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Psalm 16: 7-8

 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel;
My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.

 I have set the Lord always before me;
Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. NKJ

I praise the Lord, because he guides me,
    and in the night my conscience warns me.

 I am always aware of the Lord's presence;
    he is near, and nothing can shake me. GNT

I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;
    even at night my heart instructs me.
 I have set the Lord always before me.
    Because he is at my right hand,
    I will not be shaken. NIV

 

 

Some Years of Miracles

God works a tremendous miracle in my body. Pray to change me and bless others became my regimen for years of ill health. These two activities brought me to the place of total healing and keep me there.

For years I suffered from immense depression and unstable emotional upheaval and physical exhaustion.  The root of this was a surgery to remove my thyroid glands.  They were swollen, wrapped around my vocal nerves, and had growths.  The thyroids had to be removed.

The day before surgery, I ran 3.5 miles at 7.5 minutes a mile in 102 degree Oklahoma summer.  The day after surgery, I could not walk across the room.  Two weeks after surgery, I could not walk a block.  A year after surgery, I could not run a mile.  Five years after surgery I had lost all my physical stamina and gained 60lbs.  My system simply would not stabilize.  My emotions were strained and tested.

Daily Prayer

In 1997, one year after the surgery, I committed myself to daily prayer for the first hour of my day.  I would rise, shower, put on my best clothes and sit with God and a bible and some motivational book and a notepad.  This has been my habit since.  It is now 15 years of living this way.

These morning times became my solace and healing.  Of course, my body was deteriorating, my emotions were rent, and my strength was waning.  Ministry and career grew and exploded and my personal health and welfare was struggled horribly.

The Three Women

In the time of change, there were three praying women who would call me at exactly the most strenuous moments.  In my office at the church, I would be exhausted and received a call.  “Pastor Phil I have been praying for you for two days.  How are you?”  These women did not know each other.  They did not know the others were calling.  They did not know their exact timings delivered of God.  I would weep and be strengthened by the prayers of three sensitive saints and maybe countless others that just prayed and never called.  I would continue to grow weaker and more strained.  Daily saints kept me alive.

Then It Happened

Something painful and wonderful transpired.  After all these years of doctor visits and hours in the gym fighting for a body that worked and prayer for others, my condition reached the worst point ever.  What a great result to such dedication and commitment.  I finally reached total chaos and breakdown.

Four Day Waves

Every fourth day for a month, I found myself exhausted.  Then after a month, something happened.  All the hormones and chemicals balanced.  That is more than 10 years past.  Every time I am tested today, all hormones and chemicals are perfect.

There is no thyroid.  There is no synthetic hormone.  I take no pills or medicines.  Every test for ten years shows perfect balance.  Last week, I ran over 30 miles.  All I have to battle for weight now is middle age spread and a love for grease and pastries.

Sustained

Truly, I am sustained by the same habits that brought restoration.  Continual focus on God changing me first and blessing those around me opens health.

Sharing

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Prayer

Father, You are amazing.  I am wonderfully reminded every moment of my day that You are the God of healing and love.  Who else would take me from my places of pain and put me in solid and broad ground of joy?

Father, bless the reader of these notes.  There is no way to give you all the praise You deserve.  You are amazing.

Bring health for my friend.

Bring stability of mind and heart.

Bring grace and mercy.

Bring strength and verve.

Bring vitality and vision.

Bring joy and hope.

Let my friend see Your face this morning and be enlivened.

 

 

Phil Larson 405-388-8037
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