COPD/Bronchitis/Pneumonia No More!

This is a look at my life this week: my trashcan filled with work and tissues! The whole runny nose thing is a new phenomenon for me. My life has been spent battling bronchitis and pneumonia. Never do I get a "cold," because it always is an instantaneous upper respiratory infection. With all the medical tests this past couple years, it's been confirmed that my lungs have severe damage and my sinuses have extreme amounts of scar tissue. The doctors are amazed at the severity of the damage; however, it's just been my life.

Last week we attended the Holy Spirit Conference hosted by our church. The guest speakers were John and Sonja Decker, and they taught on the POWER of the Holy Spirit. In one of our group sessions we were encouraged to pray for people in our group and "command" healing. This is not a name-it-and-claim-it, mumbo-jumbo theology, it is a practical act of following instructions in the Bible such as from James 5:14-15, which says, "Is anyone of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up."

Our group had some extra time and asked if I needed prayer. I didn't believe I did at the current time, but told them I will never pass up the opportunity to have prayer and anointing. I asked specifically for prayer that if there is ANYTHING within my body that will try to come up and prevent me from doing what the Lord has in store for me, for it to GET OUT! I'm done being sick and done having illness prevent me from being ALL He wants of me!

Well, that night the cold hit and it's GETTING OUT! I think I've lost about 20 lbs of snot alone! I truly believe this cold is just getting all that last bit of sickness within my body out, a complete healing and cleansing of my physical body so I can be an effective Christian witness! I know my Women's Bible study class has taught me practical ways to deal with the emotions that are setting up road blocks, and that is being healed, and now my physical is being healed!

I know the Lord has great things in store for John and I, and He is orchestrating His plan in such an awesome way! I'm also so thankful that He has chosen us for this amazing life!!