Father,

I thank You for melissa and I know that she is safe in Your hands. Lord, thank You for Your hand of protection over her life and her family. Thank You for Your continual encouragement for her life and for her increase of her faith in You.

Give her strength and release more of Your healing power on Gideon. Thank You Father.

In Jesus' name, Amen. 

Hi Melissa!

It seems to me that you know where all this confusion is coming from. We, as Christians know the difference of what God is trying to say to us and what Satan wants to bring to us, that is anger and confusion. My prayers go out to you and your family. Sometimes I think, "Why am I going through this?" when I am faced with a difficult situation. God is pulling me in one direction, but evil has a way of creeping in even when we have the slightest doubt of our faith. Believe that he does not want you to go through this. As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so men are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.[Eccesiastes 9:12] Memorize scripture so that when you feel like you want to cry say the verse out loud. The situation will be put into God's hands. Also, your husband and children look to you for comfort. Your husband is dealing with the situation the best he can without saying the wrong things to you. Make your family feel as if this is something very small. Tell your children that everything is going to be okay. Give them hope. Don't be so hard on yourself. You need to be strong for your family, and especially for Jesus. He wants you to rest in his arms. You can pray and ask God to heal your wounds. By this you can deal with the situation. You can find ways to help your family. Does your church know the situation your in? Do you live in a small community where people would be willing to raise money for you? Talk to your husband. You and your husband are one, going through this difficult situation together will help you rely on each other for comfort. Our journey in life is hard, but with you and your husband walking hand in hand will have everyone in heaven smiling down at you.
I will never leave you or forsake you, declares the Lord. [Joshua 1:5]

May the Lord direct your paths, 

Yesterday morning I prayed and I totally released Gideon and every thing to the Lord. This time I had a screaming match with the right person, Satan. I took back what he tried to steal from me and I told the Lord that it is in his hands, not my will but thy will be done. I meant it with every thing in me. I am studying the word, watching videos, praising and praying.
I believe God honored that pray and he knew my heart and knew that this time I truly did release every thing unto him.
Yesterday Gideon became better, He is off of his blood pressure med.
His oxygen is coming down and they are slowing working to get him off the one machine. He looks so good, his color is that of a regular new born.( Praise God!!!!!!!)
A Joy came over me today, I was laughing and singing with my kids. It was also a inner joy.
We know that God has every thing under his care.
There is still a lot of decisions we have to make and things that we have to take care of such as our home and the job but we know that God is going to open the doors that needs to be open and close the doors that need to be closed. Pray for wisdom in these areas.
I found a great site , it will register you for a free women of faith cruise it only takes a minute, God bless you and thank you so much for all of your prayers
http://www.women-of-faith.com/membership.asp?refer=iona@ionanet.com
The most influential sites I found on the 'Net:
Handmaidens: Christian Women's Webzine http://www.ionanet.com/women/ 

changed on Sunday, April 02, 2000 10:22:07 AM

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