALWAYS impeccable. He does not need a watch, He does not need a sundial, He KNOWS what time it is at all times. I think sometimes we try too hard to understand who God is. How hard is it, to try to imagine that God can take care of my need here in St Louis MO, and take care of someone elses need somewhere around the world at the very same time. That is how HUGE God is.
Now for the biggest question that ANYONE can ask! WHY does God heal some and NOT others. WOW, do I really want to tackle this question. It is one I have thought of many times over the last 1+ year. What I do know is that God is WILLING to heal everyone. It is NOT His will that ANYONE be SICK. I do know that some people just give up and decide they want to die. I do know of real cases where this has happened. I know that God will use EVERYTHING for His Glory! He can take and evil and turn it around for HIS Glory. Im not at all sure why everyone is not healed however, aside from what I have mentioned. I can only speak to MY situation. I have not ever for even one minute, doubt that God was going to heal me. Once I got the Dr's diagnosis in his office BEFORE the biopsy was done, and had a good cry, I never doubted that God was in control of this situation in my life, and that HE would get the GLORY for it, regardless of the outcome. I can honestly say it was probably the 1st time in my life that I had totally given it over to God. I really had no choice, nor did I have anything to lose. So why not just give it over to God? Really when you think about it, that is all HE really wants from us. Just give ALL of our life over to Him.
I am now approaching a year since my last radiation treatment. I just had a 4th PET scan that came back negative. I had no doubt about the results. My family had no doubts. It was a Dr thing. You must realize that MOST Dr's rely on what they can physically see, touch, and that is their way of understanding and diagnosing.
I have a good friend who was recently diagnosed with "non smokers lung cancer"! HOW STRANGE IS THAT!!!! Anyway. Ive encouraged her as much as possible, told her about Gods healing power, though she knows that. She is a believer and has been most of her life. She just shared with me, and others great news about how the radiation oncologist was changing the radiation treatments because for some reason she is getting a lot better and that the cancer is going away. AMAZING right? Her oncologist is also amazed at her progress after only a few treatments. PLEASE do not try to tell me that GOD is not in the healing business, HE IS!!!
KEEP THE FAITH FRIENDS. If you need healing, or prayer, let me know and I will pray for you!!
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
LIFE AT 61 - WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
Good morning all. Well it has been about 1 year since LAST Easter. It is coming this weekend. Of course it falls at a different date each year, and it was a bit later last year, but I will say it is a year for the purpose of writing this blog. :)
As all of you know that have been reading this blog, I was diagnosed with cancer last year, and it was on my larynx. NOT a good thing. It was also diagnosed as STAGE 4, probably the worst scenario I could have heard. That was all in February of last year. By Easter last year, I had done 3 of the chemo treatments, was totally bald, weak, but still totally believing in Gods total healing of this. I was still able at that point to sing tenor in the church choir. In fact at that point, my voice had actually gotten to where I could actually sing about 2 notes higher than I had been able to.
All that being said to say this. I sang on Easter Sunday in the choir. 3 services. LOTS of singing. I was uncomfortable as I was freezing, (body thermostat gets totally goofed with chemo), but I was praising God anyway as I sang. After we sang for the 9 am service, I went down to sit with my wife, and discovered she had been crying. NOT a usual thing for her. I wondered what was wrong, and she told me that she thought I had probably just been healed!! I asked why she was so positive about that. She told me as I was singing, she saw lights all around my head. I kinda laughed and pointed out that the stage has a LOT of lights on it. She said NO these were small lights, like strobes and they were dancing around my head. I believe those lights were actually angels and they were performing the healing that I have today. Interesting as that is, one other little note to this is that a friend had sent me an email to a mail box I rarely checked, stating that she had had a dream of me being healed. What she saw in the dream was "small lights, like strobes, dancing around my head" TWO totally different people, TWO totally different times, yet seeing the same thing. Folks God is AMAZING. He is still in the healing business, and I KNOW this for a fact.
Today, almost a year later, Im strong, healthy, and Im able to TALK, and tell people about Gods healing power. A year ago, I was weak. I had lost most of my strength, I was doing OK, but just weak. In fact as recent as September of 2012, I was very weak. The radiation had zapped most of my strength and I was in the process of recovering from those treatments, and trying to regain what I had lost. I was able to start riding my bike again, I was working out a bit, but muscle strength was slowly coming back.
NOW, I working out regularly, gaining strength every day. I have been able to do some things that I never thought about doing. This last Saturday I did a 5K walk/run. FINISHED it, and had an OK time too boot. This weekend, St Louis got a record setting March snow fall. 12.6". I shoveled my OWN driveway 3 times, cleaned off both cars at least 2 times, and then just to push a bit harder, helped a friend shovel off his moms driveway. GOD is indeed good.
It has been close to a year now since the end of the chemo. Radiation started in May of last year, but God sustained me thru all of it. YES the physical body took a beating. I here to tell you that no matter how far down you get physically, no matter how low you get mentally, God can put it all back together. Ive had people call me "miracle man", and honestly it made me uncomfortable at 1st, but thinking back on it, YES what I am and WHERE I am, is a miracle. Do I deserve to be? Probably not, but for some reason God saw fit to create this miracle of healing and new life.
One additional side note to all of this, is that I lost a good amount of weight, which is a good thing. I had a heart attack 8 years ago, and had been on BP medication and on some other meds as well. I discovered that I was getting dizzy, so I cut back on the BP meds, when i saw my cardiologist a couple of weeks ago, he took me OFF the BP medication and cut the other meds in 1/2!!! Now those are tangible and real things that proves that God is healing and has healed.
In this season of Easter, considered to be one of the Holiest days of the year, consider where your life is. Think about what Jesus did for you some 2000+ years ago. He died on a cross, a most horrible death, just so we could all have life. NOT just life, but EVERLASTING life. Im singing in choir again this year, because Im ABLE to sing, and I still have a voice. One interesting side effect of the radiation has been that my voice LOWERED a lot. It is because the vocal folds still have residual swelling so they dont stretch as easily as they once did. They will come back, but for now, it is what it is. I dont have as much saliva as I once did, but I have more than I did in July, and I KNOW that these things are just temporary side effects till the healing is complete. God will finish it in HIS time, and I know that to be true.
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!
As all of you know that have been reading this blog, I was diagnosed with cancer last year, and it was on my larynx. NOT a good thing. It was also diagnosed as STAGE 4, probably the worst scenario I could have heard. That was all in February of last year. By Easter last year, I had done 3 of the chemo treatments, was totally bald, weak, but still totally believing in Gods total healing of this. I was still able at that point to sing tenor in the church choir. In fact at that point, my voice had actually gotten to where I could actually sing about 2 notes higher than I had been able to.
All that being said to say this. I sang on Easter Sunday in the choir. 3 services. LOTS of singing. I was uncomfortable as I was freezing, (body thermostat gets totally goofed with chemo), but I was praising God anyway as I sang. After we sang for the 9 am service, I went down to sit with my wife, and discovered she had been crying. NOT a usual thing for her. I wondered what was wrong, and she told me that she thought I had probably just been healed!! I asked why she was so positive about that. She told me as I was singing, she saw lights all around my head. I kinda laughed and pointed out that the stage has a LOT of lights on it. She said NO these were small lights, like strobes and they were dancing around my head. I believe those lights were actually angels and they were performing the healing that I have today. Interesting as that is, one other little note to this is that a friend had sent me an email to a mail box I rarely checked, stating that she had had a dream of me being healed. What she saw in the dream was "small lights, like strobes, dancing around my head" TWO totally different people, TWO totally different times, yet seeing the same thing. Folks God is AMAZING. He is still in the healing business, and I KNOW this for a fact.
Today, almost a year later, Im strong, healthy, and Im able to TALK, and tell people about Gods healing power. A year ago, I was weak. I had lost most of my strength, I was doing OK, but just weak. In fact as recent as September of 2012, I was very weak. The radiation had zapped most of my strength and I was in the process of recovering from those treatments, and trying to regain what I had lost. I was able to start riding my bike again, I was working out a bit, but muscle strength was slowly coming back.
NOW, I working out regularly, gaining strength every day. I have been able to do some things that I never thought about doing. This last Saturday I did a 5K walk/run. FINISHED it, and had an OK time too boot. This weekend, St Louis got a record setting March snow fall. 12.6". I shoveled my OWN driveway 3 times, cleaned off both cars at least 2 times, and then just to push a bit harder, helped a friend shovel off his moms driveway. GOD is indeed good.
It has been close to a year now since the end of the chemo. Radiation started in May of last year, but God sustained me thru all of it. YES the physical body took a beating. I here to tell you that no matter how far down you get physically, no matter how low you get mentally, God can put it all back together. Ive had people call me "miracle man", and honestly it made me uncomfortable at 1st, but thinking back on it, YES what I am and WHERE I am, is a miracle. Do I deserve to be? Probably not, but for some reason God saw fit to create this miracle of healing and new life.
One additional side note to all of this, is that I lost a good amount of weight, which is a good thing. I had a heart attack 8 years ago, and had been on BP medication and on some other meds as well. I discovered that I was getting dizzy, so I cut back on the BP meds, when i saw my cardiologist a couple of weeks ago, he took me OFF the BP medication and cut the other meds in 1/2!!! Now those are tangible and real things that proves that God is healing and has healed.
In this season of Easter, considered to be one of the Holiest days of the year, consider where your life is. Think about what Jesus did for you some 2000+ years ago. He died on a cross, a most horrible death, just so we could all have life. NOT just life, but EVERLASTING life. Im singing in choir again this year, because Im ABLE to sing, and I still have a voice. One interesting side effect of the radiation has been that my voice LOWERED a lot. It is because the vocal folds still have residual swelling so they dont stretch as easily as they once did. They will come back, but for now, it is what it is. I dont have as much saliva as I once did, but I have more than I did in July, and I KNOW that these things are just temporary side effects till the healing is complete. God will finish it in HIS time, and I know that to be true.
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!
Sunday, February 17, 2013
LIFE AT 61 - 1 YEAR PART DEUX
Today is the day, 1 year ago, that I got the phone all telling me that the biopsy had indeed come back positive for squamous cell carcinoma.
It was about 5pm east coast time, as we were visiting our daughter and her husband in North Carolina. In fact it was my wife's birthday and we were getting ready to leave for dinner. The call came, and I left the apartment to take it, as I recognized the number from the Dr office. I had been expecting it all day, and it had finally come. Figures that it would come just as we were all together getting ready to celebrate a birthday. God does work in mysterious ways. I had been so very hopeful that I would not hear those words, but the nurse very apologetic as she said them. STILL, though they hit me a bit hard, it was not a terrible surprise. I KNEW that God was there and that HE would see me thru this time. Little did I know at the time everything I would have to go thru, yet looking back on it, was not so horrible that it was impossible to deal with. Funny how I can remember almost exactly everything that was said and done that evening. I guess when you get bad news it is always something that hangs in your brain.
Though everyone in the car that evening wanted to talk about the next steps and my feelings etc, I allowed conversation for only the time it took to get to the restaurant, which was about an hour. (Our favorite place in the area was about an hours drive from Raleigh). After that it was time to enjoy our dinner and my lovely wife's birthday. There was a lot of concern from the kids. Wanting to know next steps etc. I actually had nothing to tell them, as I really did not know. All I knew for sure was that I was NOT going to allow surgery. AND that I was leaving this whole mess in Gods hands. That was really all I could do.
Fast forward 1 year. Today we are celebrating my wifes birthday yet again. They do seem to come around on a yearly basis! LOL Today we are celebrating not only her birthday, but my being healed of this disease. Gods word said it, and it is so. Today we will be leaving on a cruise. God has been so very good and merciful to us this past year. YES, I went thru chemo and 35 radiation treatments, but I came thru them with Gods help, and blessings, and am totally healed. Doubt on occasion tries to creep in, but I CANNOT let it. FEAR cannot be allowed, if you allow it, it will kill you. Incredibly over the last year, aside from treatments, Ive had pretty much perfect health. Ive been able to rebuild a lot of my strength. Ive been able to work, been able to pretty much do whatever I wanted. God is indeed so merciful.
For those of you who have read my blogs, Im so grateful, and appreciative. HOWEVER you need to know that God is NOT a mythical person out in the wild blue yonder. HE is very real, and will meet your needs, IF you will allow him to do so. Do you realize there are over 100 verses in the Bible that pertain to healing? Im listing them here so that you may read and know about the healing from God.
GODS HEALING VERSES
It will be well with you and your days shall be multiplied and prolonged as the days
of heaven upon the earth (Deut. 11:9,21).
It was about 5pm east coast time, as we were visiting our daughter and her husband in North Carolina. In fact it was my wife's birthday and we were getting ready to leave for dinner. The call came, and I left the apartment to take it, as I recognized the number from the Dr office. I had been expecting it all day, and it had finally come. Figures that it would come just as we were all together getting ready to celebrate a birthday. God does work in mysterious ways. I had been so very hopeful that I would not hear those words, but the nurse very apologetic as she said them. STILL, though they hit me a bit hard, it was not a terrible surprise. I KNEW that God was there and that HE would see me thru this time. Little did I know at the time everything I would have to go thru, yet looking back on it, was not so horrible that it was impossible to deal with. Funny how I can remember almost exactly everything that was said and done that evening. I guess when you get bad news it is always something that hangs in your brain.
Though everyone in the car that evening wanted to talk about the next steps and my feelings etc, I allowed conversation for only the time it took to get to the restaurant, which was about an hour. (Our favorite place in the area was about an hours drive from Raleigh). After that it was time to enjoy our dinner and my lovely wife's birthday. There was a lot of concern from the kids. Wanting to know next steps etc. I actually had nothing to tell them, as I really did not know. All I knew for sure was that I was NOT going to allow surgery. AND that I was leaving this whole mess in Gods hands. That was really all I could do.
Fast forward 1 year. Today we are celebrating my wifes birthday yet again. They do seem to come around on a yearly basis! LOL Today we are celebrating not only her birthday, but my being healed of this disease. Gods word said it, and it is so. Today we will be leaving on a cruise. God has been so very good and merciful to us this past year. YES, I went thru chemo and 35 radiation treatments, but I came thru them with Gods help, and blessings, and am totally healed. Doubt on occasion tries to creep in, but I CANNOT let it. FEAR cannot be allowed, if you allow it, it will kill you. Incredibly over the last year, aside from treatments, Ive had pretty much perfect health. Ive been able to rebuild a lot of my strength. Ive been able to work, been able to pretty much do whatever I wanted. God is indeed so merciful.
For those of you who have read my blogs, Im so grateful, and appreciative. HOWEVER you need to know that God is NOT a mythical person out in the wild blue yonder. HE is very real, and will meet your needs, IF you will allow him to do so. Do you realize there are over 100 verses in the Bible that pertain to healing? Im listing them here so that you may read and know about the healing from God.
GODS HEALING VERSES
God said…
1)
I am the Lord that healeth thee (Ex. 15:26).
I am the Lord that healeth thee (Ex. 15:26).
2)
Your days shall be one hundred and twenty years (Gen. 6:3).
Your days shall be one hundred and twenty years (Gen. 6:3).
3)
You shall be buried in a good old age (Gen. 15:15).
You shall be buried in a good old age (Gen. 15:15).
4)
You shall come to your grave in a full age like as a shock of corn cometh in his
season (Job 5:26).
You shall come to your grave in a full age like as a shock of corn cometh in his
season (Job 5:26).
5)
When I see the blood, I will pass over you and the plague shall not be upon you to
destroy you (Ex. 12:13).
When I see the blood, I will pass over you and the plague shall not be upon you to
destroy you (Ex. 12:13).
6)
I will take sickness away from the midst of you and the number of your days I will
fulfill (Ex. 23: 25, 26).
I will take sickness away from the midst of you and the number of your days I will
fulfill (Ex. 23: 25, 26).
7)
I will not put any of the diseases you are afraid of on you, but I will take all sickness
away from you (Deut. 7:15).
I will not put any of the diseases you are afraid of on you, but I will take all sickness
away from you (Deut. 7:15).
It will be well with you and your days shall be multiplied and prolonged as the days
of heaven upon the earth (Deut. 11:9,21).
9)
I turned the curse into a blessing unto you, because I loved you (Deut. 23:5 and
Neh. 13:2).
I turned the curse into a blessing unto you, because I loved you (Deut. 23:5 and
Neh. 13:2).
10) I have redeemed you from every sickness and every plague (Deut. 28:61 and Gal.
3:13).
11) As your days, so shall your strength be (Deut. 33:25).
12) I have found a ransom for you, your flesh shall be fresher than a child’s and you
shall return to the days of your youth (Job 33:24, 25).
shall return to the days of your youth (Job 33:24, 25).
13) I have healed you and brought up your soul from the grave; I have kept you alive
from going down into the pit (Ps. 30:1, 2).
from going down into the pit (Ps. 30:1, 2).
14) I will give you strength and bless you with peace (Ps. 29:11).
15) I will preserve you and keep you alive (Ps. 41:2).
16) I will strengthen you upon the bed of languishing; I will turn all your bed in your
sickness (Ps. 41:3).
sickness (Ps. 41:3).
17) I am the health of your countenance and your God (Ps.43: 5).
18) No plague shall come near your dwelling (Ps. 91:10).
19) I will satisfy you with long life (Ps. 91:16).
20) I heal all your diseases (Ps. 103:3).
21) I sent My word and healed you and delivered you from your destructions (Ps.
107:20).
107:20).
22) You shall not die, but live, and declare My works (Ps. 118:17).
23) I heal your broken heart and bind up your wounds (Ps. 147:3).
24) The years of your life shall be many (Pr. 4:10).
25) Trusting Me brings health to your navel and marrow to your bones (Pr. 3:8).
26) My words are life to you, and health/medicine to all your flesh (Pr. 4:22).
27) (My) good report makes your bones fat (Pr. 15:30).
28) (My) pleasant words are sweet to your soul and health to your bones (Pr. 16:24).
29) My joy is your strength. A merry heart does good like a medicine (Neh. 8:10; Pr.
17:22).
17:22).
30) The eyes of the blind shall be opened. The eyes of them that see shall not be dim
(Isa. 32:3; 35:5).
(Isa. 32:3; 35:5).
31)
The ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. The ears of them that hear shall hearken
(Isa. 32:3; 35:5).
The ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. The ears of them that hear shall hearken
(Isa. 32:3; 35:5).
32) The tongue of the dumb shall sing. The tongue of the stammerers shall be ready
to speak plainly (Isa. 35:6; 32:4).
to speak plainly (Isa. 35:6; 32:4).
33) The lame man shall leap as a hart (Isa. 35:6).
34) I will recover you and make you to live. I am ready to save you (Isa. 38:16, 20).
35) I give power to the faint. I increase strength to them that have no might (Isa.
40:29).
40:29).
36) I will renew your strength. I will strengthen and help you (Isa. 40:31; 41:10).
37) To your old age and gray hairs I will carry you and I will deliver you (Isa. 46:4).
38) I bore your sickness (Isa. 53:4).
39) I carried your pains (Isa. 53:4).
40) I was put to sickness for you (Isa. 53:10).
41) With My stripes you are healed (Isa. 53:5).
42)
I will heal you (Isa. 57:19).
I will heal you (Isa. 57:19).
43) Your light shall break forth as the morning and your health shall spring forth
speedily (Isa. 58:8).
speedily (Isa. 58:8).
44)
I will restore health unto you, and I will heal you of your wounds saith the Lord (Jer.
30:17).
I will restore health unto you, and I will heal you of your wounds saith the Lord (Jer.
30:17).
45) Behold I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure you, and will reveal unto you
the abundance of peace and truth (Jer. 33:6).
the abundance of peace and truth (Jer. 33:6).
46)
I will bind up that which was broken and will strengthen that which was sick (Eze.
34:16).
I will bind up that which was broken and will strengthen that which was sick (Eze.
34:16).
47)
Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you and you shall live. And I shall put My
Spirit in you and you shall live (Eze. 37:5,14).
Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you and you shall live. And I shall put My
Spirit in you and you shall live (Eze. 37:5,14).
48)
Whithersoever the rivers shall come shall live. They shall be healed and every
thing shall live where the river comes (Eze. 47:9).
Whithersoever the rivers shall come shall live. They shall be healed and every
thing shall live where the river comes (Eze. 47:9).
49) Seek Me and you shall live (Amos 5:4, 6).
50) I have arisen with healing in My wings (beams) (Mal. 4:2).
New Testament
51) I will, be thou clean (Mt. 8:3).
52) I took your infirmities (Mt. 8:17).
53) I bore your sicknesses (Mt. 8:17).
54) If you’re sick you need a physician. (I am the Lord your physician) (Mt. 9:12 & Ex.
15:26).
15:26).
55) I am moved with compassion toward the sick and I heal them (Mt. 14:14).
56)
I heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease (Mt. 4:23).
I heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease (Mt. 4:23).
57) According to your faith, be it unto you (Mt. 9:29).
58) I give you power and authority over all unclean spirits to cast them out, and to heal
all manner of sickness and all manner of disease (Mt. 10:1 & Lk. 9:1).
59) I heal them all (Mt. 12:15 & Heb. 13:8).
60) As many as touch Me are made perfectly whole (Mt. 14:36).
61) Healing is the children’s bread (Mt. 15:26).
62) I do all things well. I make the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak (Mk. 7:37).
63) If you can believe, all things are possible to him that believeth (Mk. 9:23; 11:23,
24).
64) When hands are laid on you, you shall recover (Mk. 16:18).
65) My anointing heals the brokenhearted, and delivers the captives, recovers sight to
the blind, and sets at liberty those that are bruised (Lk. 4:18; Isa. 10:27; 61:1).
66)
I heal all those who have need of healing (Lk. 9:11).
I heal all those who have need of healing (Lk. 9:11).
67) I am not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them (Lk. 9:56).
68) Behold, I give you authority over all the enemy’s power and nothing shall by any
means hurt you (Lk. 10:19).
means hurt you (Lk. 10:19).
69)
Sickness is satanic bondage and you ought to be loosed today (Lk. 13:16 & II Cor.
6:2).
Sickness is satanic bondage and you ought to be loosed today (Lk. 13:16 & II Cor.
6:2).
70)
In Me is life (Jn. 1:4).
In Me is life (Jn. 1:4).
71)
I am the bread of life. I give you life (Jn. 6:33, 35).
I am the bread of life. I give you life (Jn. 6:33, 35).
72) The words I speak unto you are spirit and life (Jn. 6:63).
73) I am come that you might have life, and that you might have it more abundantly
(Jn. 10:10).
74) I am the resurrection and the life (Jn. 11:25).
75) If you ask anything in My name, I will do it (Jn. 14:14).
76) Faith in My name makes you strong and gives you perfect soundness (Acts 3:16).
77) I stretch forth My hand to heal (Acts 4:30).
78) I, Jesus Christ, make you whole (Acts 9:34).
79) I do good and heal all that are oppressed of the devil (Acts 10:38).
80) My power causes diseases to depart from you (Acts 19:12).
81) The law of the Spirit of life in Me has made you free from the law of sin and death
(Rom. 8:2).
82) The same Spirit that raised Me from the dead now lives in you and that Spirit will
quicken your mortal body (Rom. 8:11).
83) Your body is a member of Me (I Cor. 6:15).
84) Your body is the temple of My Spirit and you’re to glorify Me in your body (I Cor.
6:19, 20).
85) If you’ll rightly discern My body which was broken for you, and judge yourself, you’ll
not be judged and you’ll not be weak, sickly or die prematurely (I Cor. 11:29-31).
86) I have set gifts of healing in My body (I Cor. 12:9).
87) My life may be made manifest in your mortal flesh (II Cor. 4:10, 11).
88) I have delivered you from death, I do deliver you, and if you trust Me I will yet
deliver you (II Cor. 1:10).
89) I have given you My name and have put all things under your feet (Eph. 1:21, 22).
90) I want it to be well with you and I want you to live long on the earth. (Eph. 6:3).
91) I have delivered you from the authority of darkness (Col. 1:13).
92) I will deliver you from every evil work (II Tim. 4:18).
93) I tasted death for you. I destroyed the devil who had the power of death. I’ve
delivered you from the fear of death and bondage (Heb. 2:9, 14, 15).
94) I wash your body with pure water (Heb. 10:22; Eph. 5:26).
95) Lift up the weak hands and the feeble knees. Don’t let that which is lame be
turned aside but rather let Me heal it (Heb. 12:12, 13).
96) Let the elders anoint you and pray for you in My name and I will raise you up (Jas.
5:14, 15).
97) Pray for one another and I will heal you (Jas. 5:16).
98) By My stripes you were healed (I Pet. 2:24).
99) My Divine power has given unto you all things that pertain unto life and godliness
through the knowledge of Me (II Pet. 1:3).
100) Whosoever will let him come and take of the water of life freely (Rev. 22:17).
101) Beloved, I wish above all things that you may…be in health (III Jn. 2).
These verses are all part of a book by Keith Moore, called Gods Will to Heal.
(Jn. 10:10).
74) I am the resurrection and the life (Jn. 11:25).
75) If you ask anything in My name, I will do it (Jn. 14:14).
76) Faith in My name makes you strong and gives you perfect soundness (Acts 3:16).
77) I stretch forth My hand to heal (Acts 4:30).
78) I, Jesus Christ, make you whole (Acts 9:34).
79) I do good and heal all that are oppressed of the devil (Acts 10:38).
80) My power causes diseases to depart from you (Acts 19:12).
81) The law of the Spirit of life in Me has made you free from the law of sin and death
(Rom. 8:2).
82) The same Spirit that raised Me from the dead now lives in you and that Spirit will
quicken your mortal body (Rom. 8:11).
83) Your body is a member of Me (I Cor. 6:15).
84) Your body is the temple of My Spirit and you’re to glorify Me in your body (I Cor.
6:19, 20).
85) If you’ll rightly discern My body which was broken for you, and judge yourself, you’ll
not be judged and you’ll not be weak, sickly or die prematurely (I Cor. 11:29-31).
86) I have set gifts of healing in My body (I Cor. 12:9).
87) My life may be made manifest in your mortal flesh (II Cor. 4:10, 11).
88) I have delivered you from death, I do deliver you, and if you trust Me I will yet
deliver you (II Cor. 1:10).
89) I have given you My name and have put all things under your feet (Eph. 1:21, 22).
90) I want it to be well with you and I want you to live long on the earth. (Eph. 6:3).
91) I have delivered you from the authority of darkness (Col. 1:13).
92) I will deliver you from every evil work (II Tim. 4:18).
93) I tasted death for you. I destroyed the devil who had the power of death. I’ve
delivered you from the fear of death and bondage (Heb. 2:9, 14, 15).
94) I wash your body with pure water (Heb. 10:22; Eph. 5:26).
95) Lift up the weak hands and the feeble knees. Don’t let that which is lame be
turned aside but rather let Me heal it (Heb. 12:12, 13).
96) Let the elders anoint you and pray for you in My name and I will raise you up (Jas.
5:14, 15).
97) Pray for one another and I will heal you (Jas. 5:16).
98) By My stripes you were healed (I Pet. 2:24).
99) My Divine power has given unto you all things that pertain unto life and godliness
through the knowledge of Me (II Pet. 1:3).
100) Whosoever will let him come and take of the water of life freely (Rev. 22:17).
101) Beloved, I wish above all things that you may…be in health (III Jn. 2).
These verses are all part of a book by Keith Moore, called Gods Will to Heal.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
LIFE AT 61 - ONE YEAR LATER!
Well the title pretty much says it all. ONE YEAR LATER! This time last year, I was spending the night in the hospital. I was awake, much like I am now, EXCEPT, I had a nurse checking on my every little bit to make sure I was still breathing, taking blood, checking BP, pretty much everything that nurses do in the middle of the night to patients.
January 28, 2012. Woke up that morning and could hardly swallow water. Had a sore throat, thought it was a cold coming on, so my wife and I decided to just try a smoothie to see if that would help. NOPE. Finally went to the ER. THANKFULLY the ER Dr had the foresight to do a CT scan when he could not see a reason for a sore throat. He could not see anything with his little light. A quick test for Strep came back negative. That was the very beginning of this journey! WOW what a difference a year makes. NOW Im up in the middle of the night, just because!
This has been an incredible year. NEVER did I ever think in my whole life, that I would every have cancer. Its not something that you ever think, Oh, Im going to get ............ and have to deal with it. Well at least I never did. What's been interesting, is that all of a sudden seemingly out of no where, I found a strength and faith that I had never before had. It seems like all such a blur. This last year has flown by, yet I remember different days along the way as though they were just yesterday. That in itself is interesting, since some days I can barely remember what day it is. :>) I look back and remember that the morning I woke up in the hospital, not even 24 hours after the Dr's initial diagnosis, I just wanted out, and called my wife and told her to bring me a cinnamon roll from Tony's Donuts. I dont know why I was craving that, but being the wonderful person she is, she brought not only the cinnamon roll, but a couple more donuts. Little did I know then, that at one point the taste for those would wane significantly, and even today, I dont eat them often. What a difference chemo and radiation make when they are targeted for your throat and neck.
It was just a couple of weeks after the initial thoughts on what I had that I had a biopsy, and then just a few days later, on my wifes birthday while we in NC getting ready to go to dinner with my daughter and son in law that I got the phone call that we all knew was coming, but the timing was interesting. Just getting ready to walk out the door to the car to go for a fun evening to celebrate my wifes 59th birthday! I remember it like it was yesterday. My reaction, I thought, was interesting. I allowed conversation about it for the drive to the restaurant, (it was about an hour's drive to go to this particular place, On The Square), once there it was dinner time and party time and I was determined to not let this news destroy a fun time. There were so many questions that at that point I had NO answers to. i just knew one thing, and that was I was NOT going to allow surgery for this. I knew that God was going to heal me and that is where I stood from day one. I never faltered in that belief. Like I said, Ive never had that kind of faith in the past, but for this time, I found that I had incredible faith.
Over this last year, Ive had several "down" times, I think that is normal, but God has been there every step of the way. He was with me when I wrote the very 1st blog, while in the hospital. He was there for every chemo treatment, and He was there for all 35 of the radiation treatments. While they can now pretty much target whatever they are shooting at with the radiation, Im convinced that God was there putting it right where HE wanted it to go. Whenever I would go into the machine, I had ONE prayer. Lord, make this treatment harm only the bad and not the good! Just a simple prayer, but yet powerful. Giving full trust and confidence, and faith to HIM! He was with my wife and I for every decision we had to make regarding treatments. Its incredible when I look back and realize that by allowing God to control things, how easy it made our lives. IF you know me, you probably know that for me, giving up control of anything is very hard, YET in this instance, and pretty much since, it has not been hard at all.
Ive had some awesome opportunities in the last year to tell how God has healed. To tell how He has been so merciful, gracious, and such a friend. YES there have been times when some of the "old" self would creep back in, but I try to quash those immediately. Ive been part of a great program at the Y called LIVESTRONG. It is partially sponsored by the LIVESTRONG foundation. Ive met some incredible people, and had the opportunity to share with them. To listen to their stories about their journey, to offer my insight on what to do about radiation burns, etc. Ive had to opportunity to share my story with them as well. Sometimes it is hard seeing hopelessness in their eyes. Its heartbreaking to realize they dont have hope, but when the opportunity arises, I share what I can with them. Sometimes though I see that they HAVE HOPE! They have fight, determination, and desire. The so called "human spirit". I realize that God is working in their lives too.
I have one main goal this year. That goal is to tell as many as possible my testimony of God's healing, and HIS will to heal all that will allow it. It is not too hard a goal, just need to carry thru with it.
What a year it has been!
January 28, 2012. Woke up that morning and could hardly swallow water. Had a sore throat, thought it was a cold coming on, so my wife and I decided to just try a smoothie to see if that would help. NOPE. Finally went to the ER. THANKFULLY the ER Dr had the foresight to do a CT scan when he could not see a reason for a sore throat. He could not see anything with his little light. A quick test for Strep came back negative. That was the very beginning of this journey! WOW what a difference a year makes. NOW Im up in the middle of the night, just because!
This has been an incredible year. NEVER did I ever think in my whole life, that I would every have cancer. Its not something that you ever think, Oh, Im going to get ............ and have to deal with it. Well at least I never did. What's been interesting, is that all of a sudden seemingly out of no where, I found a strength and faith that I had never before had. It seems like all such a blur. This last year has flown by, yet I remember different days along the way as though they were just yesterday. That in itself is interesting, since some days I can barely remember what day it is. :>) I look back and remember that the morning I woke up in the hospital, not even 24 hours after the Dr's initial diagnosis, I just wanted out, and called my wife and told her to bring me a cinnamon roll from Tony's Donuts. I dont know why I was craving that, but being the wonderful person she is, she brought not only the cinnamon roll, but a couple more donuts. Little did I know then, that at one point the taste for those would wane significantly, and even today, I dont eat them often. What a difference chemo and radiation make when they are targeted for your throat and neck.
It was just a couple of weeks after the initial thoughts on what I had that I had a biopsy, and then just a few days later, on my wifes birthday while we in NC getting ready to go to dinner with my daughter and son in law that I got the phone call that we all knew was coming, but the timing was interesting. Just getting ready to walk out the door to the car to go for a fun evening to celebrate my wifes 59th birthday! I remember it like it was yesterday. My reaction, I thought, was interesting. I allowed conversation about it for the drive to the restaurant, (it was about an hour's drive to go to this particular place, On The Square), once there it was dinner time and party time and I was determined to not let this news destroy a fun time. There were so many questions that at that point I had NO answers to. i just knew one thing, and that was I was NOT going to allow surgery for this. I knew that God was going to heal me and that is where I stood from day one. I never faltered in that belief. Like I said, Ive never had that kind of faith in the past, but for this time, I found that I had incredible faith.
Over this last year, Ive had several "down" times, I think that is normal, but God has been there every step of the way. He was with me when I wrote the very 1st blog, while in the hospital. He was there for every chemo treatment, and He was there for all 35 of the radiation treatments. While they can now pretty much target whatever they are shooting at with the radiation, Im convinced that God was there putting it right where HE wanted it to go. Whenever I would go into the machine, I had ONE prayer. Lord, make this treatment harm only the bad and not the good! Just a simple prayer, but yet powerful. Giving full trust and confidence, and faith to HIM! He was with my wife and I for every decision we had to make regarding treatments. Its incredible when I look back and realize that by allowing God to control things, how easy it made our lives. IF you know me, you probably know that for me, giving up control of anything is very hard, YET in this instance, and pretty much since, it has not been hard at all.
Ive had some awesome opportunities in the last year to tell how God has healed. To tell how He has been so merciful, gracious, and such a friend. YES there have been times when some of the "old" self would creep back in, but I try to quash those immediately. Ive been part of a great program at the Y called LIVESTRONG. It is partially sponsored by the LIVESTRONG foundation. Ive met some incredible people, and had the opportunity to share with them. To listen to their stories about their journey, to offer my insight on what to do about radiation burns, etc. Ive had to opportunity to share my story with them as well. Sometimes it is hard seeing hopelessness in their eyes. Its heartbreaking to realize they dont have hope, but when the opportunity arises, I share what I can with them. Sometimes though I see that they HAVE HOPE! They have fight, determination, and desire. The so called "human spirit". I realize that God is working in their lives too.
I have one main goal this year. That goal is to tell as many as possible my testimony of God's healing, and HIS will to heal all that will allow it. It is not too hard a goal, just need to carry thru with it.
What a year it has been!
Friday, January 4, 2013
LIFE AT 61 - GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD
Whenever I hear the term "God is AWESOME", I think back to the 1st time I heard the song, Our God is an Awesome God, kind of a 70's beat, but the words are still so very true today. I do serve an incredibly awesome God. Now I know there are some of you who might read this blog, and think Im off my rocker, or just plain nuts. However let me stay on my soapbox for a bit. I have PERSONALLY felt the healing power of an AWESOME God. You might say, well how do you know you are healed? Well that is very simple. I have medical proof! I have had 3 PET scans that tell me that. The latest being on Monday December 31, 2012. TOTALLY CLEAR! I know of no other way of saying it, except to say it is a miracle. Cancer does not just "go away". YES I did have chemo and radiation, but often times, even with that treatment, some stays around to instill fear, and give a foothold to new onslaughts. However when God heals, you are healed. NOTHING, NADA, ZIP!
I remember pretty much when I believe God truly healed me. I dont recall "feeling" anything magical, or mystical, in fact, I was just worshiping God singing in choir during Easter Sunday performances. I came back to where my wife, Renita was sitting and she was almost in tears. I inquired as to why, and she told me she saw lights around my head. Ok, our church has many theatrical lights, and at the time I had NO hair, so many lights reflecting off my head... THIS was not what she saw. She saw what she explained as "mini strobe lights" flashing around my head, and she believed that was Gods healing power on me. What reinforces this fact, is that I checked an email from a friend that said she had a dream about my healing, and that she saw "strobe lights" flashing around my head. She knew there and then that I was being healed. This is all very cool. One thing that was interesting is that I had not started radiation at that point. HOWEVER when I did I would ALWAYS pray before each treatment, and ask that the radiation would harm only the bad and not the good. The very 1st treatment, they tell you what to expect etc. They said that "some people see flashing lights" but that really is not possible. Well Im here to tell you it is not only possible, it is true. As I closed my eyes to go into the machine that gave the treatment, guess what I saw? You got it, FLASHING STROBE TYPE LIGHTS!!! Ya think??
I was convinced from day one that God was going to heal me. Ive never had that type of faith in the past, but I did in this instance. I guess when you are facing a giant, you look to the giant killer. I remember the movie, Facing the Giants, there was one line in there from the guy that prayed for the student lockers every morning. The coach came and talked to him, and told him of his discouragement, the man told him this line. God is not finished with you here yet. I dont know what plans God has for me this year, 2013, but I do know that He has something in store that I would never have dreamed of. One thing that I really feel that I MUST do this year, is to tell this story to anyone and everyone who will listen to it. I honestly believe it is that important. I have no idea who might hear this, or read this, that really NEEDS to know this story of Gods mercy, grace, and healing power.
So what is the point of this particular blog? I really dont know except to say that I really felt God leading me to write it. Please feel free to pass this along to someone who needs to know of Gods healing.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you. Plans for welfare, and NOT for calamity, to give you a future and a hope!
God has always intended for us to live in grace. To have health. He is NOT a mean God who wants to harm, He only wants what is good for His children. God is indeed an AWESOME God!
I remember pretty much when I believe God truly healed me. I dont recall "feeling" anything magical, or mystical, in fact, I was just worshiping God singing in choir during Easter Sunday performances. I came back to where my wife, Renita was sitting and she was almost in tears. I inquired as to why, and she told me she saw lights around my head. Ok, our church has many theatrical lights, and at the time I had NO hair, so many lights reflecting off my head... THIS was not what she saw. She saw what she explained as "mini strobe lights" flashing around my head, and she believed that was Gods healing power on me. What reinforces this fact, is that I checked an email from a friend that said she had a dream about my healing, and that she saw "strobe lights" flashing around my head. She knew there and then that I was being healed. This is all very cool. One thing that was interesting is that I had not started radiation at that point. HOWEVER when I did I would ALWAYS pray before each treatment, and ask that the radiation would harm only the bad and not the good. The very 1st treatment, they tell you what to expect etc. They said that "some people see flashing lights" but that really is not possible. Well Im here to tell you it is not only possible, it is true. As I closed my eyes to go into the machine that gave the treatment, guess what I saw? You got it, FLASHING STROBE TYPE LIGHTS!!! Ya think??
I was convinced from day one that God was going to heal me. Ive never had that type of faith in the past, but I did in this instance. I guess when you are facing a giant, you look to the giant killer. I remember the movie, Facing the Giants, there was one line in there from the guy that prayed for the student lockers every morning. The coach came and talked to him, and told him of his discouragement, the man told him this line. God is not finished with you here yet. I dont know what plans God has for me this year, 2013, but I do know that He has something in store that I would never have dreamed of. One thing that I really feel that I MUST do this year, is to tell this story to anyone and everyone who will listen to it. I honestly believe it is that important. I have no idea who might hear this, or read this, that really NEEDS to know this story of Gods mercy, grace, and healing power.
So what is the point of this particular blog? I really dont know except to say that I really felt God leading me to write it. Please feel free to pass this along to someone who needs to know of Gods healing.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you. Plans for welfare, and NOT for calamity, to give you a future and a hope!
God has always intended for us to live in grace. To have health. He is NOT a mean God who wants to harm, He only wants what is good for His children. God is indeed an AWESOME God!
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