November 21, 2014 I have had a rough couple of days. Wednesday I was extremely weak. I went to be disconnected from the portable pump, and had to spend an extra hour receiving fluids to help strengthen me. With the anemia and lack of fluids I was headed toward dehydration. I had a rough night and Thursday was almost lost in a fog. Today I felt better, as I went to Cancer School at 2:00 am. The Lord brought to mind several passages. In Hebrews 4:16 the word of God says, Let us then approach Gods throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need (NIV). He reminded me that since we have a great High Priest, Jesus Christ, who has ascended into heaven, we should hold firm to the faith that we profess. Jesus can empathize with us because He has lived a human life and endured pain and suffering on a human level. He was tempted in every way that we are, yet He did not sin. He is also the One in whom we believe that by His stripes we have been healed. He is also the One who wants us to have life abundant. With these scriptural admonitions, I told God that I knew these things and believed them. He wanted to know why I was not coming boldly to His throne of grace. In a moment, I realized that I was taking Gods promise of healing for granted. He promised healing, I accepted it and took no further action, but to sit back and wait. I have learned that Baptist passivity in prayer is not what He wants. He wants me to come boldly and make my requests known. I was waiting for His healing, and He was waiting for me. I began to ask for healing - now. I did not demand, or command, but assertively requested that He heal me right now, and I will continue to do so until He keeps His promised. I prayed that He would alleviate my bone pain, that He would allow me to sleep, that He would strengthen me physically, spiritually and emotionally, that He would kill every cancer cell in my body, and that He would restore my damaged tissue. I slept better last night. I am still a little foggy, but I was able to do some light exercise today. I have felt better, but am still dealing with pain. I am not sure if the treatments are making me feel worse than the cancer or not, but I do know I have a God that wants me to come to Him in my time of need - even if He has already promised to heal me. He loves me and I will find mercy and grace when I go to Him with boldness. I can be bold because I hold firmly to my faith and trust in Him. I am confident because He has said it I can be confident in His word and in my spirit. God knows what we need and what we desire. He wants us to come to Him with those needs and desires. He wants us to have faith, trust, boldness and confidence as we approach His throne of grace. I was trusting, but not acting. We have a God that we can trust and act upon His word with confidence and boldness. I have also made my requests known for Him to heal my friend Cyndi, a young man from Weatherford, TX, and another cancer patient whom I do not know, but she has responded to the church posts. Father God I pray that you would heal each of these precious souls and kill all the cancer cells in their bodies today, in the name of our High Priest, Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen. Paul LaBonte Pastor
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 00:14:39 +0000
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