The first miracle I recall in my life happened at about age 6 to 7 years old.
I was told that there was a real God, and I just had to know. I told God to prove himself real to me.
Over the next couple weeks, I would wake up at night paralized with pain in my back. I couldn't even call out for help.
Finnally one night I was able to begin to move my foot, then get up out of bed. I went in my parents room to wake them, because I was in such serious pain, but there was a sleep over them, they would not wake up.
Exhausted, I sat in a black barber chair next to their bed. I looked upward towards where I thought God would be, and with all my heart began to say in my mind to God, "Your'e my only hope for help" Just then, at the same time I felt the most wonderful feeling rush all over my body, and I could hear a beautiful music, and in the big mirror , I could clearly see the reflection of angels going by with musical instruments, and all that pain was gone.
Then my mom wakes up and says, what are you doing in here? And I said, look at the angels mom !" But she didn't see them , and told me to go back to bed.
At about age 15, I was in the town of Kensington in Maryland. Walking around with a couple friends it was beginning to downpour rain, so we ran through what used to be a wooded corner lot, heading for shelter at the Citgo Gas Station.
I was bare footed. I thought I could go faster by leaping off a tree stump, only to land on the bottom of a broken glass bottle. It hurt so bad, all that momentum coming down on that jagged glass edge, I just fell to the ground.
My friends helped me get over to the gas station, where I sat by the outdoor rest rooms waiting for one of my friends to call his dad for help. His dad only was a few blocks away.
All the while, I sat there holding my hand over the gash on the arch of my foot, keeping pressure to stop the blood; Also, I was praying to God, but I dont remember the prayer.
By the time my freinds dad got there, he accused us of making up a lie just to get a ride, because no one could see not even any mark where the gash was. My friend was Terry Chamness, who now lives in Memphis.
In the same town, around the same age; I was walking with Pat Cauley. He told me he had a head ache that felt like a dagger stuck in the top of his head.
In all seriousness, I told him to stand still. I envisioned the dagger in his head, reached up and imagined pulling it out. He was kind of surprised, telling me thanks, the pain is gone.
Also in that town, was a place we used to hang out at, called The Cliffs, at Kengar Park.
We were up high on the rock cliffs, and I had my back to the air, away from the rocks, talking to friends sitting there. Without thinking, I steped backwards a bit and began to fall backwards. I was suspended there in almost a 45 degree angle looking down, swinging my arms around trying to get back up; Then without a question about it, I reached out , grabbed the air in front of me and pulled myself up straight.
Everyone there was stunned, because there was no way that could happen. I think it was either a miracle of faith, or an angel was there to grab on to.
As a young adult, about 27 or 28 years old; After I had become a very dedicated follower of Jesus; I was at a home where a bunch of us singles had our own bible study and praise times on Saturday nights; Where Linda Betz lived, who went on to marry Chad Alicks, who was there also. I saw their cat, which had a blind eye. The eye was solid white.
I felt the compassion of the Lord come over me about the cat. Picking the cat up, I began speaking words of authority over the cat against the works of the devil, but in a tender tone of voice. The cat began franticly trying to get away when I began to pray. Normally the cat was so calm, he didn't care if you buried him in leaves, he'd just lay there, but this was a spirit battle, and the cat was caused to resist.
After praying how I knew; to bind and loose , and to proclaim the healing purchased by Christs blood, I didnt want glory for myself, so I showed the cat to others at the gathering. Finally, "I see an eye" one young lady says. So I turned the cat and looked, and could see, the white had gone back, and you could see the color of the cats eye.
Actually, I need to write a book to cover all the miraculous things done to through and around me, So for now, I'll jump to Oklahoma, where I met my wife.
A good christian I became friends with offered me some work with him at the Sapulpa Vet Clinic, working on the roof part of the addition going on. One evening, after work, I am over by the barn putting tools in the truck. I notice a woman in a dress, sitting on the ground next to her colt. I could tell she loved that little horse an aweful lot to be sitting on the barn floor in her dress, inorder to be carressing the animal.
I climed up on the 1x6 divider and looked in asking, what was wrong? she replied that her colt had gotten a rare blood disease, and it wasn't expected to make it through the night. I could feel the compassion of Christ move on me, and I spoke.
The woman asked, what did you say? I felt very much on the spot, because I really didnt know what I said. Reason why is because it wasn't my words that come out my mouth. Pausing for a monent, I tryied to see if I could remember hearing the words that came out my mouth. Then I knew, "The Lord give you life" I told her, that's what I said. And she kindly thanked me. Then my friend who I was working for, hops up next to me on that indoor barn fence, and asks also, what the problem was. He told the woman that we'll pray for her horse. I told him we wont need to, God already spoke a word through me.
The next morning , the colt was standing up and had eaten breakfast. I explained to the Doctor what had happened and asked him if he thought it was a miracle. He said he thought it was, and explained there was a lot going on there that contributed to the result. He said it was a combination of the best he could do, the love and willingness of the colts owner, the word of the Lord, And, the will of the horse ! That was really something.
There is so much to remember and write; Here is a recent report of miracles. One of my nieces from my wifes side came to visit us from Houston. She had told us of all these bad conditions she was needing medical help for. I got the oil and began to pray, and got my wife and oldest son to stand behind her. As I ever so slightly was just barely touching her forhead with the tip of one finger, I began speaking as the Spirit led me. She went out in the Spirit about four times, til all the problem was gone. A week or so later, she told me of how so many things and relations in her life were turned around for the good. That's a mighty good God!
Also , my wife had some kind of physical problem. Half her facial muscles would not work; her left eyelid did not blink, her left side of her mouth would not move or smile, her left cheek would not move or go up when she talked or smiled. We prayed and anointed her with oil and believed God. A couple days later she was much better, then within a week, all was well. Praise to God !
All three of us males in the house, my two sons and I; each of us had gotten severe pain and swelling and even blood only in the right ear. I knew it was not just coincidence that each of us had the same thing on the same right ear; So we prayed and trusted God, and by his leading we all got delivered.
During all these recent miracles, which took place in 2004, I had a job driving a dump truck, and spend all day listening to the new testament of the bible on tape. Then I noticed the condition I was diagnosed as fibromialgia (spelling?) was gone, and also, I had warts that appeared on my ring finger right when I came back from the outer darkness in 1982, Those had vanished!
Twenty two years of being dedicated to follow Jesus, is how long I had that wart, and nothing would make it go away, except that day at the clay pit where I got the truck loaded, where I had put my hand like Moses did, removing it from my shirt to find it clean instantly from the wart.
Also, in 2006, while at the end of the day, working for Service Ready Mix driving a concrete truck, I was in extreem pain of a bad tooth, so much that I was at the point of tears and could just about scream because of how unbearable the toothach was. I washed out my mixer crying out to God saying "Please Lord, In the name of Jesus, take away the pain". Before two minutes went by I noticed all the pain had vanished completely. Now get this! The whole side of my neck was swollen with glands from the infected tooth; All the glands also had instantly gone away. No one can say that was not God! Glands do not deminish back to normal in less than two hundred seconds on their own or by Any medical means.
There was no way I could hold back from telling complete strangers all over town that day of that wonderful miracle from God.
Another miracle healing I received about my teeth. From about the 5th grade, every time I brushed my teeth or bit an apple my gums would bleed. I believe it was back around 2004, after Beginning Home Church, that I realized my gums no longer bleed. I was nearly 40 years in that condition, and God did that for my out of his goodness and kindness. Recently, as I was sharing this with the Pastor of Family Faith Church, He had a very good word as to why God just up and did that for me; describing the account of Jesus talking with the woman who was not a Jew; She asked for healing, pleading that even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the childrens table. He pointed out that the topic was that "healing and health" were the bread for the children of God. Now that was surely good word. He also pointed out that when you delight to live for God, that God will give you the desires of your heart. Then I realized I had those desires; I had been ashamed to eat an apple around other people because of gums bleeding; I was unsure about laying that hand, which had the wart, on someone to pray. God knows our hearts desire better that we do. I never thought of it that way because, one main translation of scriptures means that God will establish His desire in us when we make Him our delight. Therein is a good example of the benifit of fellowship; Others can bring fresh insight that we overlook.
None of this is glory to me, or down on anybody; We each were equally blessed to witness it: It is GOD who does things through us. I was used by God inocently like a child, with child like faith. The reason I was chosen to be a vessel was no credit to myself; God could have used a donkey.
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