RESPECT J.C.

Today is a special day in my families life. Today is the fourth anniversary of my fourth kidney transplant.  I want to lift up in prayer the family who will also remember the loss of that special loved one that passed to be able to donate me a kidney. But, I as I sit here and think about it, I wanted to put it in a "Book of Remembrance" form.

Chapter One--March , 1979--Diagnosed with kidney failure at the age of 16 years old, after faking sick during football practice one day. The coach told me I had to see the doctor for a complete physical before he would let me play.  The complete physical turned into a three week stay in the hospital, diagnosing me with kidney failure. At age 16, it was like a death sentence.  I praise God for coaches, because without Coach Walls, I would have never found out until maybe too late. I praise You Lord.

Chapter Two--May 31, 1981--Graduated my senior year, after missing my Junior year of high school with a home bound teacher.  The doctor put me on tons of steroids trying to slow down the process of losing my kidneys. Didn't work, just gained from 180 pounds to 340 in six months. Couldn't find clothes to wear. I praise God for the teacher who was on maternity leave with her precious child, that I could go to each week, and continue my classes.

Chapter Three-June, 1981--Started on dialysis. The first day was rough. When I stood up after I was done, my pants hit the floor. So much fluid they pulled off of me. I praise God for dialysis nurses who have to have that special kind of love and care for the ones that they take care of.

Chapter Four-November 4, 1981--First kidney transplant!!! This kidney came from my mom. It only took for six months, before it was bad. Found out, that my mother was the carrier of the gene that killed my kidneys to begin with.  Was in the hospital from October 31, 1981, until January 28, 1982.  Not much being couped up, but roommate Mark was cool, and for an 18 year old boy, the nurses were good friends. I praise God, for a momma who loves so much that she would give a part of her, to help her son. Even though it didn't take, I praised God for the opportunity.

Chapter Five--August 1982--Second Transplant!! This time it was from my brother, and it lasted four years. Wasn't in the hospital as long this time. My brother was in worse shape than I was. He was in more pain than I was. I praise God for a brother, just like God's Word says that was willing to lay down his own life for a brother. Thank you Bro, and Happy Birthday today also.

Chapter Six--March 24, 1984--Married the girl of my dreams. The soul-mate that God had created from the beginning of time for me. I praise God for my wife, who has stuck through with me through the years. Through the sickness, through the good times, and through mostly bad times. But God gave her strength to endure what was planned for me. Thank you Christine. Also, an added note to this chapter, our precious Erica was born on April 12, 1985. God made me whole, so we could have a blessed child. The doctors said I would never father a child, due to the medicines I was on. But God proved once again, that man's wisdom is not Godly wisdom.

Chapter Seven-- Don't actually remember the date, but my uncle was trying to give me a kidney, but after they had prepped and gave him his enema, they found out that he could not be used. I praise God for an Uncle who loved so much too, that he would give to a nephew. He has gone on from this world, and I love his family so much and pray for them daily.

Chapter Eight--Thanksgiving Day 1989--Received the call after being back on dialysis for three years, that a kidney was waiting for me in Birmingham again. What a wonderful Thanksgiving gift that our God gives to those who love Him and worship Him, but also believe that He can heal. I praise You my Jesus.  Kept this kidney this time 8 years. And another added note to this chapter, was the blessed coming of our second daughter, Amber. Who once again, God made me whole to bring forth life into this world.

Chapter Nine--September 15, 2004--After being on dialysis again for seven years, God granted me a miracle. And a miracle this one was. The doctors said again that there was a 1% chance of receiving a fourth transplant. I rebuked it, and told them to watch what my God can do, because He is a 100% God.  The week before we received the phone call, we began to see God work. Through the fasting and praying of my wife, and the moving of the Holy Spirit, the night of September 13, we went to bed, and I told my wife that the phone was going to ring tonight. And sure enough, at 2:00 a.m. on the morning of the 14th, we received a call from the organ bank, that they had a kidney for me. As I was writing down information in my office, our youngest daughter, Amber, came out of her room crying hysterically. We asked her what was wrong, and she said she had just dreamed that Daddy had received a kidney. And we were able to tell her what God had done, and that it was not a dream.  We went on down to Birmingham twelve hours later, and on the morning of the 15th. I was being dialyzed before surgery, when the doctor came in, and said he needed me, that he was ready. And I said does that mean it is a go? And the doctor came over and placed his hand on my feet, and proceeded to tell me the following,"You once told me that God would hand pick you a kidney. Well, He has! The kidney matches perfect, like it was your identical twin brother" Praise God for miracles that never cease!!!

Conclusion--There is really no conclusion to this story, and I am sure that I could write about thirty more chapters in between those that I have written, of what God has done for me and my family.  People ask me if I could change the books, or the chapters of my life, would I?  I tell them NO--because God laid these chapters out for me, even before time began, and He knew that story that I would write about and tell about. What My God Has Done For Me! And what He can do for You. No matter what you are facing or going through, remember that God knew it was all going to happen, and he wrote those events long before you were ever born.  He has written the beginning and He has written the ending, but it is up to us how we fill in between. 

May God bless each of you, and always keep you thoroughly in His Grip,

Peace and Blessings-Jeff

You just never know what God, or who God, or what situation God is going to use, to get someone's heart back to him, and to get through to the one, who needs getting through too.

This past February, as I have posted before, my mom had a stroke that afftected the whole right side of her body, and her speech as well. But Praise God!!!, the healing process through God to her started some time ago, and she is doing wonderful.  My wife and family had a chance to go down the weekend of the 16th and 17th of August to spend with my mom and dad when they went back to their home in Alabama. We had not been able to see them in a while, due to them staying in near the Birmingham area with my brother and his family, while going through rehab. So this was a wonderful weekend for us. We got to visit and actually see, other than being told by my dad on the phone how my mom is doing. I praise God for what He is doing for my mother, and really also for my father. My dad has taken great care of my mom, and them actually being able to spend weekends at home in north Alabama has been a praise also. My mom lets my dad know when she has to use the bathroom, and he takes her in the bathroom and sats her on the throne, and gets things taken care of. Some may think this is not something to be thankful for, but in my dads situation, it is.

We got to see a lot of family that weekend also, and God to see God work also in the life of my aunt.  My aunt stopped by on that Sunday morning, the 17th, on her way back to Birmingham where she lives, to see if my mom remembered what that day was. And of course, we all did, it was my aunt's birthday.  But there is more to it than that, so let me explain.  My aunt is my aunt by marriage. She married my Uncle years ago, and the 17th is actually his birthday too. They were in the same hospital, in the same town, at the same time, in the nursery. But what makes it even more neat, is that they were also neighbors growing up. Best friends in school, and already pretty much acknowledging at a young age that they were too be married. I even took to my aunt growing up in the same neighborhood also. I used to spend the night with her and her sisters just down the street. It was great. When my uncle used to go out on dates, there i would be.

The real heart of this story started in what will be two years ago this October. You see, my uncle committed suicide, tending to give up to enemy, rather than fight what he was facing. This was a shock to our whole family, and tore my aunt and their sons all up.  It was a trying time for our family, but we sought out God to bring us through this, and He did. But yet, my aunt still hurt.

This weekend of the 17th though, I learned something about how through what happened to my mom, my aunt's sadness, and questions as to why it happened, and also the search to find happiness in her own life, was taken care of by God.  My aunt shared with us that a few weeks ago, when she was staying with my mom and dad at their home in North Alabama, as a healing took place for my mom, God healed her at the same time.  My aunt began putting on lotion for my mom on her face, and my mom began to jabber and grab my aunt's hand and began to constantly in a fast motion, uses my aunts hand to slap her own face in a fast pace, and just smiling like everything. And come to find out, my mom felt my aunt's hand on the side of her face. The feeling had come back in the right side of my mom's face!!!!! We all celebrated and cried to this news, but it wasn't all the news. My aunt share the morning of the 17th, that she was healed also. It was then that she realized, she could let go of the sadness, let go of the hurt, and let go of the pain, and go forth with her own life, and go forth and be happy and start a fresh for herself. She said that has she was slapping the side of my mom's face, she felt the presence of God come on her like never before, and just envelope her whole body with His presence of peace, comfort, and security, and freshness of anew. We were all praising God that Sunday morning and crying and giving God all the glory and hugging my aunt, and just so excited for her.

You see, you never know what will happen, when you follow God, and trust Him through all things. God took the situation that had taken place with my mother, the stroke, to bring spiritual healing to my aunt, while delivering physically healing to my mom. God you are just so such an awesome God, in who You are, and how You work, and how You take care of Your children. This this and all things, I give You praise, glory and honor. Thank YOU Jesus, for saving my soul, and being the Daddy Father in my life.

Jeff

Good evening,

Was on my from work to church tonight, and the thirty minute drive was a cool one.  I was listening to the radio, as I was praying and thanking God for today, and the wonderful day I had, when the song came across the radio that Sawyer Brown sings about the wife who was on the bus with all her children acting wild, and other people didn't understand what she had been through, and the older man on the interstate driving real slow, who had lost his wife, and his children didn't know him any more, and I just began to weep. I am sorry, I am a softy. And then the song "Emmaus Love" by Newsong came on my cd, and I began to thank God for that Emmaus Love that he has for us. Just like on the road to Emmaus, walking with the disciples and explaining to them what had just happened. You see everyday He does walk with us, and carries us through the things that we face. That surrounding, never leaving type of love. Yes, we leave Him, and go through things, but despite of what we are going through, He never leaves us.  That Emmaus kind of love that teaches us, and shows us what and who we are supposed to be in Him, and what He wants for us. I began to praise God for what He has done for me and my family. Times are rough, and times are hard, but Praise God, His Emmaus Love has provided a home for us, provided money to get by for us, but most of all, it has provided our salvation, our healing, both spiritually and physically. Praise God! Thank You Jesus for what You have done in our lives, and the excitement still builds for what You are going to do, and the things that You are taking us through right now, and what You are taking us over and above. Thank You Lord, for Your grace and mercy, that continues to lift me up, when I do wrong. Lord, be with those who do not know that Emmaus Love that You and only You can give. I pray for the salvation of many, so many, that are lost without You. I pray for my coworkers and the salvation of their families. Lord, we know that through the prayers of the saints that many lives can be changed, and will be changed, and this will ultimately lead to the changing of the world. Sounds hard? But I don't think so. We can do all things through You Lord, who gives us strength.

Be Blessed!!! In His Grip and Loving It!!

Jeff

Got to youth tonight, and had a good size crowd again, but they all were down hearted and tired because of school starting back. So they were playing football, and guitaro and drum hero, for which I tried tonight, and found out I am no good.  The Word tonight God gave me was a little different than what He had first wanted me to talk about, so I obeyed and done what He had asked me to do, based upon who was there and what activities they were doing.

I had them all raise their right hand, and then take it and wipe it across their brow and forehead and back into their sweaty head, and then just look at their hands. Then I told them to lick their hands from the base to the top of their fingers. Of course, the only two girls there went bezerk, one which is my daughter, and a friend, and of course they didn't, but then again, all of the guys couldn't wait to do it. I asked them what it taste like, and of course they said, "salt".  This was the opening to what God had me tell these kids about being the salt and light of the world, from Matthew.  About how now that school is starting, that they need to keep themselves under the salt shaker that God is pouring out on their lives, so that they can add flavor, good flavor, to their school. To be that light that is needed in such a dark place. School didn't used to be that way, but it has become that way now. But they seemed to understand about not allowing things of this world to stand between them and the pouring out of what the Holy Spirit has for them. 

It is the same way for us as adults in the work place. We have to be that light in a dark world, especially to those who are not saved. I pray often for the salvation of my coworkers and their families, but yet, I have to be sure that I am constantly being poured out upon from the Holy Spirit, so that they too can see my light, the Light of Christ through me. Even though we as a family are going through so much right now, I refuse to let them see me without Jesus shining bright in me and through me. Why would they want what I have, if they think that I am suffering and not enjoying my walk with Christ. Jesus Christ is my love, my life, and my strength, and no matter what we may face as believers, we still must let others know that through Him, we can do all things. 

Have a blessed day in the Lord, and until next time, God lift up my brothers and sisters in Christ, and give them strength, power, peace and comfort, to stand up to the things that the enemy throws at them every day. Lord, I give You praise for all things,

In His Grip and Loving,

Jeff

Good evening,

Received a phone call last night at 11:30 p.m.. It took me a couple of minutes to find the phone, because I was out of it.  After I answered the phone, I was a little bit unnerved to hear my dad's voice. But praise God, the first words out of his mouth was that mom was okay.  For those who do not know, my mom and dad had to move in with my brother and his family because my mom had a stroke in February.  Dad continued on and was sure enough to tell me that mom was okay, but that she was feeling real down, and was crying and feeling the blues.  My mom can't talk but she can mumble real well, and dad just knew that mom was depressed. My mom and dad had just gotten back home from staying at their own house for a few days, and was in the big empty house at my brothers because his whole family was own vacation.

Dad said he just wanted me to talk to mom and pray with her and encourage her. He put the phone down by her ear, and I heard him tell me to start. Well, I didn't start, but the Holy Spirit did, and I began to pray for my momma, and just uplift her and encourage her. I could hear her crying, and it just made me pray harder, and let my momma know she was going to be okay, not to let the devil bring her down. I prayed with her for about ten minutes, and then told my dad I loved him and went back to bed.

I spoke to my dad this morning to see how mom was, and he said by the time he had gotten back to bed himself last night, mom had fallen asleep and him and her both slept until 7:00 am this morning.  PRAISE GOD!!!!!!! Thank you Jesus for comforting my mother and my father and allowing them to rest and for removing the demon of doubt and depression and sadness from my mom. Dad said she really needed that, and I told my dad that please don't let her get that way, just call whenever mom needed to prayer and an uplift from the Lord. I thank you Lord, for your visitation with my mom and dad last night.

In Your Grip and Loving It,

Jeff

Good evening brothers and sisters in Christ,

Praise God finally back on line. Computer got bit, and had to redo everthing. I wanted to share some new prayer requests, and some praises.

First of all, I would like prayer for a fellow friend of mine who will be going on  kidney dialysis. I do know what that is like, because I have been off and on dialysis for 27 years. I have had four kidney transplants since the age of 18, and started on dialysis at that  time.  The gentleman had a run in with almost being on dialysis once before, and God blessed him and healed him before he had to go on dialysis. but now he is fixing to have to go on dialysis, and the insurance does not want to pay his medicines. He is the father of three girls at home, and it is hard. First of all, we know that God can heal him before he starts on dialysis, and we believe that this can happen. We pray that it does so that he does not have to deal with what dialysis does to the body. God we give it to you. Pray also, that if he goes on dialysis, that God will provide the medicines he needs.  Thank you, Lord, for what You will do in his life.

Also, I want to thank you all for your prayers for my mother. She is coming along real well after her stroke in February. Her and my dad have been traveling home to North Alabama to stay the weekends, and dad is taking real good care of her. He even got her ready and took her out to eat the other night for the first time since her stroke. she really loves Catfish Cabin, and she was so thrilled to get to go.

Thank you Lord for working through the outdoor concert at the skate park and your word that was shared to the many that came.

Lord, we love you, and give you praise for who you are, and for what you do for us. Lord, we do not deserve it, but you give it anyway, and we thank you for that. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Have a blessed weekend and Lord's Day.

In His Grip and Loving It, Jeff

Good evening and God Bless

I want to wish my mom and dad a Happy 50th Anniversary. They celebrated 50 years this past Saturday with a visit back to their home. For those who do not know, my mom had a stroke in February, and it affected her right side and her speech. Her and my dad have been living with my brother in Trussville, Alabama, while their home is in North Alabama. So this was a special occasion for them both. My aunt went with them to help take care of my mom. I didn't get to go on Saturday to be with friends and family, but my wife and I got up on Sunday morning at 5:00 a.m. and headed that way, surprising my mom and dad wonderfully.  My mom looked like a million dollars, if not two.  She was all decked out, from where my aunt had fixed her hair and put make up on for more of the family to come by and see her.  

The first praise came when they said my mom, while my aunt was putting on face cream for her on Saturday night, began to smile real big and and grabbed my aunts hand, and just began taking her hand and rubbing on the side of her face. And what they finally figured out was that the feeling on the right side of my mom's face had come back.  PRAISE GOD!!! My mom they said was beside herself.  The other praise came when after my wife and I got there on Sunday morning, she got herself up on the side of the bed, pointed at her walker, and stood up and took 4-5 steps across the living room. She did this twice that day!!!  PRAISE GOD--PRAISE GOD

The other miracle came today, when I called my dad at my brothers to wish him a Happy 76th Birthday.  Dad said that after they had eaten his birthday dinner, mom laid back on her bed, and then began mumbling in her own little way that lets everybody know she needs something, and began point back in the dining room.  Come to find out, she was pointing at the portable potty chair. She leaned up, got up with help, and sat on the pot and went to the restroom. The first time not to have to go in her diaper since her stroke.  PRAISE GOD!!!!! She can feel when she needs to go. They are so excited, as we are too, so they are going back this weekend and spending the Fourth of July at home.  My aunt will go with my dad again to help out. 

You know, one of the previous posts was about entertaining angels, and the elderly black, blind gentleman who said my favor was coming, maybe this was what he was speaking of.  But we praise God no matter what, because He is still moving in our lives.

We as a family are still waiting patiently for what God has in store for us.  I do have a question for some advice on.  A friend of mine is working in a store, and they have witnessed workers stealing from customers, and the company they are working for. They are afraid of losing their job, so they have not said anything yet. They feel like accomplices, because this goes on daily, but they need insurance coverage and a paycheck. What advice would you have so I can pass it on. 

Be blessed brothers and sisters in Christ this evening, and May God shine His everlasting love and blessings upon each of you.

In His Grip and Loving It,

Jeff 

Sister Bertha Better Than You had been coming to the church for years. Finally one Sunday during the altar call, the Holy Spirit fell upon her, and she felt the calling of God upon her heart, and she came forward and accepted Christ as her Savior. The next few weeks to follow, every Sunday morning, Sister Bertha was sitting on the front pew, with a packed suitcase right at her feet. Finally after two months of this, Pastor Jeff just couldn't stand it no more. He had to find out what was going on. So after services that Sunday, Pastor went and asked Sister Bertha what was up. She was so excited to tell Pastor that now that she was saved, she was ready to go. She got the hard part over with, and she was ready with her suitcase packed and headed for glory.  Isn't that how it works, she asked Pastor, and all he could do was just chuckle. Sister Bertha, he said, You have packed your bags too soon!!

You see, there is a little bit more to this than just asking Christ into your heart. We have to do what God has called us to do. Just remember what we have talked about thus far.  Effectively-Faithfully-Fulfilling-OUR RESPONSIBILITY-To God 

You see, we have a responsibility that falls back on us. 2 Chronicles 7:14 tells us what we are supposed to do. 

 2 Chron 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
NIV

First of all, it is OUR RESPONSIBILITY!! "If my people, who are called by my name". It is up to us, as Children of God. That is what the OUR part of EFFORT is. It is up to us. And what might be the responsibilities--1.  Called by my name. We have to accept Jesus, be called by His Name, and be a child of God, who 2. Humbles ourselves.--We must humble ourselves before God. We are last and He is first. We have to be willing to lay down everything, including pride, and let God have it all. I know that it is hard sometimes, but we have to submit our whole lives to Him, knowing that whatever we face, He can and will take care of. Just as with my four kidney transplants since the age of 18, I have had to humble myself and know that through all I have faced in the past, and facing in the future with my family, that God, NO MATTER WHAT is there for us and He is taking us through the mountain, up over the mountain, and placing our feet right where they need to be. Whatever and whenever we try to handle it ourselves, we will fall flat on our face. I know I have done it!! We have to give it up for God. 3. PRAY-We must be in constant communication with our DADDY. He is there to help us through, but we must be in prayer with Him in all that we encounter. Once we humble ourselves, and do not pray and listen for Him to talk to us, then we have done nothing but failed. We humble ourselves for the wrong reason. It is not for pity that we humble ourselves, but it is for the glory of God. But if we are not in constant communication with or Father, then humbling is just an act. 4. SEEK MY FACE--During this praying and humbling, it must be the Face of Christ that we are seeking. We seek man's way, it will not work. We must turn and seek Christ in all that we do. Sister Bertha had it all wrong. She just wanted to catch the first flight out, when she still had a lot of things to do for Christ. 5. TURN FROM OUR WICKED WAYS--You pack your bags and ready to go, you may have packed some garbage with you. We must turn from the wicked ways and the sin that we are commiting. Sister Bertha may have accepted Christ, but she hadn't had time to turn from her wicked ways. She thought she was through. We must have that repentive heart, and turn from our wicked ways. First of all, we need to do it because we love our Daddy!! Our of reverance and resepct for Him. If you accept Him, and continue to sin, then you better take a good look in the mirror! Something ain't right. If you POSSESS--YOU MUST PROFESS--Just possessing and professing ain't enough. If Christ is in you, you must let others know.  So we have some things that we have have to do, before we can take our bags and go HOME!!  

Have a blessed day in Jesus--Jeff 

After the last post about being Effective, I want to continue on with the next two letters in the word EFFORT. 

Effectively-Faithfully-Fulfilling-Our-Responsibility-To God! 

1 Sam 12:24-25
24 But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.
NIV

Anything we do for the Lord, God has commanded us to do it faithfully. Not just doing it to be doing it, but doing it out of Love for our Father, and these things that we do in faith, we must know and believe that God will hear and see what we do, and these things we must not doubt. I spoke to a group of youth this past Tuesday night, and that is what God had me speak to them about.

James 1:6
6 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
NIV
I had the teens line up and play the bat game, but we didn't have a bat, we used a big piece of lumber instead. We had them, including some adults, spin around ten times, and then run to another adult 50 foot away. After we had done this, I began to explain to the youth that anything that we do for God, and ask God for, we must believe and have faith, and know that God is going to be there for us. If not, then we will be just like some of the kids looked like. Scrambling to walk around and reach their destination without falling down. But yet, when we allow that little demon of doubt to come in upon us, we get all messed up and don't know what direction we are to go in. That is what satan is trying to do to us. That little demon of doubt can be destructful! Faithfully-Fulfilling what God wants us to do, as it states above, with our "whole heart", then how can we mess up. God doesn't want just a half hearted faith and fulfillment, He wants us all! "Whole-heartedly" fulfilling His purpose and His promise. So we must Effectively, Faithfully, and Fulfill what God is calling us to do, and that is to worship, love, glory, magnify, praise, and tell others about Him. 

When you feel like life, is beginning to toss you about, turn your eyes to our Father, and do not doubt. When you feel that others around you are pushing you aside, turn to our Father with faith, hope and love, and in Him abide. If you feel like the world is crashing around, and there is nothing in your favor, turn your eyes to our Father, Jesus Christ, our Savior.  Jeff Cox June 20,2008 

 The Lord has been working with me this past week about the word EFFORT. In dealing with the things that we as a family are dealing with right now, He has continued to remind me that it is going to take continual EFFORT on my part, to keep reaching out to Him, and continuing to trust Him, no matter what comes my way. Whether at work or at play, but as most of you know, it is coming at work right now. And as I was looking at a picture at work with the word EFFORT on it, God through the acronym below right at me:

Effectively-Faithfully-Fulfilling-Our-Responsibility-To God!

I want to first look at a couple of definitions:  Effort: exertion of physical or mental power, an earnest or strenuous attempt.  So I can see right now, that God isn't messing around with me. He wants me to really exert myself, and stay focused on what He has in store for me, and through it all give Him the praise and the glory, and continue to fulfill His purpose through me, no matter what is in the way.

Effective: adequate to accomplish a purpose, producing the intended or expected result!!

The things that God has had me going through since diagnosed with kidney failure at age 16, and through 4 kidney transplants since 18, but most of all, my salvation and relationship with Him has built some adequacy in me I feel to accomplish a purpose. I may not understand what purpose, or shall I say full purpose He has for me thus far, but I do know that my purpose here is to glorify God and present Him to others in a way that they see Him for who He really is and who He can be in there lives.

But there is one person in the Bible that fully, not only shows EFFORT, but EFFECTIVENESS.

Take the woman with the issue of bleeding. She had a problem, that made her ashamed, feel like an outcast, and otherwise not who she really wanted to be. But yet, she had the EFFORT, the mental power--or FAITH I would like to call it, to believe and know that if she could just touch the hem of the garment of Jesus, she would be healed. And through this, she made the strenuous and earnest effort to place herself in a position to do what she needed to do. You know sometimes, God places us in that position Himself, for us to be able to do His will. It may not be where we think we need to be, but it is where God wants us to be.  God placed the bleeding woman in this particular place and time, to be able to reach out and touch His Son's garment, so that He could be glorified and praised and lifted up!!  And reveal His power through her.  And the EFFECTIVENESS of it was beyond belief. She was healed and Jesus was glorified! Her faith made her "adequate to accomplish that purpose producing the intended or expected result", and that result was her healing and the glorification of God the Father. 

Even through where God has placed me at this moment, I have been able to speak with individuals at work, and able to pray for them. Just yesterday, one of the gentlemen I work with was dealing with the issue of his kidney function possible deteriorating because of diabetes. He was worried sick. But praise God, through all that I have been through, but most of all my faith and believing and knowing what God has done for me, I was able to stop and pray for this man, for his healing and that God's peace and understanding, and most of all, that he would have that same Faith and Belief that God could heal him.  He has pretty much head knowledge, but not a whole lot of heart knowledge-and yet he held on to that. Today, he heard from his doctor, and actually, it was no where near as bad as he first thought. He was overjoyed. You see, we have to be EFFECTIVE in believing and having the EFFORT to let others know what and who our God is, and what He can, has done, and what He is going to do for you.  

Next time we are together, I will write what God has placed on my heart about the next word-Faithfully!!

In His Grip and Loving It--Jeff 

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