saddened by a friends illness
UPDATE: I saw my friend at church and although I think I heard him grumble, he did seem more – blessed. Thanks for praying. Keep it up.
I heard today a Christian friend has cancer. The sad part, OK cancer is sad, but even sadder, is the fact that he is mad at God. I have always been touched by the Bible story about Job. What we need to learn from him is that we have to thank God in ALL things, not just the good.
Job didn’t blame God, and we shouldn’t either. He knew that God was with him through all the problems, not the cause of the problems.
Please, pray for my friend and his family. Gods grace and peace can carry us though it all.
Hands on prayer works!
Part 1:
I went to The Call in Dallas several years ago. Awesome, life changing experience. They recommended a prayer for people around you, and my husband said I should ask for prayer, because I’m always hurting. So I raised my hand and youth of multiple ages laid their hands on me and prayed. I was the only one in the group that knew all of my aches and pains, but God also knows, doesn’t He?!!! Anyway, after 2 long (really long) bus rides, I made it home feeling healthy. Really a pleasant surprise for me.
Part 2:
My husband and I took a long fast walk while in Dallas to check out the sights. I got a huge blister on the bottom of my foot, about the size of a quarter. Everyone was jumping around, except for me. 
Remember, the prayer from part 1? The blister never popped, but the swelling went down, never pealed, and I never had a problem with it again. Amen, thanks God, for anwered prayer!
