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PRAISE REPORTS Look What God Has Done! It is SO important to build our faith, and to acknowledge God for everything He does for us. His people kept a Book of Remembrance and when they were scared or in danger, they read the wonderful things that God had done for them, so they would be encouraged and strengthened, and not fear. Please write to me and tell me what God has done for you! |
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(A money blessing is not necessarily a gift of money, but listed here means that God helped with finances. I have not listed WHO the blessing was given to, just listing it so you can see how many times God comes to the rescue.) Read down to the bottom and be sure to see the miracle of the pears and the cigarettes. Newest reports on top July 19, 2008 Alex, the little boy with brain cancer is doing better. He's gone through another surgery successfully and is on his last round of chemo. We're believing for a complete healing! Chris and I are doing much better with our health, and Rod's jobs are going well. Daniel and Matt are also doing ok. Praise the Lord! Melissa has moved into a place with her children and new husband. They now have a car to use and are looking for work. Thank you Lord for arranging all things. Rod's truck broke down a few days ago and he was very upset. He worked hard to fix it but it still wouldn't start. We had it towed home, and the tow driver gave him a discount and hired him to do more work for him. His brother came by and got the truck started for him again in a day or so. Lucy has been very sick with a sore throat and high fever. She has cancer and has been taking chemo for 2 years, so a cold is a big deal. She is doing better and has survived into the second week. Her daughter is staying with her some days to make sure she eats well. May 21, 2008 Again God turned the bad storms and they split, never coming near our dwelling. All is well at my house and we have what we need. God always provides exactly what we are in need of. I am grateful! In the last few weeks, the burden of helping Rod with jobs and mechanic things has shifted off of me, and I'm thankful. Money blessings. April 29, 2008 Chris and I prayed about our mouth problems. Before I knew he had the mouth problems, that day at the store my eyes were led to the benzocaine. As I’d start to walk away, I kept thinking of it again, gently but urgently. I bought it. He had a gum infection, and I had an abscess on my gums just below the nose. We prayed and I went to bed. That night the pain was so bad for me I had to take ibuprofen. It had been so bad for Chris, we were brushing his teeth and doctoring him with peroxide 2 or 3 times a day, plus using pain reliever and benzocaine. The next day I woke up and didn’t hurt at least much. I didn’t press on my face or move my lips and tongue around for fear I’d get it stirred up again, so I was being careful. All day went by and finally by evening I was bold enough to check for the lump and see if it was really better. THE LUMP WAS GONE!!! It had been gone all day I believe, or on it’s way out. My teeth had been loose and it was pressing on a nerve in my face so I couldn’t smile on the right side the same as the left side. For it to go away overnight completely, is a miracle! I believe it was in direct response to prayer, and I thank God heartily for this relief! I want to remember this gift He’s given me, forever. Also, for Chris, his gums looked much better, they were not as red and angry looking. Also we only treated his gums and brushed his teeth once, and gave him pain reliever just once. The Lord DOES answer prayers, and He DOES heal! He does exactly what He promises He will do and I thank Him so much on Chris’ behalf too. I thank Him so much for his relief! Every day I pray for Rod to be safe and prosperous, and God have been doing that too. Praise God! He has kept him safe and calm, things are going better for him, and the money has increased that he’s earning. He has been helping us all to live in abundance, and I believe God is going to do much more! I thank God also for our family's new happiness and for me being in good spirits and not depressed. Every day in every way God is blessing me before I even ask, and preparing the way for my feet. I know I am blessed and I am very thankful! Yesterday, I got a package from my dear friend with blouses that she bought for me, and one of her books that has been published. I have needed clothes but didn’t mention it to her. Thank you Lord! April 17, 2008 Money came for a certain need, enough that overflowed to other needs. April 6, 2008 (posted date) Our router for the computer was broken, the next morning it worked. Daniel had worked on it and reconfigured everything, did all the hard resets and leaving it unplugged for awhile, etc. He finally concluded that we would have to call tech support and probably replace the dsl router. The next morning he plugged it in to try again, and it worked. Praise God! Severe weather came through our area, knocking down trees and even breaking off train crossing bars, but crossed over our house and every one of our family member’s houses with not even a whimper, only two peals of thunder and a trickle of rain. This has happened so many times now that it is building my confidence that God has us protected in His hands. Praise God! Mathew went to work Friday evening when the storm was just coming in. (Pizza delivery.) He went into the building as it was beginning to sprinkle, and each time he would enter the building it would begin raining hard, and each time he had to go out for a delivery, the rain would stop. Praise God! We had another crisis for money, similar to the one at the end of January, and somehow God made the money stretch for our family and Matt’s needs, and provided us with food and help too. This was a large need that God covered as effortlessly as spreading butter on bread. Praise God! March 28, 2008 Two blessings for Rod - concerning the truck he's been wanting so badly. It's finally his. March 28, 2008 Matt's needs were met. At work he prayed that God would give him lots of deliveries and money, but that also he’d be given energy and strength to work that night. He was tired and his feet hurt. He was praying while on a delivery. At the end of the delivery when he got back to the store, he felt a burst of energy and his feet were no longer hurting! March 21, 2008 A money blessing. (A money blessing is not necessarily a gift of money, but listed here means that God helped with our finances.) March 16, 2008 I was able to get out of a job that would take me away from Chris who needed me for his toenail problems. 15th Rod Today was first race of season. Rod’s car remained safe, although his two friend's cars were wrecked. Today severe storms ripped through our state, but as they did yesterday, they avoided our area. 15th Lisa The last 3 days’ events show me again that God will provide daily for our needs. I had been praying heavily over what He wanted us to do, and what I needed to tell people about how to live. Should man be concerned with their job and work, or should they be concerned with learning about God and worshipping Him, and let God provide. I found $10 on the front porch, tucked up against the stack of tools and potting soil on the porch, as if the wind blew it there. I found in John 6:26 - 29 26Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27Do not work
for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the
Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of
approval." 28Then they asked him, "What must we do to do the works God requires?" 29Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent." So definitely, learning to trust in God is more important than working to earn something. Thinking we provide our food and livelihood by the work of our hands is not accurate. All supply comes from God, one way or another. 14th Lisa A money blessing. March 13, 2008 Lisa A money blessing. March 5, 2008 4:40 am – Chris got me up to help him use the toilet and afterwards we prayed together. I noticed as I took his hand to pray, that it was hot, and I thought to feel his forehead. It was hot, he had a significant fever going on. I began rebuking the fever and any tummy distress he was having. I cast them each out in the name of Jesus, taking about 2 minutes for the prayer IF that long from when I felt for the fever. I immediately felt for it again, starting with his hand. It was normal. I felt his forehead, his forehead was completely cool and normal!! God has removed that fever and diarrhea THAT FAST!!! Praise God!!!! Thank you Jesus!!!! *** I also want to thank God for making my heart feel good and my health ok, as I lay down through the night. When I laid down, I felt a nagging, unspecified problem, a pain-ish feeling in my heart and breathing, a heaviness in my chest. I prayed that God would remove the problem and fix it, giving me perfect health and long life with my children, longer life. I went to sleep fairly quickly, and when I woke up with Chris later, no longer feel the problem!! Thank you Jesus!! You are the saver of my life as well as the lover of my soul! March 4, 2008 Storm coming, I had prayed with the idea of the story about Jesus in the boat when the big storm came. He criticized the apostles saying they had little faith because they were worried. So I prayed for protection and went to sleep, believing God would deal with it for me. He DID! We got a few sprinkles of rain and not even one rumble of thunder, although the radar was all orange and red, and this storm split and passed by all my family and we were all saved. *** Our money I gave liberally with tithes and gifts to those in need, and God arranged our bills so that we had plenty. Then I found I had made a mistake, I had not written in one of the checks, but instead of being in big trouble, I had enough money to put back in the bank to cover it all, and STILL give Chris his bowling money. March 4, 2008 Money blessing. Lisa: This month as I paid tithes, I set aside my money, using it for the needs of those who told me they had a problem. I gave without worrying what I had budgeted for tithes, yet God blessed us with enough money to pay our first half of the month bills and get us out of overdrafts at the bank. God is SOOO Good, and He rewards those who believe and who give!! The miracle of the pears and the cigarettes Eileen: At the beginning of the 2007 – 2008 winter season, Eileen had 10% of propane in a 100 gallon tank and they’ve lived all year long on that amount and it has not run out!! February 08 (last week of month) She was out of cigarettes and smoking her last one as she was praying. She had the money but not the time to stop at the store before work to buy more. She was saying to God that she knew He could make some be laying on the ground that a contractor may have left behind or somewhere in the complex. She even looked in the jeep to see if she had some in the car console. So she was out making rounds, closing the gates. She had already closed the front gate, and was walking back and saw a man inside the gate waiting to be let out, who was a contractor. He had been mudding plasterboard, working alone. He wanted to go to the gas station and then come back and work another hour. She was able to get him to pick up what she needed for her at the store as well. God provided the means! (Note: I do not criticize anyone for smoking or drinking or for whatever they do in their lives. This is up to the Holy Spirit. When God decides you shouldn't do something, HE convicts a heart of that. It is not our place to apply condemnation on someone else without the authority to do so.) Pears When Eileen was first working at that job, she didn’t have money for supper one night, and hadn’t brought any food to work with her. She was praying that God would provide her with something to eat. She had already walked all over the grounds in her rounds each hour, but suddenly on the next pass around (inside a locked gate), there were pears scattered all over the parking lot! She ate her fill of the pears and tried to take some home to put in the freezer, but they quickly spoiled. (The manna in the Bible would not last for the next day, if the Hebrews gathered more than they needed at the moment.) When God blesses you abundantly, pass it on quickly, don’t hoard when God blesses you. She said we’re not meant to horde anything. In reality blessings lay all around us all the time. Angie: The $20 for the school pictures. When Angie’s step children were very little and she had no money, it was school pictures time. The pictures would be $20 and she was sad and irritated that she didn’t have the money for them. She went walking with the kids and on the ground was a twenty dollar bill. God provided her with the money she desired and needed. Matt’s tips: He needed $101.10 for an important bill and he made $101 in tips that night. Another money blessing for him. Posted February 27, 2008 From Armetta: "I had surgery done on
both knees on January 14, 2008. I am during just fine. I did
not have any pain with my surgery. I have been walking since January
15, 2008. I told the Lord before surgery that I did not want any
pain and I wanted to be walking in 2 days. OH! did He answer my prayer.
Even the doctor and my physical therapist called it a miracle. I
know God answered my prayer. "I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth." (Psalm 34:1) God wants me to live a life of praise. He wanted me to praise Him while I am driving or whatever I am doing - praise Him. He wants me to praise Him in good times and bad. Anytime, All the time. The word "fruit" caught my attention. I remembered how Jesus had said, "Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit." (John 15:8) There are many ways in which we may bear fruits as Christians, here is one sure way: by "the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name." Lisa, every time we give thanks
and praise to the Lord, we are bearing fruit. The more we praise him the
more fruit we bear. The more fruit we bear, the more the Father is
glorified! And the more the Father is glorified, the more His power
is unleashed. I just want to live my life for him. From Lisa: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 I got a phone call from a nearby hospital, asking for "Suzie". I told the lady that my name was Lisa and our family name, and she was very confused. She said she had searched for Pastor Stan Glass on her work computer and my phone number popped up, so she assumed I must be his wife. I said "He's a pastor of a church in Albany!" (The same one where Rod was healed of throat cancer.) She had been having a problem with her throat and feared it was cancer, had scheduled a barium swallow for Monday coming up and wanted to call her pastor before going. Somehow God diverted her phone call to my house! I immediately said, "God must want me to give you our testimony!" So I did. We talked and then emailed and then talked for hours that night. When we talked later that night, she called me and I didn't recognize her voice. Earlier in the day it had been raspy, typical of throat problems, or cancer. Now her voice was clear and different! She said a few minutes after we talked in the afternoon, she couldn't find the lump in her throat anymore. It felt fine and she felt fine too! Praise the Lord!! We are both standing in agreement that her problem is healed and she is healed. I told her to go ahead and call her pastor and do whatever her heart told her to do, according to her level of faith. Jesus said "Be it unto you according to your faith." Thank you Jesus, for a new friend, a boost to both of our faith, and for an opportunity to give you glory! *** Monday Feb 18th, Rod sawed one of his fingers down the middle with a table saw. We went to the ER and waited, then was sent to the clinic and we waited. Finally we left, without medication or stitches. We went to a store and bought some clean gauze and betadine, and bandaged it ourselves. He did not have any pain, and did not take even one tylenol for this injury. It never swelled, it did not get infected, and it never hurt. He went right back to work that day, and in less than 1 week, the injury was almost healed!! Praise God! Rod said he asked God to heal his finger, a simple request by a man of simple words, and God honors our hearts! *** Same week - I was taking pictures of an old house and stepped up to the side of the road to cross it. I wasn't looking and didn't know a car was on my left, about to hit me. Rod saw it and hollered to me. I stopped and turned to holler back at him a bit annoyed that he was trying to talk to me from a distance (one of my pet peeves), and in that moment's hesitation, my life was saved. God was watching out for me and used him to save me. This is important to know, that rescues come in all kinds of ways. *** I had just been writing that day that I knew nothing would ever happen to me outside of God's will and protection, but as Rod commanded me to come help him, I was beginning to freak. I was afraid of trying to do something like that and I knew he was in a bad mood and it would be extra difficult to convince him to call a tow truck or someone else for help. I began praying as hard as I could, my mind awash with fears instead of faith. There is no pull off space at the side of the road, only curb and if you break down, you can't get out of the line of traffic. When I got there, there was a policeman behind him with his blue lights on. That was a blessing! The traffic was coming from both directions and just in front of us was a blind curve. The people coming head on couldn't see the police lights and Rod only had his flashers on. I got in behind him and tried to push his truck with my car, against my better judgment, and with each attempt to go forward his truck would move away from me and I'd have to rush to catch up again. So I was ramming his vehicle, bang, bang, bang and getting more upset as we went. I couldn't see which lane we were in, or where we were going. No street lights in that area, everything pitch black and no way to see which lanes the traffic coming at us was in. I stopped and jumped out of my car and said I cannot do this, call your brother! He called them for help and his nephew came with a chain. He pulled Rod's truck all the way to the shop, and I followed slowly behind. During that long ride, I continued to pray frantically until my spirit settled down. God then used that time to reveal to me the answers about some puzzling scripture. When we got to the shop, Rod's truck started up with nothing wrong with it at all. I asked God why had this happened? Why would he allow a problem like that? The only answer I got was, that I had 2 problems that needed work. One was in not applying my faith to EVERY situation, even the mundane, and knowing that I could trust him to get Rod to safety. The other is in not asserting
myself in a situation, therefore allowing someone to guide me into trouble
when it's against my better judgment. This situation
really highlighted these areas where I had flaws so I can
pray about them. Thank you Jesus for saving us that night and for showing me your truth and your blessings! September 4, 2007 I have received my healing! Praise God! See my story at the bottom of Chris' miracles page. Number 12. www.blessingmeadowsministries.com/christopher.htm My house is clean, thanks to Abbie and Jay who have been working on it for me while I was sick. Lucy's car is repaired and she's back on the road. Posted August 24, 2007 Rod has found a job to replace the one that ended. God provides richly! We were protected and safe in the storms that plagued our area through the entire night last night. My niece and her husband are living nearby now and they come daily to help me clean my house and get things in order. Chris didn't need surgery, but evidently only had a bladder infection. Margaret is out of rehab and feeling great, strong and healthy. Debbi's mom has come through surgery again and is doing well. The lightning from last night's storm, although it made the trailer buzz, did not harm Willie when it blew the phone box from the wall of a building about 10 feet from where he slept. Rachel's mom has come through surgery and is doing well. Teresa and Mike have found a place they are trying to buy, and his job seems to be sound and stable. Posted August 6th 2007 Willie - received a healing from high blood pressure. THANK YOU, Lord! Lisa - after nearly 2 years of pain and inability to move or clean house, or do much of anything, suddenly there is a feeling of health, spurt of energy and much cleaning going on at home. :) Weight is dropping slowly too, having lost 2 or 3 pounds in the last week. Had thought I had blown the air conditioner in the kitchen, but it came back on after a rest. Thank you, Lord! Posted March 31, 2007 Doris is doing well from her breast cancer treatment and going into reconstruction surgery. Please keep her in your prayers, but all looks very well now! Praise Jesus!! We are doing well, God is stretching our money as needed, and small jobs have begun coming in. We are trusting completely on God and He has never let us down! Thank you Lord! Posted March 16, 2007 It looks like 2 of my friends out of state who were going through a divorce, after many months of struggle, have decided to stay together, though live separately because of work situations at this time. They've been together, married, for many years, had children and saw their grandchildren born, before the problems from their families' pasts finally tore them apart. Please pray that God will heal all wounds and help them to make a fresh new life together. Posted March 15, 2007 Our bathroom is just about completed!!! Praise the Lord. We got to bathe today, and Rod went to measure a house for a vinyl installation job. This is big news. We had been rebuilding the bathroom floor, from the ground up, literally, even the floor joists that support the house. We put in a handicapped shower for Chris. Also, Rod has been working at home instead of working for a living, so it was a great blessing to have his help here to get this job done, but now he needs to assimilate back into the work force. Teresa's horse is recovering. A friend is able to start a new life and her daughter in law's unborn baby appears to be safe at the moment. Chad, Rod's nephew who is in boot camp for the Air Force right now, has called home and told us that he will be playing drums in the Air Force band in the parade in San Antonio this weekend. It's a blessing that even in the darkest part of a person's life (or what you might think would be the most difficult), there can be a great joy and proud moment. I am feeling better, less pain and enjoying the thought of living many more years! Jesus is faithful and able, and always, the Lord who healeth me!!! Posted March 3, 2007 My stomach has been much better, almost like nothing was ever wrong with it! Thank you Jesus for my complete healing! I speak the words of healing and believe and accept it because I understand the power of life and death is in the tongue, and we overcome by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony!!! When the tornadoes were coming all around us, and within just a few miles of our house Thursday night (the 1st of March), God kept us safe from harm. Not even a small branch fell from a tree in our yard. All of our family members were kept safe, despite so much of Americus being destroyed. All of us have ties there, family or friends and jobs or other interests. It's also where we used to live up until 1999. We began the bathroom project, tore out the old floor down to the ground outside, and built back in walls, a sub floor, a shower (walk in handicapped shower for Chris), and soon will be finishing up with tile. It's about half done, but the old termite eaten and moldy wood is gone. The house smells better, I'll finally be able to take care of Chris the way he needs, and we were given the money to do the job in a way that isn't a loan hanging over our heads. I have to also thank my in laws, the boy's grandparents and aunt, who had saved money up for them all these years and made it available to them now. I received an email from a lady who told me the article "What about church?" had blessed her and helped her with the difficult issues of church attendance and tithing. (Not everyone fits into a mould with everyone else. Sometimes people respond better to God when they learn that there are no rules, only love. Then when they experience the freedom and liberty that they have in Christ Jesus, the Holy Spirit can help them follow the example of the Lord and live to please Him.) We got Chris' blood work done and submitted a prescription for physical therapy. While there we found out that Medicare has not stopped paying for physical therapy, they will still pay a percentage. We can get Chris back to the exercise he needs!!! Thank you Jesus! Even though Rod is not working now, and we have many bills this month, the Lord arranged our finances to be sufficient and to pay part of the repair on the house. A cousin of mine that I haven't talked to in years called last week to say he was coming through town and would like to stop and see us. Posted February 22, 2007 Lisa (me) getting my house clean! My sister Mary is coming to help me and we're getting things done that has needed doing for years. It's a great time of hope for me! Also...My stomach is feeling much better. I was sick yesterday with abdominal pain, but I claim complete healing in Jesus' name! It is mine!!!! I have received two emails in one day from new friends (people I didn't know before the email), who said my site was a blessing to them. Thank you Jesus! Now I have confirmation that what I'm doing is important and is hitting it's mark, and I have new friends that will bless and enrich my life!! Posted February 20, 2007 Teresa, reports that energy assistance program has paid her light bill and that of her mother's. This was a huge bill and a huge blessing!! Praise Jesus! The winter cold has finally let go of our area! Many of the people on the prayer list have received their healing. Marlene, my mother in law, has passed into Heaven and is no longer in pain. She's with her husband who departed November 22, 2007. Praise God, we had enough money and time free to travel to her funeral and see many of our relatives that I had not seen in years. I have been given a respite from my health problems, and am very thankful! February 3, 2007 Financial stability and accountability is becoming a reality for all of us involved with Blessing Meadows. People who only a month or two ago were several hundred dollars in the hole, are now learning stewardship over large amounts of money. God is blessing us all with more and trusting us with more. Pray that we work responsibly with honor and come worship Him with us! Evelin and Joe have decided to visit his family in the Carolinas and have their tickets to move there. It is a new beginning for them. Please keep them in your prayers. We were spared damage and danger in the storms this week. Rod has agreed to a move or whatever is necessary to get our home repaired or replaced, so that we can live in comfort and peace.
© Lisa Tyler 2007
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