MY TESTIMONY

The first part of my testimony came about 29 years ago. I had given birth to my fifth child, had a pap smear before leaving the hospital, was told to go first thing and see my Ob Gyn. Why of course was my first question. I was told there was a problem. Well, my answer to that was, "no there isn't." I did go see the Ob Gyn and was told that I had cancer. Was I shocked? No not really. In my heart I knew that was a lie. You see, as I told the Lord on the drive home from the Ob Gyn, I have my 4 older babies and now have my new baby so there is no way You would let me have something like this.

Now here comes the good part. I was working and had to wait for two years before my insurance would go into effect. I didn't see a problem with that but everyone else did. The doctor even told me I wouldn't make it two years. My answer, "see you in two years." I did see him in two years and he told me I would go into the hospital on Sunday so I could be ready for the operation in two days. I informed him that there was no way I could go into the hospital on Sunday. I had to get my children's clothes washed, food in the house and everything ready for them to be ok while I was away. So I went into the hospital on Feb 25, 1979 and on March 1 I went into the operating room. The last thing I remember saying was, "thank You Jesus." The next thing I remember saying, "Praise God and where are my babies?" As you know way back then they didn't allow babies or children in the hospital rooms. But I had to let my babies know I was alright and make sure they were ok. They told me to behave myself and they would try to make a way for me to see them. So I did and they did.

That evening the doctor came and let me know that they had taken out my gall bladder, appendix, and did a partial hysterectomy. They left my ovaries. Which meant a second operation two more years down the road. I still have my ovaries and that was 29 years ago. The doctor kept looking at me and finally he said don't you want to know what we found? "No, there was nothing there just like I have been telling you for all these years." I did have 3 tumors as big as grapefruits but there was nothing else. Well, of course not. God had taken the cancer and replaced them with the tumors. I had to laugh and say to the doctor, "see I told you so." On April 1, 1979 I left the hospital and went home to be with my babies. The problems I had was with the gall bladder removal. I couldn't even go back to work til Dec of 1979. The greatest part of it all..GOD took care of us and we never wanted for anything. We were back together and so very happy. We were one happy family again.

Then about three years ago, I was at the doctors office with my breathing problems. He noticed this large lump on the left side of neck right under the ear and he had a fit. I told him I have had this thing for a good 10 years or so. He just wouldn't leave it alone. He insisted that I go have a lung cat scan, which I did. When he got the results from that scan he really had a fit with me. He saw spots in my lungs. So finally after a year I decided to go to his specialists that he had picked out. I told him there was nothing there in the lungs or the lump on neck. Would he believe me? Nope he didn't. After all he was the doctor. Well, it never registered on him that I had told him so many times that I knew the GREAT PHYSICIAN. For some reason those words just plain went over his head. So, off I go to the Ear, Nose and Throat doctor. He kept trying to tell me that I had the big C on my neck and I kept telling him NO I don't. So to please my babies, who by now were 40, 39, 38, 36 and 29 years old, I went thru the biopsies. Nothing was found in all three of the biopsies that I took. Finally the Ear, Nose and Throat doctor said we are going in and remove a portion and send it off cause I just know you have...I told him again there is nothing there. But I did as they wanted. This was done on a Thursday cause I had my grandson on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and then had to go to his office on Monday.

People let me tell you when he walked into the room he had such a strange look on his face I just had to laugh. He told me that he had made them run the test three times cause I was supposed to have the Big C. But like I had been telling him I DID not have it. He just couldn't understand it. I ask him if he knew the Lord, who is the GREAT PHYSICIAN? He said yes he did. "Then why did you try so hard to claim such a thing on me when there was no way He was going to let me have cancer when He had already healed me of it one time." All he could do was hang his head.

Finally, I went thru the same thing with the lung doctor. All the while proclaiming I didn't have anything wrong with me. God was in charge and He wasn't going to let any thing be wrong with me. Let me tell you, if any one ever wants you to go thru a lung puncture, think long and hard about it. It hurts and I do mean HURTS. They will tell you that all you are going to feel is a "slight pinch." Their idea and my idea of a "slight pinch" isn't the same thing. My lungs are fine.

Anyway, after all the tests and people I had the great pleasure of meeting and on my last trip home from getting the report that my lungs were fine, it just came to me that the reason for all this was so I could witness to people. My oldest son and I were on the very top of the bridge when that thought hit me. I don't know who the person was that God wanted to talk to about Him but I did as He wanted. I was so happy that I was able to tell others about Him. It made it all worth while.

Yes, I still keep my grandson, who is six years old now and for a 65 year old lady, I am in the very best of health. You see, I know most of the Promises God made to us. There are mine and I take them. I not only hold Him close in my heart the Promises He made are there too. Sickness and the enemy just plain don't know who they are messing with when they try to take US on. They can go on down the road and give it to someone who wants it and will hold on to it.

So, if you have a few extra minutes sit down and look up the Promises put them in your heart and mind and you too will be able to run the race and be in good health as well. Its up to you. God has already given them but it is up to each one of the reach out and take them. Its your choice. I think ya'll know what choice I have made.

One last thought just came to me, where does it say Jesus, the disciples or the prophets where ever sick?

God's Blessings to each of you,
LJG/rECj