August 14th, 2007 by admin
One day I went over to Rhema Bible College and bought a teaching tape on healing by Kenneth Hagin Sr. The title of the message was �Healing is The Children�s Bread.� This was my first real study on healing. Even though I had grown up believing in healing, I had never really done any studying on healing. I even experienced miracles in my own life: I survived an abortion attempt in my mother�s womb; at the age of eight, I was protected from a crippling injury when my leg was run over by a riding lawn mower, narrowly missing the Achilles tendon. The doctors had to decide on the operating table whether or not to amputate the foot. They did the surgery to put my foot back together and I have not had a minute�s trouble since. At the age of eighteen, I took my first missions trip to the Philippines and contracted hepatitis. I was sicker than I have ever been in my life, losing sixteen pounds in five days, but recovering miraculously after three weeks. I decided that since I had recovered from these things, surely I would recover from this too. I was also a graduate from Oral Roberts University, which has a great emphasis on being whole in every aspect of life. Healing is the children�s bread. That was what I needed to hear.
August 13th, 2007 by admin
For the next several months, the doctor prescribed different eye drops that I had to take everyday to keep the pressure down to normal. Apparently there had been some damage to the area where the fluid in my eye was supposed to be draining. Of course I sought God in prayer and had friends and pastors pray for me. Furthermore, this was Tulsa, so healing ought to happen here in the faith capital of the world. I knew the Bible said that if anyone is sick let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, and the prayer of faith would save the sick and the Lord would raise him up (James 5:14). If the Bible were true, why was I not getting better? After all Jesus healed the blind eyes all the time in the Bible, and if He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Heb. 13:8) then what was the problem? I had been raised in a faith filled environment and believed in healing all my life, but obviously I was missing something.
In many places, the modern church is plagued with sickness, and there are not an abundance of healing miracles in local churches. It seems like whenever there is a healing service or a call for those who are sick, many in the church respond or raise their hands. Why is the church so sick? The scriptures make reference to a church that is healed and free from sickness, but it does not seem that we are seeing it today.
August 12th, 2007 by admin
It was April 20th 2003, Easter Sunday. My wife Missy and I went to church that morning not knowing that this day would change our lives forever. We had a good service and enjoyed Christian fellowship afterwards. Then it happened. While shaking hands with some of the men after the service in the parking lot, I realized that I could no longer see out of a portion of my right eye. I did not know what was happening. I had felt fine and nothing apparently had caused this, but something was definitely wrong. I went to the doctor the next day and found out that the pressure in my right eye had risen to 55, which is dangerously high, and I had gone blind in the lower half of the eye. I was diagnosed with glaucoma at the age of 36. The heartbreaking news was that the doctors said that I would never regain the lost sight. I wasn�t really sure how to take this — after all I am a Christian, and we are supposed to be protected from these kinds of things. In fact, I had just been hired by a church as one of their associate pastors, which was something I had wanted for a long time.
What had happened? The battle in the mind began, and the thoughts concerning how this could have happened flooded in. Was God trying to teach me something? Or maybe I was reaping something? How did the devil do this if we are in Christ? And — well� you get the point.
August 11th, 2007 by admin
The encouragement of a few special friends has inspired me to record the last four years of my life � 2003 to 2007. The last four years have been an amazing journey of emotional and spiritual ups and downs because of a physical battle with cancer. I am compelled to be painfully honest herein since many times only the victory is heard and the battle rarely communicated. For those who only want to see the victory, I must be clear: the battle still rages. This writing is intended for those who want to share in the journey and battle, not just the victory. If a cozy success story is all that matters, then stop here and go watch a good movie. This is a journey of identity, and sometimes finding who you are gives you experiences you never thought possible. I pray that as you peek into the last four years of my journey, these words will strengthen you and encourage you in yours. Journey on…
August 11th, 2007 by admin
Many of my next blogs will detail out a trial that I have been facing in my body. This trial is part of my journey and I felt it important to share "The Journey". It’s not pretty in some areas but in an effort "to be real", I am not going to sugar coat the experience. I will also tell you that comments are welcome, but I have made my decisions for me and I have to live with them. Many of you may have made different decisions, but we all have to live out our own life and face the victories and defeats of our choices. Please understand that in these blogs I will not be telling anyone to do what I have done, but simply telling my story. May you find encouragement and peace in the following blogs with a renewed hope that Jesus is real and lives among us.
Lee
