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"Lord, I stand on Your Word and release my faith that Marleth will live and not die. She will live and proclaim what the Lord has done." She prayed Ezekiel 37:4-6: "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord'" (New International Version). Maria slipped into the hall and phoned Len and Cathy Mink, asking them to pray. They prayed the Word of God over Marleth. That done, Maria and her family stood guard, making sure no one visited unless they believed that Marleth was healed. On the fourth day of the coma, Marleth awoke, and her mother and sister rushed to her side. "Marleth, you're awake!" "Praise God!" Marleth flinched and looked at them in confusion. "Who are you?" she asked. Then she realized that she had an even more pressing question. Who am I? A Different World "When I woke from the coma, I had amnesia," Marleth recalls. "I didn't recognize anyone in my family. When I looked in the mirror, a stranger looked back at me. I didn't recognize my clothes. When I was discharged from the hospital, I didn't recognize our home. Street names meant nothing to me. "My mom told me to get into the Word of God. When I did, something happened. While my head didn't remember God's Word, my heart did. God's Word and KCM were the memories that returned first. I remembered being so on fire for God. Gradually, other memories surfaced, and I remembered my life. "I graduated from high school in 1997. The following year, I went to work for a venture capitalist organization. My boss was 24 years old. He and his brother were very well-off. They owned an office on Ventura Boulevard in Encino, Calif., and drove a Lamborghini and a Rolls- Royce. "My mom and I shared an apartment, but I wasn't really following the Lord. I'd kind of put my faith on a shelf. My Bible still lay on the nightstand, but I didn't read it. I loved the lifestyle my bosses lived and was dazzled by it. By age 20, I was promoted to director of operations. I started partying with them and didn't think life could get any better. The party stopped the day my boss was murdered." One day, Marleth's secretary called in a panic. "Marleth, the FBI is here! They're checking all our documents and certifications. They want you to come in and talk to them." Marleth called her boss' brother and asked what she should do. "Yes, the FBI is here," he said, "but you don't need to come in. We don't want you to get involved. You're fine." She was fine. But she was also out of work. Taking the Wrong Road The investigation revealed that the company Marleth was working for had been selling bogus stock certificates and embezzling millions of dollars from investors. At 21, Marleth felt empty. She was in shock, shaken that her wonderful world had crashed and burned. "Lord," she asked, "what do You want me to do with my life?" I have a calling on your life, but you have to obey and be in My will. It's up to you. "Lord, You're good. I know You will never leave me or forsake me. But I want to try living life my way," she had told God. That moment had been a fork in the road of Marleth's life. She took the wrong path. When she did, the enemy was there opening every wrong door for her. "For years, I'd been living a double life," she recalls. "I was so deceived that I thought it was all good. But I soon learned different. When I was 15, I felt heartbroken over a breakup. When I would use marijuana, I found that it eased the pain, and I felt wonderful! It took away all the pain and rejection. "For several years leading up to the car wreck, I partied on the weekends and then went to church on Sunday mornings. I didn't realize that I'd opened a major door to the enemy. After telling the Lord I wanted to live life my way, I 1 4 : B V O V Old Testament New Testament MAR READ THROUGH THE BIBLE Wed 1 Lev. 16:1-18:18 Mark 15 Thu 2 Lev. 18:19-20:7 Mark 16 Fri 3 Lev. 20:8-22:25 Luke 1 Sat 4 Lev. 22:26-24:9 Sun 5 Ps. 32-34; Prov. 6:20-7:5 Mon 6 Lev. 24:10-25:46 Luke 2 Tue 7 Lev. 25:47-26:46 Luke 3 Wed 8 Lev. 27-Num. 1:29 Luke 4 Thu 9 Num. 1:30-3:4 Luke 5 Fri 10 Num. 3:5-4:16 Luke 6 Sat 11 Num. 4:17-5:31 Sun 12 Ps. 35-36; Prov. 7:6-23 Mon 13 Num. 6:1-7:35 Luke 7 Tue 14 Num. 7:36-8:4 Luke 8 Wed 15 Num. 8:5-10:13 Luke 9 Thu 16 Num. 10:14-11:35 Luke 10 Fri 17 Num. 12:1-14:10 Luke 11 Sat 18 Num. 14:11-15:31 Sun 19 Ps. 37; Prov. 7:24-8:11 Mon 20 Num. 15:32-16:50 Luke 12 Tue 21 Num. 17-19 Luke 13 Wed 22 Num. 20-21 Luke 14 Thu 23 Num. 22:1-23:26 Luke 15 Fri 24 Num. 23:27-26:34 Luke 16 Sat 25 Num. 26:35-28:8 Sun 26 Ps. 38-41; Prov. 8:12-36 Mon 27 Num. 28:9-29:40 Luke 17 Tue 28 Num. 30:1-31:47 Luke 18 Wed 29 Num. 31:48-33:9 Luke 19 Thu 30 Num. 33:10-34:15 Luke 20 Fri 31 Num. 34:16-36:13 Luke 21

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