The Spirit Of Truth:

My husband and I together have eleven children , some natural born, some heaven sent.One of my daughters keeps repeating, “I told God I was sorry” for even minor instances of mistakes or missteps.I explained that Jesus died on the cross once for all to take away our sin. So, He has already forgiven all our sins on our behalf!In thinking about faith, we may make the same mistake: repenting for not having enough faith or thinking we need more forgiveness in order to be healed - that we are in some sin which is preventing the healing we need. The Bible, God’s Word, says that Jesus Christ took away death, sin, and sickness on the Cross of Calvary. (It is available to all, but we need to be born again to receive these benefits). So, do you need to keep saying, “I’m sorry?”Jesus said, “It is finished.” Therefore, you need to stop doubting His Word; stop thinking you are unworthy to be healed and set free. Jesus will never go back onto that Cross. So, we mustsimply accept and believe what He said!It’s not really complicated. Just a little faith (the size of a grain of mustard seed is enough! Ifyou have that mustard seed size faith, you can say to the mountain of a problem, “Move from here to there”, and it will move! And nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20-21. “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from

By Rev. Madeline Montez Duffany

here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible foryou.” This is possible, because if your trust and faith in what Jesus did at the Cross is full, the mountain will move.I have faith in my relationship with God that He knows every need: that He is my Healer, my Provider, my Everything! No one else can be or will be more faithful than Jesus! He is faithful to us!Even when I didn’t know Him like I do now, He was always there, all the time. He heard myMom’s prayers. If He had let go of me prior to my salvation (or even now), I’d be gone from thisearth, dying in hell. Isn’t that enough? Yes, it is for me. Every need I have is supplied, (even “wants”, at times). If I fail in some area, it is not God who causes it, but me, because I did not read the Word and apply it.You do not need a preacher to convict you of sin, unforgiveness, slackness in giving tithes, etc. Holy Spirit is right there already revealing truths in you. The devil will toss you all around and send demons to peck away at your trust and faith. But you can guard that little mustard seed by watering it with His Word.I had a necklace that encased a tiny mustard seed in a plastic bubble. You could see the seed as you wore it around your neck. The bubble protected it. I didn’t understand the significance of it then. But now I do. We are encased and protected by the Holy Spirit – protected as in Psalm 91. Genesis 15:11: ‘And when birds of prey (unclean fowl, demons) came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.’We have an altar in our hearts where we keep our covenant with God. The sacrifice for me ismy time spent with Him, giving up something which I may regard as important or worthy. When we open the Word, it causes us to weep at times, because Jesus Christ is so worthy. His very Words are life, comfort, direction.I’m going to share something personal here. Last night I had trouble sleeping. I slept some, but woke up and saw something very real, like a warning. I actually saw a demonic thing above me which resembled a witch on a broom flying over my side of the bed. It was VERY REAL! I saw it clearly! All remnants of sleep escaped me to the point that I felt a tormenting spirit! I arose, dressed, and took a walk outside. It was a beautiful night, starry and lovely. I looked up to the heavens and said, “God, please help me!”The unclean things had come to pick away at my faith. But they had to flee when I called on Jesus!Psalm 20 is a prayer for Victory, and a Psalm of trust. ‘The Lord will hear you in the day (or night) of trouble. The name of the God of Jacob will defend you.’

The God of Jacob is the God Who will meet you when you have nothing and deserve nothing, but Who will give you everything. 1 Peter 5:10. “But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.” This

By Georgia Yost

When something drastic happens to you and you think your life is over, in time you find it just began. This happened to me about 27 years ago. My husband of 28 years informed me he wanted to change his life and then I found out he had a girlfriend that I did not know about... How exciting was this? This wasn't a marriage where we had separate bedrooms, or argued all the time, or an abusive relationship, no this is what happens when someone does not want to learn how to operate on a spiritual battlefield. He didn't have time to learn how to put armor on and could care less about what his spiritual weapons were. My Pastor said to him, “I watched you walk away from God.” His reply was, “I don't know if I want to come back.” This isn't something you want to say at any time in your life.

I said to God “This is something I can't handle. I am going to let go of my life and You take over.” He heard me and did.

Sometimes we are moved away from the hurt to heal. My Son was out of college and my daughter entering. They didn't want to move away so I knew I had to get away. I did not put their father down in front of them. That was their father, and he did this to me, not them, but unfortunately, it affects all.

I had a friend in Biloxi, Mississippi...We graduated together, and she was in my wedding. She mentioned for me to come down and look at the Ocean...I took her up on it and as I was driving down Highway 90, I knew God wanted me to move there. I got alimony for 6 years. I sent ½ per month for 3 years to my daughter in college. The apartment I was renting was $500 a month and it was getting too much so I said to God, “Lord, I'm going to have to try and get something less expensive.” The next day at work this lady asked me if I would be interested in renting her house. I told her I was planning on looking so at lunch we went to her house. This is what happens when you have given your life to Jesus and let Him take over. I ended up renting her house for 4 years...It was a 2-car garage, living room, family room, dining room, kitchen, and two bedrooms on a lake with an inground pool... the cost was $350 a month. This was so God. I was able to get my furniture out of the house we had. I was awarded the house which had 2 mortgages on it...so ended up after asking God what He wanted me to do, He directed me to call my brother-in-law, and he and my sister buy up homes, renovate them and sell them. I asked him if he was interested in buying my house...his answer was yes. The other blessing was all the furniture I thought I lost, I was able to rent a U-Haul, and another miracle was it ended up costing me nothing. I furnished the house with furniture I didn't think I would see again.

I lived there for 4 years and the landlady then needed the house, her son was coming back home.... so my friends were telling me they had rentals, but I had a feeling I was going to be moving to Florida. I knew one couple that we were best of friends, and they lived there. We had always kept in touch. I was able to transfer with my job and move to Bradenton, Florida. I knew the cheapest living there was mobile homes but every time we would check one out, no one would be present in the office. We then went back to my friend's house and while looking in the paper saw a condo for rent for $450....so my friend had a friend that lived on the 5th floor... this was on the 2nd. So I called the realtor and she met us there. When she opened the door, the place was trashed. It was a 2-bedroom Condo. My friend was 80 years old at that time and she about lost it when she looked at the condition of it. I knew this was what I was supposed to get and told the realtor yes…I don't go by what I see. She said, “Okay we are replacing all the carpet, painting the walls, and all the appliances will be taken care of”. My friend didn't know what to say. So we went to see her friend on the 5th floor.

She told me that she was moving, and all her furniture was going to Goodwill, so take it all. The day I moved in was the day she moved out and so the movers furnished my Condo. After three months I bought it and didn't even need a down payment. I lived there for 4 ½ years and then the Lord sent me back to where I was from. I sold the Condo for a $30,000 profit. And by the grace of God, hurricane Charlie did not touch it as the closing...

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