You Have To Believe

According to your faith, be it done unto you! 
~ Lord, Jesus Christ 

An elderly woman, who had been serving God for many years, had a small church beside her very modest house, where she preached and administered to those who came to see her.  She is a faith healer who herself, was in need of healing.  She had been hiding something from her congregation.  She had a lung disease and was dying. 

She had often prayed for healing, and waited patiently for the Lord.  It was her belief that she was not to use her gifts of healing selfishly, that she could not heal herself, so she prayed, and waited upon the Lord.  She prayed until one day someone arrived, a travelling missionary of sorts. 

The faithful servant of God was so happy to have her prayers answered.  Finally, after all this time, another servant of God was there to help her.  God answered her prayers!  But, was it really true?  Would God actually heal her, after all this time?  It was as if, all ofthis was too good to be true! 

She straightened up for the Lord, showing her congregation that God was Real, that He does listen to our prayers.  She stood amist those of her congregation, hesitantly telling them that she had been sick, that she had been hiding from them how serious her condition was, because she did not want them to worry about her, she did not want their faith in God to waiver!  She tried to explain to them what had happened to her, but she was still having a difficult time seemingly to tell the truth of the matter.  It was told to the visiting servant, by the translator, that the elder lady had a bladder infection. 

But, the Lord knows all.  The Holy Ghost whispered in the ear of the visiting missionary, and told him that the woman was sick in her lungs.  Then the prompting came; Go and heal her. 

There in front of her congregation, the missionary stepped forward and embraced the faithful servant of God, placing his chest against hers, he breathed in deeply, drawing the sickness into himself, then, tilting his head heavenward, expelled the sickness to God.  Twice he did this, but to the woman, it seemed too good to be true, and she held back, holding on to her sickness, afraid to let go, to believe that God would really heal her. 

The missionary asked; Do you believe? 

Yes, she replied. 

Then give it to me! 

The faithful old servant relaxed into the love of her God, totally turning herself over to His Holy Will.  Then, the third time; the missionary drew in a deep breath, sucking all the disease out of the reverend old mother, and breathed it out to God. 

The woman wept.  The congregation wept.  God had healed her!!  After all this time, God had healed her!  She was remembered by God!  She was not cast off forever!  She was worthy of the Father's love!  But, she had always been worthy.  She just needed to believe, that to God, she is everything!!  She just needed to accept, that God, her Father, Loves Her! 

Jesus came to find the lost sheep, but they are only lost to themselves.  The Father knows all His sheep, and will not leave any behind!  

Glory be to God in the Highest!!! 

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