Jess

I am not sure where I should start in telling you about Jess.  She is an amazing young lady that I met through my part time job at the hospital.  She is spunky, smart, and full of life. I absolutely adore her!  Even though she no longer works at the hospital, we have stayed in touch.

A couple of months ago she had a seizure.  It happened in the middle of the night while she was sleeping.  Her mom found her.  It was the beginning of a scary journey for Jess.  The doctors ordered an MRI.  Right after the MRI was done, I found out what was going on.  God told me I needed to pray over her.

I picked her up and we went to my dear friend, Marline's home.  (Marline knew her from the hospital, too).  I put some praise music on, read some Scriptures and we started praying.  I anointed Jess with oil and kept praying.  Marline, full of the Holy Spirit, burst out into song.  I've known Marline for over 30 years and have never heard her do that before.  She told me later, it was a first for her!

As we prayed, I just knew Jess had been healed.  I dropped her off at the doctors appointment where she would get the results of the MRI that had already been done.  I told her to take what the doctors said with a grain of salt because that MRI had been done before we prayed.

The doctors told her that she had brain tumors.  It was the beginning of Multiple Sclerosis.  The tumor at the front of her brain was causing pressure and they might need to operate.  They needed to do another, more detailed MRI.

I kept hoping and praying that her healing was already complete.  I had the thought several times, what if she is not healed? Then I became afraid that she would not be healed because I had concerns and doubts.  God quickly squelched that for me.  He clearly said that He asks us to partner with Him in prayer and to believe but when our faith waivers all we need to do is ask Him to help us in our unbelief.  He was not waiting for me to mess up and cancel the healing!  I had been obedient in praying for her as He had told me. I quickly said, "Lord, help my unbelief!"

Jess had the next MRI done.  A few days later she went for the results.  The doctors had no idea what had happened.  The tumors were no longer being referred to as tumors. They said they were lesions.  Her doctors could not explain it but the lesions were shrinking!

The pictures speak for themselves.  The one on the left was before.  The right is after.  The white spots were the tumors. 

Praise God!  He still heals today! I just know that if they do another MRI, there will be no lesions at all.  Jess was healed because of what Jesus did at the cross.  He defeated death and when we believe we too, have that same power!  We just have to declare it!

My pastor, Pastor Mac Dalton, preached a wonderful sermon on that this past Sunday (September 22nd).  As we walk in His power, we are spreading His Good News! You can hear the sermon here:

https://vimeo.com/radiantspringfield

We are His church! We are the Church Triumphant!    It is up to us to declare what He has promised.  We cannot ever think that miracles happen because of us.  It is all Jesus! But miracles do happen when we respond in obedience to God's voice and partner with Him.  When God nudges you to speak up, speak! When He nudges you to pray for someone, pray!  Even if it feels awkward, just do it.  You will be glad you did! And the Jess's of this world will be glad, too!

My prayer for you is that reading this will increase your faith.  We can all be water walkers!  The same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you!  I reiterate the Apostle Paul's prayer:

Ephesians 1: 19-20 (The Passion Translation)

I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God's power made available to you through faith.  Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted him to the place of highest honor and supreme authority in the heavenly realm!

Please say a prayer for Jess and her complete healing then go out and be a walking billboard for the power of God!  There are many other Jess' out there who need you!