Running with Jesus!

Hold onto the Hand through which you BREATHE the Breath of LIFE!

Have you ever experienced a serious health issue? I was unknowingly exposed to various and numerous toxigenic molds/mycotoxins for 10 years at a school where I worked. As a result, I had several severe health complications; one of them being pulmonary. This is one in a long line of personal testimonies of the healing power of God in my life.

Imagine running five miles every day for years, and all of a sudden, one day, not being able to breathe. Imagine each breath feeling as if you were breathing sand into your lungs; excruciatingly painful to the point where only short, quick breaths were doable. I used to cry at the pain of BREATHING. Imagine not being able to feel air go into the bottom of your lungs.

Imagine believing in A GOD WHO TRULY HEALS and WHO WANTS TO HEAL YOU.

Next, imagine a miraculous healing during a Healing Mass, in which the whole church sat on the edge of their seat, hearing you desperately gasp for air; anxiously waiting and anticipating GODS HEALING; praying for you AND the priest praying over you. I will say truthfully the struggle for air as I lay there praying “please, GOD, heal me…I don’t want to die yet…” was the second most painful experience in my long healing journey. (the first was when I was dying from sepsis; my temp was 106.5 and I was literally burning up from the inside). With one final huge painful gasp, as I heard the priest bending over me and praying; “Feel the cool, healing water of Jesus…flowing into your lungs; feel the cool, healing water of Jesus….” my breath began to come fully, naturally, and with NO PAIN. one of my favorite songs played over the loudspeaker: “BE NOT AFRAID, I go before you always; Come, follow Me, and I WILL GIVE YOU REST….”

Imagine the tearful cries of RELIEF when, finally, you can once again breathe without pain! When, once again, you can FEEL air going all the way to the bottom of your lungs! I believe I cried tears of relief, joy, thankfulness for three days after that!

But I couldn’t run. Every time I tried to run, I would not be able to breathe properly. I had had a lung scan BEFORE the healing, which had showed bronchial airways had narrowed from scar tissue; obtained from abrasiveness of mycotoxins-which, quite frankly, “eat away” at tissue through abrasive irritation. The scan also showed “pockets” of “some kind of bubble-like masses” in my lower lungs. They wanted to do a biopsy. I would not let them. God told me not to, so I said NO.

I went for a second scan after God healed me. The lower lungs were fine-no masses. The dr looked confused until I told him what had happened. He responded, “wow!”  The bronchial area looked fine, too, except for signs of scar tissue (called “remodeling of the lungs”) from previous bronchial airway damage. the airway function test indicated a 30% reduction in air flow.

He said, “That is from scar tissue in the bronchial airway from airway damage. There is no cure for that. Scar tissue in the lungs cannot heal. You will always have it. You can still run, but breathing will be affected and strained.”

I decided to try running. I couldn’t. Tried several times and failed so I decided to not even try again. walking would have to do.

I walked at the same place every day; a little circle path close to home; three times around was a mile. I would walk three-five miles daily. One day as I was walking, I heard Jesus say: “RUN.”

I looked down. flip-flops. I said, “Jesus, ummm… Im wearing flip-flops….plus I don’t think I can…My lungs hurt when I run…”. Can you imagine saying that to God? Oh, how PATIENT He is!!

“TAKE MY HAND AND RUN. I AM YOUR HEALER. RUN WITH ME. I WILL HELP YOU. I HAVE HEALED YOU. DON’T BE AFRAID; JUST BELIEVE!”.

I know this sounds weird, but I put my hand out, and I envisioned Jesus holding it. I ran. Halfway around the circle…. breathing ok… “KEEP GOING. I AM WITH YOU.”, around one time…”KEEP RUNNING”….around the circle a second time… breathing just fine! “GO FOR THE MILE”….. I did, and finished two miles that day! And I had no trouble breathing AT ALL. And another miracle: I ran that two miles in FLIP FLOPS, on crushed limestone, and never got even a tiny bit of stone/rocks in my flip flops! ONLY GOD! I also now have NO SCAR TISSUE in my bronchial area; confirmed by the last mri–. Because God HEALS. Especially the impossible, because nothing is impossible with GOD!

So, the next time the Dr tells you theres no cure, or your flesh tells you you’re too weak, or the devil tells you that you CANT be healed-just grab onto the Hand that gives you breath and life, the Hand of Almighty God, and NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU, for ALL IS POSSIBLE FOR ONE WHO BELIEVES!

amen! PTL!

Job 33:4
(You don’t breathe on your own! Its GOD who GIVES US BREATH.)
Jeremiah 42;17-27
(Is ANYTHING too hard for GOD?)

Mark 5:25-36
BE NOT AFRAID; ONLY BELIEVE!!!

Mark 9:14-29, Matt 17:14-20
(fasting/praying INCREASES Faith to Believe to achieve the impossible!)

Mark 11:22-26
(Before you ask God for anything, check your heart for unforgiveness/bitterness)

I will not fret; I will not fear!
For You, GOD, are ever-near.
Watching over me each day;
hold my hand—lead The Way.

Hold onto the Hand of JESUS, and GET RUNNING! 🙂
See you on the trail…