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Do you believe what the Bible says?
My husband, Bill, is healthy man, a very positive man, a man who loves life and everyone in it. One day he wasn’t feeling right. He went to doctors that said it was probably stress from work. As months went by, he was in excruciating pain. He finally found a doctor who would listen and went in for a scan in the morning and by 3 o’clock in the afternoon, as I was calling 911, the doctor called on the other line telling us to get to the ER…ASAP. He had a very rare tumor the size of a grapefruit cutting off his bladder and colon and was given 48 hours to live if they couldn’t get the pressure off. He survived those 48 hours. Miracle?
After a week in the hospital, he then had to go through chemo treatments. And if anyone knows anything about chemo, you know, it sucks the very life out of your mind and eats up your body….because it is poison. He was very weak and sick. He was scared. He was “out of it” doped up on pain meds. He was bedridden with only a 1% chance of survival. But he survived that round of chemo. Miracle?
When that tumor was gone and they did tests on him again, they found prostate cancer. They did radiation (and burned him) and gave him pills to kill the cancer, and those took the sex drive away. He was a very angry person. They gave him a 0% chance of ever having sex again. But he survived the radiation and sex slowly came back. Miracle?
Months went by. Bill went back in for more tests and then was told he had colon cancer and there was nothing they could do about it because it was so advanced. And the only option was to take everything out (colon and bladder and everything else down that way). He refused. A research doctor decided to try some experimental chemo, but there were no guarantees it would work. It was like living with a monster. The stuff was so toxic it changed the way he looked…inside out…sores, the stench was unbearable, massive weight loss, skin falling off, trips to the ER, and all his back teeth rotted out. He was bedridden and some what quarantined. I could not touch him and when I did, I broke out in sores. One night a vessel in his face broke and he lost over a pint of blood; (A side effect of the chemo.) They had just opened up a new ER a mile down the road. If it wasn’t for that…they said he would have never made it. He suffered a lot and would sometimes beg God to take his life. Instead, he woke up one morning and said the cancer is gone. He survived that episode of cancer. His tests were “perfect.” The doctors even did the tests twice because they thought there was a mistake. Miracle?
Three years, three cancers, good days, bad days, scary days, awesome days; it was an immeasurable emotional and physical roller coaster ride for the both of us. In this third cancer episode, Bill repented and made right with God. I also returned to Jesus after years of suffering from toxic faith, depression, anxiety/panic and addictions; turning so far God to the point of hating Him. But we survived. We both repented and rededicated our lives. Miracle?
After months of starting a new life, new walk with Christ, Bill went in for tests and they said he had rectal cancer and was terminal and gave him 6 months to live. A major emotional blow to our new found Faith. One doctor decided to try more chemo. He almost died from that round of chemo and the doctors said he could never have anymore chemo due to the fact his veins are burned and physically just couldn’t handle it. They labeled him as “incurable”. Which means the chemo stopped the rectal tumor from growing, but if starts growing again, then it will be “terminal.” They said they can’t do any more chemo or radiation and he is way beyond surgery. With all the side effects that comes with getting chemo and continues to have after chemo: the puking, the loss of control of bodily functions, the noticeable physical changes, the mood swings, the depression, the days of pure exhaustion, the loss of all modesty, jobs and friends, and the stress of huge financial debt from medical bills, he is dealing with it and surviving and has good and sometimes “awe”some days. We both are. Miracle?
Two months ago, he went in for tests. The doctor said the cancer was not there that it was nothing short of a “miracle” and is dumbfounded how a man can survive such physical torture. But he survived. Miracle?
They told him……48 hours to live, rare unknown cancer, 4 years ago, 1% chance of surviving, 0% of ever being a “husband” again, 3 other cancers, labeled incurable and possibly 6 months terminal…. with ER trips, and kissing death a few times, body rotting away, suffering emotionally and “they” said he wouldn’t survive. But he did. Miracle?
Looking at my husband now, you would never know he went through any of that. People have seen him at his worse and now see him and are shocked. He is cancer free. MIRACLE? PROVEN YES WITHOUT A DOUBT!!
In the past 15 months, we had 5 of our closest friends died of cancer and they suffered painfully. While we grieve and go through what we have been told as “survivor’s guilt.” We will never know why God chose to take them and give my husband numerous miracles. Unfortunately outsiders (and even some that I thought were close friends) have questioned the seriousness of his illness and have said some very cruel things to me. I have no answer for them. I can not explain miracles. I don't question God. He has a plan. He knows our purpose. All I know….. is through our sufferings (at times seemed inconsolable), Bill and I have grown closer to God and have learned, seen, expected, hoped for, in God’s healing powers and not only our bodies, but our minds, souls, our purpose, our Salvation and our walk with HIM. And for that, I give Jesus (our Lord, our Savior, our Healer) all the Glory. And that is all I can do.
Scriptures I read, meditate on, believe and have Faith in.
Psalm 41:3 …The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness.
Psalm 71:20 … Though You have made me see troubles, many and bitter, You will restore my life again;
Isaiah 38:16-17…You restored me to health and let me live. Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In Your love You kept me from the pit of destruction; You have put all my sins behind Your back. For the grave cannot praise You, death cannot sing Your praise.
Philippians 2:26… Indeed he was ill and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.
Psalm 116:1 … I love the Lord, for He heard my voice, He heard my cry for mercy.
JESUS SAID BY HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED
Jesus heals the “sick” ( Luke 7:1-10)
Jesus heals the “dying” (Luke 8:40-48)
Jesus heals the “dead” (Luke 7:11-15)
Jesus heals the “buried” (John 11:1-45)
Jesus heals the “extinction” of humans (John 20)
BE REALISTIC AND EXPECT A MIRACLE
Do you believe what the Bible says?
My husband, Bill, is healthy man, a very positive man, a man who loves life and everyone in it. One day he wasn’t feeling right. He went to doctors that said it was probably stress from work. As months went by, he was in excruciating pain. He finally found a doctor who would listen and went in for a scan in the morning and by 3 o’clock in the afternoon, as I was calling 911, the doctor called on the other line telling us to get to the ER…ASAP. He had a very rare tumor the size of a grapefruit cutting off his bladder and colon and was given 48 hours to live if they couldn’t get the pressure off. He survived those 48 hours. Miracle?
After a week in the hospital, he then had to go through chemo treatments. And if anyone knows anything about chemo, you know, it sucks the very life out of your mind and eats up your body….because it is poison. He was very weak and sick. He was scared. He was “out of it” doped up on pain meds. He was bedridden with only a 1% chance of survival. But he survived that round of chemo. Miracle?
When that tumor was gone and they did tests on him again, they found prostate cancer. They did radiation (and burned him) and gave him pills to kill the cancer, and those took the sex drive away. He was a very angry person. They gave him a 0% chance of ever having sex again. But he survived the radiation and sex slowly came back. Miracle?
Months went by. Bill went back in for more tests and then was told he had colon cancer and there was nothing they could do about it because it was so advanced. And the only option was to take everything out (colon and bladder and everything else down that way). He refused. A research doctor decided to try some experimental chemo, but there were no guarantees it would work. It was like living with a monster. The stuff was so toxic it changed the way he looked…inside out…sores, the stench was unbearable, massive weight loss, skin falling off, trips to the ER, and all his back teeth rotted out. He was bedridden and some what quarantined. I could not touch him and when I did, I broke out in sores. One night a vessel in his face broke and he lost over a pint of blood; (A side effect of the chemo.) They had just opened up a new ER a mile down the road. If it wasn’t for that…they said he would have never made it. He suffered a lot and would sometimes beg God to take his life. Instead, he woke up one morning and said the cancer is gone. He survived that episode of cancer. His tests were “perfect.” The doctors even did the tests twice because they thought there was a mistake. Miracle?
Three years, three cancers, good days, bad days, scary days, awesome days; it was an immeasurable emotional and physical roller coaster ride for the both of us. In this third cancer episode, Bill repented and made right with God. I also returned to Jesus after years of suffering from toxic faith, depression, anxiety/panic and addictions; turning so far God to the point of hating Him. But we survived. We both repented and rededicated our lives. Miracle?
After months of starting a new life, new walk with Christ, Bill went in for tests and they said he had rectal cancer and was terminal and gave him 6 months to live. A major emotional blow to our new found Faith. One doctor decided to try more chemo. He almost died from that round of chemo and the doctors said he could never have anymore chemo due to the fact his veins are burned and physically just couldn’t handle it. They labeled him as “incurable”. Which means the chemo stopped the rectal tumor from growing, but if starts growing again, then it will be “terminal.” They said they can’t do any more chemo or radiation and he is way beyond surgery. With all the side effects that comes with getting chemo and continues to have after chemo: the puking, the loss of control of bodily functions, the noticeable physical changes, the mood swings, the depression, the days of pure exhaustion, the loss of all modesty, jobs and friends, and the stress of huge financial debt from medical bills, he is dealing with it and surviving and has good and sometimes “awe”some days. We both are. Miracle?
Two months ago, he went in for tests. The doctor said the cancer was not there that it was nothing short of a “miracle” and is dumbfounded how a man can survive such physical torture. But he survived. Miracle?
They told him……48 hours to live, rare unknown cancer, 4 years ago, 1% chance of surviving, 0% of ever being a “husband” again, 3 other cancers, labeled incurable and possibly 6 months terminal…. with ER trips, and kissing death a few times, body rotting away, suffering emotionally and “they” said he wouldn’t survive. But he did. Miracle?
Looking at my husband now, you would never know he went through any of that. People have seen him at his worse and now see him and are shocked. He is cancer free. MIRACLE? PROVEN YES WITHOUT A DOUBT!!
In the past 15 months, we had 5 of our closest friends died of cancer and they suffered painfully. While we grieve and go through what we have been told as “survivor’s guilt.” We will never know why God chose to take them and give my husband numerous miracles. Unfortunately outsiders (and even some that I thought were close friends) have questioned the seriousness of his illness and have said some very cruel things to me. I have no answer for them. I can not explain miracles. I don't question God. He has a plan. He knows our purpose. All I know….. is through our sufferings (at times seemed inconsolable), Bill and I have grown closer to God and have learned, seen, expected, hoped for, in God’s healing powers and not only our bodies, but our minds, souls, our purpose, our Salvation and our walk with HIM. And for that, I give Jesus (our Lord, our Savior, our Healer) all the Glory. And that is all I can do.
Scriptures I read, meditate on, believe and have Faith in.
Psalm 41:3 …The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness.
Psalm 71:20 … Though You have made me see troubles, many and bitter, You will restore my life again;
Isaiah 38:16-17…You restored me to health and let me live. Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In Your love You kept me from the pit of destruction; You have put all my sins behind Your back. For the grave cannot praise You, death cannot sing Your praise.
Philippians 2:26… Indeed he was ill and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.
Psalm 116:1 … I love the Lord, for He heard my voice, He heard my cry for mercy.
JESUS SAID BY HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED
Jesus heals the “sick” ( Luke 7:1-10)
Jesus heals the “dying” (Luke 8:40-48)
Jesus heals the “dead” (Luke 7:11-15)
Jesus heals the “buried” (John 11:1-45)
Jesus heals the “extinction” of humans (John 20)
BE REALISTIC AND EXPECT A MIRACLE
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Permalink Reply by Carla on -
Wow! I am absolutely chilled all over by the awesome testimony of God's healing Power and His great Love.
Heavenly Father,
Praise You Lord! Thank you Lord for healing Bill of his sickness and healing this marriage, thank you also for bringing Jenylnn here to share this Awesome testimony with all of us. I Praise You Lord! Amen
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Permalink Reply by Ron Payne on -
Yes! I agree with every word that Carla has said. Every word of it.
I am sure that when we are all together with the Lord and we see what He has prepared for us, we will look on the suffering that some of us have endured, the financial drain it caused, the heartache, pain and suffering and yet, still say "Thank you Lord" for using illness to bring us to a realisation of our need to be "In Christ." Failing which we would have been lost for eternity.
Thank you for your testimony, I feel very humbled. The Lord Bless you both.
Your Brother and Friend in Christ. - Ron
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Permalink Reply by Jenlynn on -
Blankkk. I dont' mind if you use this. Send it out to has many people you can. Anything for the praising of our Lord! I would love to hear about other miracles. Jesus heals in many ways. He healed me of post-tramatic syndrome, depression, anxiety/panic attacks, smoking addiction, and continues to heal the worry I have for Bill and healing our marriage. And the best of the healing is healing us from the wages of sin! Praise Jesus! OH, I get sooo excited to think of HIS return!
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Permalink Reply by Jenlynn on
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HI Jack - I love your posts! I thank God for all of you and pray for the "sustaining" in our Faith and Hope in Christ's return! HUGS
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Permalink Reply by liza on -
Wow!!! Just that good girl Im soooo blessed to hear how God brought yall thru all that. He has something for the both of yall to do, and expect it to come to pass!!
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Permalink Reply by journeymanhd on -
Dear Jenlynn;
Thanks for sharing your testimony with us! I am so grateful for your sharing. You and your husband are living testimony to God's great love for us. God has given you a story that needed to be shared. May your courage and faith inspire others to "trust" God as you have. God wants us to lean on him. It's ok to "need" his grace and mercy. He is our Father and his Love endures forever.
Thanks also for sharing your favorite scripture lines. You are Loved so much. Never let go of that reality.
May God Bless you
journeymanhd
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Permalink Reply by rix on -
Wow and I was surprised when I was healed from cancer in 2005. I did not and will not go through chemo. I have run into groups that contend that miracles do not happen today but dissmiss the teachings as probably false. I sent this testomony to my sister who was recently diagnosed with hydrogen sulfide poisioning from her job (many body systems involved). I hope this touches her and gives her some hope since there is no treatment available. She introduced me to Jesus in 1989 when I was at one of the lowest points in my life. I have been praying that she turns away from all the false religions she has come to belive in since that time. I have no doubt that miracles do happen and pray that God will touch her body and mind before it is too late. Thanks for sharing and the testamony could possibly be the subject of a group as I would like to understand the movement of signs and wonders that are being taught.
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Permalink Reply by LT on -
Praise the Lord for your husbands health.
This is such a tough subject, not because of God, but because of what we see take place all around us. I am sure that we all know people who loved Jesus, prayed for healing and yet still passed on. Did Jesus fail them? What is to be taken from such an experience? What do you say to their loved ones when a miracle saves your loved one?
First, miracles are for today. Second, God is not at our beckon call despite what many teach. There are restrictions, or qualifications when seeking miracles. There are three points to ponder. They are Faith, obedience and God's will. Too many put too much emphasis on one of the three, such as faith, and do not see them as working together. Others get the group upside down and simply claim that if healing did not come it was simply God's will.
A person must examine their faith, but faith alone does not assure God granting your request. A lack of faith assures that He will not grant the request as asked by the individual. A person must also look to their obedience to Him. It is true that we are saved by grace and I believe salvation is maintained by grace, but life in Christ requires obedience (with faith) in order to be blessed of God. How many parents bless disobedient children? If a person is sure that they have faith to be healed and that their life aligns with God's word, then it can be that the healing does not come due to God's will. He sees the full picture. Life, whether 20 years or 80 years will cease in the flesh and we, the believer, will be translated over into His presence. This is a time when you rest in His will and wisdom. "Lord, though I do not understand I accept your will."
Lastly, I warn against crediting God with a miracle when man uses the natural laws of nature that God has established. These things are the medications and medical practices. Praise Him in all situations, but we need to remember that a miracle is God doing something that no one else could have done. Other activities of God are blessings.
I am so pleased that your husband has experienced the healing of his body, even though the battle has been tough. In your case, claim the miracle. When doctors have no answer for the recovery and are baffled, it can only be the power and work of God.
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Permalink Reply by Cyrone on -
I thank you a million thanks for this beautiful testimony. No I am not sick, nor is anyone close to me sick, but I have been praying for a miracle. Although our circumstances are not the same our anxieties are very similar. I have been drawing closer to God in my trials . I thank you so very much. You have blessed me today.
Cyrone
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Permalink Reply by Bob B on -
This testimony touches my heart deeply. I have a neuromuscular disease, chronic pain, enlarged heart, high blood pressure, and psoriasis. I have to deal with all this every day.
Most people on this net have no idea what I am dealing with every day in my body. I find that if I stay close to the Lord that He grace is sufficient for me. I believe in miracles and healing. I have prayed for others and seen them healed, but for me it does not come.
I worked 20 years as a truck driver and never missed work. 2 years ago I had to stop working and left my job. If I let it get to me I could crumble under it.
I have gained a great compassion for those who suffer in their bodies, as well as those who suffer from emotional pain. I have no other desire but to live my life for the Lord fully devoted to Him in every way. In the last few months I have found more strength and have been able to do more.
Anyway thanks for your testimony because somehow it encourages me in my own journey. I do believe you are both walking miracles.
God bless
Bob
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Permalink Reply by EveryCreatureSings on -
WOW!! I just barely logged onto this website not even 15 minutes ago for the first time. Your blog is the first one I read. Praise God, He never left you and your husband through this storm. I didn't know how the story would end, and it doesn't, you and your beloved get to keep on singing the praises of God!! Amen and Amen!! God is good, and His love is everlasting!
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