Great Encouragement

We h ave received soooooooooooo many notes of encouragement from our friends and family. THANK YOU! I wanted to share an excerpt from one of them that especially touched our hearts today:

A friend, named Sandie, was sharing how she had a doctor tell her that she had breast cancer, but that NO fear had come upon her. So much so, that the doctor and her mother thought she was in shock or denial. Anyway, that night, after the doctor gave her that diagnosis, she had a dream, and this is where we pick up in her e-mail:
Well anyway, that night I went to sleep and my dream was this. I was standing and there was a Gold Shield covering me from head to toe, the most beautiful shield, and I could see fiery balls being thrown at me, but they never touched me because the Shield was protecting me. I remember that as I saw the balls being thrown at me I would stoop down, but I didn't have to. I also noticed that I could stand because the Shield covered me from head to toe, even when I was standing up! I'm not saying that Clay does not have faith, or that he doesn't believe. I want to encourage both of you with this scripture that the Holy Sprit led me to: Genesis 15:1 After these things the Word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I AM your Shield, your exceeding Great Reward."

God is with you both, He has not left you nor forsaken you, remember, the story of three that were thrown into the fiery furnace? They said they knew who they believed in, and that He (God) was more than capable to deliver them from the king's hand, but that if God did not deliver them, they still would not bow down to him (the king), remember they were thrown into the furnace, but there was also Someone else there with them and protected them, instead of three in the furnace, there was four--- The Son of God.

The Word of God says, you will go through the river, but you will not drown. You will go through the fire and you will not be burned. You will come out and your clothes will not even smell like it was burnt, because, I the Lord am with you.

God our Father has seen the attack on your family. The enemy thinks he is smart, but what the enemy does not realize is that he has just given you the opportunity for you to give Your Father in Heaven the opportunity to Rise Up and Defend His Own. God your Father will Rise Up and show Himself as your Father who watches over You, as Your Healer Who Heals Yours Diseases, as Your Strong Tower who You can Run to, as Your Defender who will Fight for You, as Your Shield who You can Hide Behind, and God Your Father will Rise and Defend You, because You belong to Him, and no one messes with the Children of the Living God. As a good king who goes out to war to defend his nation, so will the King of Kings Rise Up and Defend You. Through this, God reveals Himself to you in such a way, but not only do you see it, but the people around you see it as well.

Remind the enemy Who your Father is, and do what both of you do best, and that's Worship the Lord God Almighty, the I AM, that I AM. I AM Your Healer, Defender, Strong Tower, Provider, Father, Refuge, Lion of the Tribe of Judah, The Lord Your God.

WOO HOO! There is no way I could've said it that well myself! Go Sandie! And GO GOD in Sandie!!!!!!

Have a super-blessed week and weekend! We're gonna!!!

God's love & mine,
Lauren
aka Nonnie