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The first brochure called Growing
in Faith should be read first.
There was much that you need to know, and this
one will not repeat anything.
A
nightmare
That’s
what I thought it was!
A neighbor who was a believer in name only had
a son the same age as my youngest who was eight now.
This boy was hyperactive and loud; he was
disobedient and disrespectful, and he was a bully!
He also made up tales to make himself look
good. Well,
the mom had to start work, so she asked me if I’d
watch her boy for an hour before school, and up to two
hours after school each day.
My first reaction was absolutely not!
I needed to consider the effect of this on my
little boy! But God had other ideas.
He let me know that this was His will, and that
He would help me.
He even took away the fear I had of this child.
It was too big for me at this time.
Let
me tell you how it ended, and then I’ll tell you
what I did to get there.
At the end of three months, that boy was a
different child.
He was still louder than I liked, but he was
nicer to be around.
Here
are some of the things I did.
Every morning before school, I read in a
picture Bible to all three boys, my two and this one.
Then we each prayed for God to help us this
day. I
taught him the social skills that we used in our
house, and every disobedience received a “time
out.” He
was in that corner a lot, but it worked.
Not as well as a spanking would have, but it
worked.
Peace,
in the name of Jesus
One
day, this boy was coming toward our house from the
school bus stop, and was walking down the middle of
the street (a quiet street with no through traffic)
yelling at the top of his lungs, like he was just
happy to be alive, I guess.
I was watching, and I moaned and said, “God,
does he have a demon?”
The thought came into my head, “No. Just
speak peace to him.”
Oh! Like
Jesus did to the storm.
So as soon as he got into the house, I put my
hand on his head, and before I could say anything, he
gave me a questioning look.
I smiled and said, “Peace, in the name of
Jesus.” It
worked! He
calmed right down. After days of doing this every time
he got wound up, I would come over and put my hand on
his head and he would say, “I know, peace in the
name of Jesus.”
And we’d both laugh.
But it still worked!
Hallelujah!!
A demon of Fear
One
day this boy’s dad came to the door and told me that
his son had been very afraid of lots of things lately,
and was even afraid his parents were going to die.
He wanted me to just be sensitive to him.
He also told me they were taking him to a
psychiatrist.
I
asked God in my prayer time to lead me if I should do
anything about this.
So the next day, I brought up the subject and
asked him if something recently had frightened him
badly. He said “yes.” That he had gotten up after
he was supposed to be asleep, and found his parents in
the living room watching a horrible movie, and he
watched a little bit of it before they knew he was
awake. I
knew immediately that he’d picked up a demon of fear
from that movie.
I prayed, covering ourselves with the blood of
Jesus, and then I spoke to the demon, “Fear, I
command you in the name of Jesus, to leave this boy now,
for it is written, ‘Greater is He that is in me,
than he that is in the world.’”
He was fine after that.
His dad told me he was okay.
I didn’t tell them what I did or what I’d
found out.
In
school one day, the boy had learned about the danger
of strangers, and even drive-by shooters, and this
made him worried.
He asked me one day, “Are you afraid for your
boys to be playing out here?”
I said, “No, because I pray for protection
over them every morning.”
He said, “Am I protected?”
I said, “You betcha!” We hugged. He was
sure happy to hear that.
(See how good faith is?
And faith in God‘s Word is sure.)
Another family
There was another neighbor who had two
children, a boy and a girl, both elementary age.
I happened to be visiting with their mom in
their living room, and the children were supposed to
be playing in their room, but they were quarreling and
making noise so that the mom couldn’t enjoy her
visit with me! So
I asked her if I could talk to them, and I went to
their door and opened it, and I said, “In the name
of Jesus, I speak peace to you both.” I smiled at their dumbfounded expressions, and left. Their
mom was incredulous, and I was pleased!
It worked.
God, You’re wonderful!
Primary
Church
One
of my jobs at that time was song leader for primary
church. That’s grades 1-3. One
Sunday, the children were being particularly rowdy,
and it was hard to quiet them down.
Usually, a few lively songs helped, but not
today. So
in the middle of a song, I motioned to the piano
player to stop. They were all quiet, and I said slowly and softly, “The
devil has gotten in here, and I’m going to get him
out! Devil,
I command you in the name of Jesus, to leave this
place now, for it is written, ‘Greater is He that is
in me, than he that is in the world.’”
The kids were as good as gold after that.
Well, don’t you know I was the talk of the
next board meeting!
I was told that someone reported, “Cheryl has
some very different discipline techniques, and they
work!” But I knew it was real; not just a technique.
Other short Testimonies
For
ten years, I had a pink spot on the side on my leg.
It was about 1 cm in diameter and it didn’t
itch or hurt, so I ignored it. But then it started to
grow and became the size of a quarter.
It raised and became rough, and started to
itch. As
soon as I noticed the changes, I began to talk to it.
I did it in the shower, for that’s when I’d
notice it. I
told it that it had to go away in the name of Jesus,
for it is written, and I’d quote a healing verse.
Every evening I did this, and in about a month, the
spot was completely gone!
I did this with a wart and it took a year, and I did
it with a skin tag and it took a few weeks.
My husband and I both stood in faith for the
healing of a kidney stone he had.
It took four days and it was gone.
It hadn’t passed; but just disappeared as
x-rays showed.
The
time of waiting is not waiting for God to decide to
heal or answer our prayer.
Healing was already purchased for us on the
cross! It
belongs to us under our covenant with God.
When we know that, there is never any question
if it’s His will to heal. The waiting strengthens our faith.
I’ve
had bad headaches most of my adult life, and now I
started using my faith on them, but the results were
slow. Then
one day, with a particularly bad one, I commanded it
to leave in the name of Jesus, and quoted a verse, and
it left in a few minutes.
I was surprised, and asked God, “Why did it
happen so fast?”
He answered, “Your anointing is
increasing.”
When I was near sixty, I found I could hurt
myself easier if I wasn’t careful in my working.
So I began to confess every day, “No evil can
befall me” (Psa.91:10). If I do strain a muscle or
hurt myself, I can command it to stop hurting in the
name of Jesus, and quote a verse, and it usually stops
immediately. If
not, I keep quoting healing verses until it does stop!
Because of my daily time with God, in the Word and
prayer, my faith is still growing and I’m getting
results faster and faster. |
