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Startled, I jumped a little and asked Him what He meant. 'Did you notice how fast she was healed of the pneumonia that came on her and the infection in her hand, after you prayed for her? Lack of healing isn’t the problem,' He said. Then He told me to turn in my Bible to Psalm 103 and pointed out what it says about our youth being renewed like the eagle’s. 'She should have been believing for that already, and so should you,' He said. 'Now, the problem is that her physical body is worn completely out.' “Can I believe for her youth to be renewed now?” I asked. 'Certainly, all things are possible to him that believes,' He said. 'But My will in this is for My children to believe it all the time.' At that point in my mother’s life, she’d already lived a lot longer than the doctors had predicted. They’d told her since she was a teenager that she wouldn’t last another 10 years. She’d set her faith on living to 70, however, and made it. Afterward she’d gone into decline, but when I laid hands on her that night in the hospital and spoke for the renewal of her body, she started improving. They sent her home from the hospital and she lived until she was 77! After she went on to heaven, I stuck with the program. I kept believing and saying my youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Now, at 81, I’m in better shape physically than I’ve been in years and I’m having the time of my life. You can do the same thing and get the same results! If you’ll get your words working for you instead of against you, not only can you receive healing and youth renewal, you can change any cursed situation in your life. “The tongue of the wise is health…. A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth…. A wholesome tongue is a tree of life...” (Proverbs 12:18, 13:2, 15:4). So, stop repeating what the devil is saying. Say what God says about you. Get THE BLESSING in your mouth and really live! V * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Why Is God Allowing This? by Rick Renner For 20 years following Jesus’ death and resurrection, scattered Jews throughout the Roman Empire faced horrific, intense persecution. Can you imagine? For 20 years they were hunted, beaten and killed for their belief in Christ. Over time, they began to wonder, Why is God allowing this? Have you ever wondered that? Has trouble ever come your way and left you questioning God’s purpose in allowing it? Have you wondered if the trouble was some kind of spiritual spanking meant to teach you a lesson or make you become more like Jesus? That’s what those Jews were wondering. They were so desperate for an answer that they wrote to Jesus’ half-brother James, who was the pastor at Jerusalem and the most notable person in the Church at the time. “James, why is God allowing this?” His strong response, recorded in the book of James, answered that question for those first-century believers. And it still answers that question for you and me today. No Holding Back James didn’t hold back. In his letter, he wrote, “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God…” (James 1:13). In the original Greek, this is a very strong rebuke to the believers. When James said, “Let no man say…,” what he was saying was, “How dare you allege this! What you’re saying isn’t right, and it’s going to stop right now.” * * * * article continues on p. 10 * * * * * BVOV : 9

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