Are You Tired?

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Frances

Hunter

Are

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Table Of Contents

Chapter 1. What is Happening to Me? 4

Chapter 2. Honey, Im Sick! 18

Chapter . It C"# $e Happening to

Me!

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Chapter 4. I Hate S%gar! & 4'

Chapter '. n (%nce o) *re+ention '4

Chapter . -os -oo /oo 4

Chapter 0. What is -oo Heath Worth? 8


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CHAPTER ONE

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?

-et a com)ortae chair an sit o3n, eca%se

yo% 3ont p%t this ook o3n %nti yo% ha+e

competey )inishe reaing it!

-o has gi+en me a message to share 3ith the

$oy o) Christ 3hich can sa+e yo%r i)e!

When yo% sa3 the tite o) this ook 5 6(7

#I5?, yo% may ha+e tho%ght, 9#ire o) 3hat?: It

co% mean;

9re yo% tire o) not ha+ing eno%gh money?:

9re yo% tire o) going to ch%rch?:

9re yo% tire o) eing sick?:9re yo% tire o) proems?:

9re yo% tire o) eing epresse?:

or it co% mean a n%mer o) i))erent things.

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In spite o) the e=ha%stion yo% )ee, o yo% ha+e

i))ic%ty going to seep at nights?

Is yo%r seep restess at times?%ring the ast t3o years I co% ha+e honesty

ans3ere 96es: to each an e+ery one o) those


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p%sh. #hats a essing at times, %t I aso

isco+ere that it is not s%ch a essing at other

times eca%se yo% keep p%shing eyon the normaan inteigent imits 3hich can ca%se an ini+i%a

to r%n into some rea proems.

I hary rememer 3hen this a starte eca%se

I a3ays ignore any itte symptoms the e+i tries

to p%t on me. $%t some3here aong the ine %ring

the ast )i+e years I egan to notice itte changes

3hich seeme %nimportant in the eginning.

"othing ig, %t itte 3arning signas egan to

occ%r.

It seeme to me that I co% not accompish as

m%ch 3ork as I )ormery i. Since I ha+e a3ays

een a terri)ic 93ork horse:, 3hat might seem a

so3&o3n to me might not seem that 3ay tosomeone ese. #here 3ere itte 3arning signas

3hich I int e+en recogni>e an instea I

attempte to ignore some raica changes that 3ere

occ%rring in my oy.

I egan to notice an %n%s%a esire )or s3eets. I

egan to notice that e+en tho%gh I 3o% e

e=tremey tire 3hen I 3ent to e, I 3o% ha+e

i))ic%ty going to seep, an my seep seeme to e

a restess seep 3ith a ot o) tossing an t%rning

%ring the night intersperse 3ith perios o)

3ake)%ness.

I) I trie to get %p, I 3o% reai>e ho3

e=ha%ste I 3as. I 3o% cim right ack in ean then e 3ie a3ake again! #he room ne+er

seeme to e the right temperat%reeither my )eet

3ere co or I 3as perspiring aro%n the neck. We

ne+er seeme to e ae to set the thermostat

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correcty so that I 3o% e com)ortae eno%gh to

go right to seep. It 3as t%rn an toss night a)ter

night, regaress o) 3hether 3e 3ere at home or ina mote on the roa.

(ne night as 3e 3ere 3orking in o%r o))ice at

home, I ha a ot o) pro@ects to )inish e)ore going

to e an it seeme as i) my energy @%st

competey isappeare. I ont rememer e+er

ha+ing s%ch a esire in my entire i)e to @%st go to

e an go to seep immeiatey. $eca%se I kne3 I

ha to )inish my @o, I ran o%t to the kitchen an

mae a pot o) strong co))ee, rank t3o c%ps an ate

a ish o) ice cream 3ith hot )%ge sa%ce )or energy.

s I ret%rne to my esk, I tho%ght I 3o% coapse

eca%se I 3as so tire.

#hat certainy seeme pec%iar to me eca%sethe ca))eine in co))ee an the s%gar in the ice cream

an hot )%ge sa%ce sho% ha+e kept anyone a3ake

)or at east another co%pe o) ho%rs. I ooke at

Chares an sai, 9Honey, o yo% think something

is 3rong 3ith me? I ont seem to e ae to p%sh

myse) the 3ay I %se to. o yo% think it co%

possiy e that Im getting oer an @%st 3ont e

ae to o the things I %se to.: We a%ghe an

ecie that maye 3e 3ere getting a itte it oer

an that maye -o int inten )or %s to a3ays

keep a si=teen&ho%r a ay sche%e as 3e ha

maintaine.

"othing co% ha+e kept me a3ake. I simpyha to go to e. 5+en 3ith the co))ee an s%gar

insie my oy, I roppe o)) into a 9ea: seep

this time.

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5+en tho%gh it 3as not a constant thing at that

time, toay I can ook ack an see that 3hen I 3as

3orking at night, it ecame more an more o) anecessity to get some 9e=tra: energy thro%gh co))ee,

*epsi or a ish o) ice cream. Aooking ack, the

3ors, 9Honey, Im so tire!: seeme to ecome a

reg%ar part o) my con+ersation 3ith Chares. 5+en

tho%gh 3e 3o% comment on ho3 o)ten I sai

those 3ors, 3e asicay ignore them.

It seeme as tho%gh I 3as tire in the morning

regaress o) 3hen I 3ent to e at night.

It seeme as tho%gh I 3as tire at noon

regaress o) ho3 ate I ha staye in e in the

morning.

It seeme as tho%gh I 3as tire at night

regaress o) 3hether or not I ha taken a nap orha one itte or a ot o) 3ork that ay.

Soon it seeme as tho%gh I 3as e=ha%ste a

the time. 5A W"I"- SI-"A.

I o+e eing in the ministry. I o+e each an

e+ery one o) o%r speaking ates. I o+e 3riting the

monthy etters to those 3ho are a part o) o%r

ministry. I o+e 3riting the taoi 3hich 3e sen

o%t e+ery three months. I o+e ooking a o) o%r

speaking ates.

We are proay one o) the )e3 ministries in the

3or toay 3ho sti personay o a the itte

things I ha+e mentione ao+e. We o them a

eca%se 3e o+e oing them!Aooking ack, I ont e+en rememer 3hen I

egan to ose my interest in oing my norma 3ork

in the ministry. It seeme the pies o) etters I

neee to ans3er gre3 igger an igger %nti they

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amost sti)e me. I egan to isike ictating an

ha i))ic%ty getting a the things sai that I

3ante to get across in a etter. o) these things came so gra%ay an so

steathiy %pon me that neither o) %s reai>e 3hat

3as happening. We int e+en seem to e a3are

that anything %n%s%a 3as occ%rring.

I egan to ose my %s%a enth%siasm an

e=%erance )or amost e+erything.

I 3ante to e aone, an 3hen I 3as aone, I

3ante to go to e an seep.

I int 3ant to ha+e company an I int 3ant

to go any3here.

I @%st 3ante to go to seep.

I 3as soooooooooooo tire!

When I sat o3n in a chair, I int 3ant to get%p. It 3as too m%ch e))ort eca%se I WS S(

#I5! My egs seeme to 3eigh a tho%san

po%ns, an it 3as @%st too m%ch e))ort to get %p o%t

o) a chair. (nce I ha prepare inner at home an

p%t it on the tae, I checke care)%y to make s%re

I ha not )orgotten anything. It seeme that once I

sat o3n, it 3as amost a physica impossiiity )or

me to get %p again.

/rom the gorio%s ay 3hen I 3as orn again, I

ha+e een a )anatic ao%t reaing the $ie. I o+e

to spen ho%rs an ho%rs reaing an meitating in

the Wor. I o+e researching in the $ie 3hen Im

going to teach a ne3 s%@ect or 3rite a ook. Myisinterest in reaing the Wor came so so3y that

I int e+en reai>e it ha happene. /or no reason

that I co% )athom, I s%eny )o%n the $ie

i))ic%t to get into. #he $ie ha ost its >ip! I

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3o% )orce myse) to rea the Wor eca%se I

kne3 that I sho%. When I )inishe, I co%nt

rememer a singe thing I ha rea. Has that e+erhappene to yo%?

*eope 3o% come %p to me in prayer ines an

say they 3ere e=ha%ste a the time, an I 3o%

say, 9-et into the Wor o) -onothing 3i gi+e

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%p Dat estE! /ear egan to grip my min. Was I

getting sick 3ith some kin o) an %nkno3n isease?

Maye i) I ate something it 3o% gi+e meenergy. What sho% I eat?

Something to gi+e me a )ast pick&%p.

piece o) chocoate? cany ar?

ig ta gass o) orange @%ice?

ish o) ice cream? Maye a itte chocoate

sa%ce on top o) it? $oth are goo )or the energy.

Maye I o%ght to ha+e three scoops o) ice cream

eca%se I am so raine o) energy. Im e=ha%ste.

Im 3orn o%t. 9Something 3i gi+e me energy.:

$%t nothing i! I @%st gaine 3eight!

-o, 3here are yo%? -o, is something going

3rong 3ith me? -o, I nee a to%ch )rom yo%!

Chares an I oth o+e to ay hans on the sick.I) there is any ministry to 3hich -o has cae %s

to, it is to ay hans on the sick. We go to ser+ice

a)ter ser+ice, night a)ter night, an eca%se 3e o+e

to ay hans on the sick, 3e ne+er go home %nti the

ast person 3ho 3ants to ha+e hans ai on them

has an opport%nity to e heae, ei+ere an set

)ree regaress o) the si>e o) the a%ience or the

time o) night.

(ne night on the 3ay to the mote a)ter an

especiay ong Dan po3er)%E ser+ice, I sai to

Chares, 9Honey, I am so tire I cant stan it!: t

that partic%ar moment I )et I co%nt e+er ay

hans on peope again eca%se I 3as so e=tremeye=ha%ste. I )et as tho%gh it 3as raining my +ery

i)e o%t o) me.

Something ese egan to happen. %ring this

perio o) e=treme tireness an e=ha%stion, 3e ha+e

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seen the greatest increase in the heaing ministry

that 3e ha+e e+er en@oye since 3e ecame Spirit&

)ie. We ha+e seen many ser+ices 3here 8', Ban e+en B' per cent o) the peope 3ho ha+e come

)or3ar )or heaing ha+e een totay heae an yet

I ha+e 3ake o%t o) those ser+ices an sai to

Chares, 9Honey, 3e+e got to stop aying hans on

e+eryone at a o) o%r ser+ices eca%se this is

aso%tey kiing me!:

$oth o) %s eie+e in i+ine heath an 3e spoke

heaing an heath p%s energy to my oy, %t it

3asnt 3orking. 6o% may 3oner at 3hat seems to

e a +ery negati+e )rame o) min, %t I am eing

honest 3ith yo% eca%se I eie+e that this honesty

is going to hep yo%.

Chares has a compassion )or the sick ike noone I ha+e e+er kno3n, seen or hear ao%t. He

cannot ea+e a meeting %nti he has one a he can

to ae+iate sickness, regaress o) 3hat it is.

Sometimes I 3o% amost 3ish he int ha+e that

m%ch compassion eca%se a I co% think o) 3as,

9Chares, Im so e=ha%ste I can hary mo+e!:

#hen 3e 3o% go ack to the mote an I co%

hary get my cothes o)) e)ore I iteray coapse

in e.

Many times Chares 3o% remo+e my

stockings an shoes eca%se I 3o% )a aseep

e)ore I co% get them o)).

In the meantime, my entire oy )et s%ggishan my egs seeme to 3eigh more an more a the

time. I contin%e gaining a tremeno%s amo%nt o)

3eight. the po%ns I ha ost 3hen I 3rote the

ook -(S "SW5 #( /# starte coming

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ack an it seeme as tho%gh I 3as competey

po3eress an hepess to stop 3hat 3as happening

3ithin my o3n oy. t this point I int reaycare ho3 m%ch 3eight I gaine eca%se I 3as )ar

more intereste in )eeing goo again an that took

preceence o+er e+erything ese.

#hen Chares an I egan to ha+e isc%ssions

ao%t the )act that he co% not stop praying )or

peope %nti the ast one 3as taken care o). I kne3 it

3as p%shing me eyon my h%man imitations to

stay %p that ong. We take ao%t ha+ing someone

take me ack to the mote 3hen I ecame e=ha%ste

an Chares 3o% come ater. We co% ne+er o

this eca%se something insie o) me mae me stay,

too, eca%se o) the compassion I ha+e )or the sick.

)ter the morning meetings, it 3as a I co% oto cra3 into the mote 3here I 3o% go into a

9ea: seep %nti @%st e)ore it 3as time )or %s to

r%n to the e+ening ser+ice. #here 3ere nights an

nights 3hen it 3as aso%te tort%re )or me to get o%t

o) e, get resse an go to a mirace ser+ice.

Ho3e+er, 3hen I got to the ser+ice, I 3ak in that

+ery specia anointing that ony -o can gi+e, an

there 3as not a singe, soitary person 3ho 3o%

ha+e e+er s%specte that anything 3as 3rong 3ith

me!

#hen a +ery %n%s%a thing happene! We )e3

home one ay a)ter 3e ha een on the roa )or

appro=imatey t3o 3eeks, an panne to go rightto the o))ice. #he )irst thing I a3ays 3ant to o

3hen 3e ret%rn )rom a trip is to go to the o))ice

irecty )rom the airport, see a o) o%r empoyees,

share some o) the miraces that happene on the

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trip, an get things going that neee to e one

)rom the trip.

I ha e=perience a rea miserae nights seepDor ack o) seepE, so 3hen o%r pane ane aro%n

ten ocock in the morning, I sai to Chares,

9Honey, 3o% yo% min taking me home? I ont

)ee %p to going into the o))ice right no3, so I think

I go home )or an ho%r or t3o an take a nap. s

soon as I 3ake %p, then I go to the o))ice. $%t

right no3, Im @%st toooooo tire to o anything!:

Chares sai, 9 right,: an took me home. He

3ent into the o))ice an to the sta)) not to ca me

eca%se I 3as tire, %t sai, 9s soon as she 3akes

%p she come to the o))ice.:

I I"# WF5 7* /( 24 H(7S!

It 3as one o) the most %n%s%a 9seeps: I hae+er ha. When I )inay 3oke %p the ne=t morning

aro%n ten ocock, I ha a )eeing o) ha+ing een

r%gge. I int 3ake %p at a, not e+en 3hen

Chares got into e. I rememer trying to t%rn o+er

in the e %ring the night an tho%ght the most

pec%iar thing e)ore I saie right o)) to seep

again. I tho%ght, 9My oy is too hea+y to t%rn o+er

in e.: My arms oth )et ike ea 3eights, an

they int ha+e eno%gh strength in them to t%rn me

o+er in e, an I co%nt generate eno%gh energy

to change )rom one sie to the other, so I @%st ai

there! Str%gge as I might, there @%st 3asnt eno%gh

energy to t%rn my oy o+er.#he ne=t ay Chares sai, 9Honey, yo% m%st

ha+e reay een tire eca%se yo% s%re sept a ong

time!:

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I sai, 9We, praise the Aor, I )ee goo toay,

%t I m%st ha+e reay een tire yesteray.: I co%

not eie+e that I ha sept that ong. It seemeimpossie )or me to eie+e that I co% ha+e

act%ay staye in e that ong. We ecie that I

proay @%st neee more seep than he i,

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o))ice not to ca me, an I check in as soon as I

3ake %p.:

I kne3 it 3as )or @%st a itte nap, %t e+en so Ip%t on my nightgo3n an 3ent to e. It )et so

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%ring these 9spes: as I egan to ca them, I

notice that I co% not think as 3e as I normay

i. It seeme to me that I 3as ha+ing a apse o)memory. I egan to 3oner 3hat 3as happening to

my rain. Someone 3o% te me a +ery simpe

thing at the o))ice an I 3o% think, 9I int

%nerstan a thing they sai.:

We re%ke the e+i. We o%n Satan )rom

entering o%r home an to him to take this

e=ha%stion an r%n 3ith it eca%se 3e int 3ant it

any more, an then I ha+e to go to e eca%se I

3as so tire.

#he e+i o+es to ha+e a )ie ay 3ith yo%r

min. I egan to 3oner i) I 3as getting senie.

#here are many kins o) tho%ghts the e+i o+es to

p%t into yo%r min at a time ike this. He remineme o) a isease 3hich they ca toay >heimers

isease. #his isease ca%ses the oss o) memory. I

ha ai hans on eno%gh peope 3ith that isease

to kno3 that it is straight )rom the enemy. I re%ke

e+en the tho%ght o) that isease.

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CHAPTER TWO

HONEY, IM SICK!

/inay, I ha ao%t reache the en o) my rope.

I sai to Chares, 9Honey, I think I ha etter go to

the octor. In spite o) a o%r prayers an yo% aying

hans on me ten to )i)teen times a ay, I seem to e

getting 3orse.: I e+en a%ghingy sai to him,

95+ery time yo% pray, I seem to get 3orse!:

#here 3ere many times 3hen 3e 3ere

sche%e to go on a trip an I 3as so e=ha%ste

that I 3o% think I co% not make it. n yet,

e+ery time 3e ha to go, I 3o% get %p o%t o) e

an get on the pane. We+e ne+er cancee asinge trip.

Aet me ease yo%r min right no3 e)ore yo%

egin to ask yo%rse) 3hy a )aith&)ie person

3o% e+er go to a octor. I o not ha+e any hang&

%ps ao%t going to a octor. We a3ays go to -o

)irst, %t i) 3e ont get heae, I gi+e thanks )or the

Spirit&)ie physician to 3hom I can go. Sometimes

Christians get some rea pse%o )aith an think they

3o% e acksiing i) they 3ent to a octor. I

ha+e kno3n many peope 3ho stoo on their 9)aith:

an re)%se to go to octors. #hey ha ea%ti)%

)%neras! /aith a3ays nees to e tempere 3ith

common sense.-o has heae me o) many things, %t there are

times )or some reason or other 3hen I ha+e not een

ae to connect an recei+e a heaing. I ha+e ne+er

ha a moment o) g%it in going to a octor.

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I s%))ere agony 3ith an open %cer on my eg

)or o+er se+en years. I eie+e that -o 3o% hea

it, an He i! $%t ony a)ter I 3ent to the hospitaan ha it erie! #hen the heaing 3as

s%pernat%ra eca%se they to me I 3o% ha+e to

e on e rest )or months. (n the eighth ay, I 3as

%p an o%t o) e eca%se -o ha one s%ch a

3oner)% @o! o) the physicians an sta)) o) o%r

oca hospita 3ere ama>e eca%se o) the

%neie+ay )ast heaing. I ga+e a the gory to

-o!

)ter isc%ssing my tireness at ength, Chares

ecie to go to the octor 3ith me an 3e oth got

a s%rprise. #he )irst thing the octor i 3as the

%s%a oo press%re check. Since -o ga+e me a

ne3 heart ten years ago, my oo press%re haseen norma. #he reaings 3ere no3 ee+ate. I

co% not %nerstan this change in my press%re

eca%se 3hen -o heas yo%, He H5AS yo%!

What ca%se my oo press%re to go %p?

I escrie my 9tireness: to the octor an

mentione the )act that it seeme to me that it

%s%ay came in 9spes: %ring 3hich time I 3o%

seep )or %n%s%ay ong perios o) time an then

)or a short time I 3o% seemingy reco+er )rom

3hate+er my proem 3as.

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r%nning a o+er the 7nite States an a o+er the

3or as 3e. 6o%re @%st not %p to it ike yo% 3ere

3hen yo% 3ere ten years yo%nger.:I commente, 9I ont eie+e thats it eca%se I

seem to e asicay norma %nti I get one o) these

Gspes an then I iteray )a apart.:

He sai, 9Aet me gi+e yo% a shot o) $&12 an

see i) that oesnt perk yo% %p.: He ga+e me the

shot an he 3as rightit i 9perk: me %p)or

ao%t t3enty&)o%r ho%rs. #henthere I 3as again

seeping aro%n the cock!

We 3ent on o%r ne=t trip an I sai to Chares,

9It seems to me that e+ery time I t%rn aro%n I get

one o) these Gspes.: DI co%nt think o) anything

ese to ca them an I rememere some3here ack

in my chihoo ao%t o aies ha+ing Gspes.E Icontin%e, 9#his cant e happening to a Christian,

%t o yo% think Im getting o eno%gh that Im

@%st ha+ing Go ay spes or something ike that?:

#hen I ecie there 3as no 3ay I co% ha+e

9spes:. $%t 3hat 3as it I ha? I co% not )ig%re it

o%t.

Im eing rea 9nitty&gritty: 3hen I te yo% that

I got to a point 3here I co% not )orce myse) to

rea the $ie 3hen I 3as in one o) those perios o)

e=ha%stion. #ry as I might, there 3as no 3ay my

min co% )orce my oy to rea. 5+en i) I

esperatey trie, nothing registere in my min.

ight in the mie o) reaing, I 3o% )a so%naseep!

(ne ay 3e 3ere coming home )rom a roa trip

an I 3as so 3orn o3n I tho%ght I 3asnt going to

make it home. When 3e )inay i reach Ho%ston,

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I sai to Chares, 9Honey, take me home right no3

eca%se Im )aing aseep on my )eet. I+e got to

ha+e a nap e)ore I go into the o))ice.:He took me home. I starte taking my cothes

o)) as soon as I hit the )ront oor. I amost ran into

o%r eroom eca%se I 3as act%ay 3onering i) I

co% stay a3ake %nti I reache the e.

9Chares, get me something to gi+e me some

energy. I cant stan this tire )eeing. /i= me some

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-o, Im yo%r chi, to%ch me, to%ch me. I nee

hep!: n I si o3n into the ayss 3here I kne3

nothing mattere any3ay.#HIS #IM5 I SA5*# /( 48 H(7S right

aro%n the cock! Chares 3o% try to ro%se me

an enco%rage me to get %p an eat something to

9gi+e me strength.: He tho%ght i) I 3ake aro%n

o%tsie in the yar, it 3o% make me )ee etter. I

tho%ght that 3aking in the yar 3as ao%t the most

re+oting thing I co% think o)! 9(h, -o, et me

go ack to seep!:

Chares 3o% try to get me %p at meatime an

enco%rage me to come to the tae to eat. I +ag%ey

rememer trying to o this, %t e)ore I took t3o or

three ites, I )e aseep again. Chares ha to ea

me ack to the eroom. With the min%te amo%nt o)aertness I ha, I sai, 9Chares, ring me the rest o)

the ish o) ice cream. Maye i) I can @%st eat a itte

o) that, I get some energy.:

$ess his heart, Chares 3o% e+en )ee me the

ice cream, 3aking me %p et3een each ite, %t

nothing i any goo.

n I contin%e to gain 3eight.

Chares 3o% say, 9Honey, I kno3 ho3 yo%

)ee ao%t gaining 3eight. Why ont yo% go ack

on the )oos yo% take ao%t in -(S "SW5

#( /#. 6o% kno3 that a3ays 3orks!:

I co%nt o it. My oy seeme to e crying

)or something s3eet. I )et amost ike a opeaict. #here 3as no satis)action %nti I got

something in my mo%th that 3as s%per s3eet. 5+en

that int satis)y e=cept momentariy eca%se I

3o% go right ack to seep.

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I ecie to go ack to the octor 3hen I got

o+er this 9spe:. I i, an he took a oo test an

ecie I neee a itte thyroi eca%se the e+es3ere sighty o3. He prescrie a +ery sma ose

o) thyroi to pick me %p an gi+e me some energy.

#his shocke me eca%se 3hen I 3as sa+e in 1B'

-o heae me o) isons isease. I 3as taking

nineteen grains o) thyroi e+ery singe ay eca%se

my thyroi ha een competey estroye.

I )orgot a ao%t taking thyroi a)ter I got sa+e

eca%se -o ha s%pernat%ray heae me an

totay restore my thyroi. It has remaine norma

e+er since then.

Aet me repeat a pre+io%s statement I mae. -o

oesnt hea yo% to et yo% get sick again, so this

s%en irreg%arity came as a great s%rprise to me.What 3as happening?

#hro%gho%t this entire time, I o not eie+e that

either o) %s ha+e e+er praye an take as serio%sy

to -o as 3e i ao%t this e=ha%stion. We

contin%e to eie+e that this 3as @%st a temporary

sit%ation, atho%gh it seeme to me ike I 3as

progressi+ey getting 3orse. I co% not %nerstan

it!

nother trip. I co% hary rag myse) to the

airport 3itho%t 3onering i) I 3as going to make it.

We got home on a Sat%ray a)ternoon an I heae

straight )or the eroom, eca%se I kne3 I 3as in

another one o) those 9spes:. )eeting tho%ghtcame3as it the press%re on the pane that ga+e

me this?

I SA5*# /( SI S#I-H# 6S!

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It seeme as i) it took e+ery o%nce o) e+erything

I ha in me to )ight 3hate+er 3as going on in my

oy to e+en come o%t o) the )og I 3as in. Itseeme as i) I ha to reach o3n into some eep,

ark chasm to )in any it o) inteigence. What I

i )in 3as not +ery m%ch an certainy int ast

ong.

/or si= straight ays I i not ha+e eno%gh

strength to p%t on cothes. I ha+e ne+er in my entire

i)e )et so e+oi o) )eeing, thinking or acting as I

i %ring those si= ays. #here 3ere ays 3hen I

3onere i) I 3o% e+er come o%t o) it. #here 3ere

times 3hen I 3onere i) I 3ante to come o%t o)

it. Hea+en 3o% certainy e a ot etter than this!

s I 3as str%gging %ring this si=&ay 3ar Dan

it 3as a rea 3arE, I ecie to isten to somecassette tapes. It 3as impossie )or me to e+en

think ao%t reaing the $ie, %t I kne3 the tapes

3o% o something )or me e+en 3hie I 3as

aseep. I p%t on a tape o) Mariyn Hickey 3ho has

een my est )rien )or years. I o+e her an her

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I trie ohn (steen an the res%ts 3ere the

same. 5ach one o) them irritate me eyon eie)!

I ecie to pay one o) my o3n. I p%t on one o)my est tapes that I recore )rom the Ai+ing $ie

an istene )or one or t3o sentences an sai, 9I

cant stan me either!:

I etermine eca%se the cassette tapes 3ere so

ono=io%s that I 3o% str%gge to rea the $ie. I

trie to ho it in one han an my eyes open 3ith

the other. I rea ao%t one or t3o sentences an the

most %n%s%a tho%ght came )oating y. I tho%ght,

9I+e rea that e)ore. Who nees to rea the $ie

a)ter yo%+e rea it once?:

#he $ie si o)) the e an I si ack o3n

into that ottomess pit an the 3or cose in

ehin me. #he ony thing I co% say 3as, 9-o,-o, -o!:

#he ne=t moment o) conscio%sness 3o% )in

me saying, 9es%s, es%s, es%s!: I 3as incapae o)

praying )or myse), %t someho3 my s%conscio%s

min c%ng to the o+e o) my i)e, -o an es%s!

%ring the time 3hen these 9spes: 3ere at

their 3orst, 3e 3ere 3riting o%r po3er)% ook

S7*5"#7A H(IJ("S. #his is s%ch an

important en&generation ook to i)t the )aith o) the

$oy o) Christ into 3here 3e are to e i+ing in

these ast ays e)ore the ret%rn o) es%s.

Chares 3o% stay at his type3riter %nti one or

t3o ocock e+ery morning an e ack 3ritingagain eary the ne=t morning. He 3as e=cite to see

3hat 3as eing 3ritten as -o anointe him )or this

assignment an 3o% ring a chapter or page to me

to rea. He 3as epening %pon my reaction as a

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check on 3hat he ha @%st 3ritten an I 3o% say,

9Chares, I ha+e to rea it ater, I am too tire to

e+en think no3.: #he ast thing in the 3or I 3asintereste in 3as trying to 3rite a ook!

Some3ay, -o et me ha+e reco+ery perios

eno%gh that 3e 3ere )inay ae to compete the

ook 3ith its )% po3er an e))ect. Ho3 I praise

Him )or that!

I praise -o )or my 3oner)% h%san.

#hro%gho%t a o) this, Chares proay s%))ere

more than I i. #here 3ere great perios o) time

3hen I int e+en kno3 I 3as s%))ering 3hie his

tener heart crie o%t to -o to hea me, to to%ch

me. "othing seeme to o any goo. His h%rting

3as greater than mine.

(ne night 3hen he came home )rom the o))ice, Itrie to get o%t o) e. I ha+e ne+er in my entire i)e

)et so m%ch ike nothing as I i right then. I 3as

totay incapae o) any )eeing or emotion an I

sai, 9Honey, 3hat I am ao%t to say is not tr%e an

I kno3 it. $%t I 3ant yo% to kno3 3hat I )ee ike

insie.:

I egan to cry, 9Honey, Im sick!: I eane

against the 3a as I trie to get to the athroom. 9I

ont )ee ike I o+e yo%, I ont )ee ike I o+e me,

an I ont e+en )ee ike I o+e -o!: I screame,

9Chares, 3hat is the matter 3ith me?:

I eie+e in that moment the h%san that I

aore 3ho kno3s ho3 I o+e -o, kne3 that I 3asreay sick.

#hats the ast I rememer %nti the si=&ay 3ar

3as o+er. When I egan to come o%t o) the 9spe,:

I reai>e that something 3as e)initey 3rong 3ith

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me. I to Chares that as soon as I got o+er the

9spe,: I 3as going to the octor an ha+e e+ery

oo test mae that can e mae.I int e+en )ee that I co% make a trip to the

octors o))ice in the conition I 3as in, %t the

time to go to a octor is 3hen yo%re sick, not 3hen

yo%re 3e.

/inay, I egan )eeing etter. Chares took me

to the octor an 3e to him ao%t the seeping,

the e=treme e=ha%stion an the proem I ha

ringing my min into a conscio%s state. I can

%nerstan a octor 3onering i) a patient is a

hypochonriac eca%se at this point I once again

ooke hae an hearty. I int ook as i) I ha een

sick at a. It 3as i))ic%t )or me to te him ho3

miserae I ha een eca%se I co%nt e+enrememer myse) ho3 horrie it ha een.

He took a %rinaysis 3hich sho3e no proems

3hatsoe+er. #hen he took se+era oo sampes

eca%se I ha )aste e)ore coming to his o))ice.

He took my oo press%re an it 3as e+en a

itte higher than the ast time I ha een there. I

3onere again, 9Ho3 can this e 3hen -o ga+e

me a ne3 heart on May 14, 1B04?: I tho%ght, 9Why

is my thyroi o%t o) 3hack? Why is my oo

press%re %p 3hen -o heae me o) oth o) those

iseases?: #he thyroi meication hant one me

the east it o) goo 3hen I 3as ha+ing the 9spe:

%t 3hen I )inay +isite the octor I ooke ike area heathy specimen.

I ret%rne t3o ays a)ter the oo tests ha

een taken.

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I tho%ght, 9(h, oy, no3 3e kno3 3hats the

matter. Chares 3i kno3 ho3 to pray )or me to e

heae!: #hat may so%n ike a strange statement)or me to make, %t I am thoro%ghy con+ince that

one o) the greatest steps in recei+ing heaing is to

kno3 3hat yo%r proem is so yo% 3i kno3 ho3

to get heae.

Con)ient that I 3as going to isco+er the

proem, I saie into the octors o))ice an he

sai, 9I+e got rea goo ne3s )or yo%. 6o%r i+er is

per)ect, this is per)ect, this is per)ect an this is

per)ect.: He 3ent right o3n the ine saying,

95+erything is per)ect!:

"ormay, that 3o% e 3oner)% ne3s an I

praise -o )or a those goo reports, %t 9per)ect:

3asnt e=acty 3hat I 3ante to hear at thatpartic%ar moment. I sai, 9#hats not goo ne3s at

a. I sti ont kno3 3hats the matter 3ith me.

Im not one o) those 3omen 3ho en@oys eing sick.

I @%st 3ant to kno3 3hat my proem is.:

"one o) this mae sense to me at a eca%se

ho3 co% I ha+e s%ch per)ect tests 3hen I ha @%st

come thro%gh s%ch a horrie session. I kne3 it 3as

stricty o) the e+i, %t I certainy 3ante to kno3

3hat the e+i 3as trying to o to me.

He tho%ght )or a )e3 moments an then sai,

9/rances, eca%se o) test n%mer one an test

n%mer t3enty&three, oth o) them eing in the

partic%ar range that they are, yo% co% ha+e aGhien isease.: He contin%e, 9I 3ant yo% to )ast

again an come ack tomorro3 )or a si=&ho%r

g%cose toerance test.:

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#hat 3as )ine 3ith me eca%se I kne3 that no

one in my )amiy ha e+er ha iaetes. I 3as

3iing to go thro%gh the test in orer to eiminateone more isease, so I 3ent home, )aste again an

ret%rne to his o))ice right an eary the ne=t

morning.

#he octor came in a)ter the initia testing an

sai, 9/rances, yo%re starting at o+er the norma

imit.:

I int e+en reai>e that he 3as 3arning me

ao%t 3hat 3as a s%spicion in his min %t an

impossiiity in mine. I ha+e con)esse i+ine

heath )or so ong, it is impossie )or my min to

concei+e o) some isease ike iaetes, so I

contin%e the test.

I ha )et so goo that ay, I ha taken aongSany $ro3ns ook, IS"# #H55 "6$(6

(7# #H55 WH( C" H5A* M5? an et3een

the ro%tine oo an %rine tests e+ery ha) ho%r or

ho%r, I eite her ook. I 3as con)ient in the

kno3ege that -o ha His arm aro%n me an

that e+erything 3as going to e a right. )ter a, a

person ike me co%nt ha+e iaetes!

#hro%gho%t the ay, the n%rse 3o% ask, 9Ho3

are yo% )eeing?:

I 3o% say, 9-reat, great, great: simpy

eca%se that is a stanar ans3er I a3ays gi+e

3hen someone asks me ho3 I )ee. 9-reat, great,

great...:$e)ore the test 3as totay compete, they

cae me into the octors o))ice. My heart amost

roke 3hen I ooke at him eca%se I )et he m%st

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right! #he patient 3as me! He sai, 9/rances, I+e

got a ne3s )or yo%. 6o%re a full-blown

diabetic!

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CHAPTER THREE

IT CANT BE HAPPENING TO ME!

I 3as st%nne! #his co%nt e happening to

me. Instanty, a the peope I ha+e praye )or in

heaing ines 3ho ha+e ost their eyesight eca%se

o) iaetes )ashe into my min. I tho%ght ao%t

those 3ho ha ost their toes eca%se o) iaetes.

#hose 3ho ha+e ha their egs amp%tate eca%se

o) iaetes. What a horrie tho%ght! #his co%nt

e happening to me! n yet, it 3as!

He contin%e, 9I ont 3ant yo% to e+er taste

s%gar again. ont eat 3hite )o%r either.: He

contin%e on %t I int hear anything ese he sai.#o me, it seeme as tho%gh he ha @%st sai,

9/rances H%nter, I @%st signe yo%r eath certi)icate.

Ca%se; iaetes.:

I praise -o that I am )% o) the Wor o) -o. I

praise -o )or the more than 1', ho%rs I ha+e

spent in His Wor eca%se 3hat I sai to him 3as

not anything that I, as an ini+i%a an patient,

3o% ha+e sai to him. It 3as @%st something that

came right o%t o) my inner eing. I ooke at him

3ith a the o+e in the 3or eca%se he is a specia

)rien o) o%rs, an sai, 9I re%ke that in the name

o) es%s. I o not recei+e it. I ( "(# 5C5IK5

I#!:I eie+e that statement is the +ery thing that

sa+e my i)e!

He sai, 9/rances, heres yo%r chart.: I took one

ook an sa3 a miserae iaetic chart. #he graph

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sho3e my tests 3ent to the top an e3 it o)),

then crashe to the ottom eo3 the e+e o) sa)ety.

"o 3oner I ha sept so ong 3ith my energye+e so o3I ha gone repeatey into

I$5#IC C(MS!

Hien isease. #he kin o) iaetes yo% can

ne+er iagnose thro%gh a %rinaysis. It is isco+ere

ony thro%gh a si=&ho%r g%cose toerance test.

In amost a a>e I istene as he prescrie the

meication an to me he 3o% start me o)) 3ith

sma oses an increase them as I neee it.

#ho%ghts )ashe thro%gh my min, 9Was that the

reason my ig toes ha )et so ea an 3itho%t

)eeing )or so ong? Was that the reason the %cer on

my eg i not hea %nti I 3ent to the hospita an

ha it erie an then -o heae it? Was that thereason I ha s%ch an %ncontroae esire )or

s3eets?:

Chares ha not gone 3ith me to the octors

o))ice that ay eca%se neither o) %s s%specte

anything serio%s. We kne3 the test 3o% take si=

ho%rs an Chares 3as %sy at the o))ice.

I got into the car to ri+e ack to the o))ice. I am

ga Chares 3as not 3ith me. I) he ha een there,

I proay 3o% ha+e crie 3hen the octor ga+e

me the a ne3s.

(%r o))ice is ao%t an ho%rs ri+e )rom the

octors o))ice an I 3ante to ri+e 1 mies an

ho%r in orer to get to Chares as )ast as possie.Many peope think that eca%se I am a strong

3oman I am not epenent %pon my h%san, %t I

am @%st ike a itte homing pigeon. When

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3ings an )y to my h%san as )ast as I can. I co%

hary 3ait )or Chares to ay hans on me an

pray.When Im sick, I ont 3ant (ra oerts to ay

hans on me. I ont 3ant Fenneth Hagin to ay

hans on me. I ont 3ant Fenneth Copean to ay

hans on me. I 3ant CHA5S H7"#5 to ay

hans on me. I know 3hat happens 3hen my

h%san ays hans on me. I get heae! I

rememere the ne3 heart -o inserte the night

Chares took a%thority o+er my isease heart! I

3ante my h%san!

s I ro+e aong, I egan to say, 9#hank yo%,

AorL thank yo%, AorL thank yo%, Aor that no3 I

kno3 3hat the proem is an 3hen Chares ays

hans on me, he kno3 ho3 to pray. He kno33hat to o an then I kno3 I get heae.:

9#hank yo%, AorL thank yo%, Aor, eca%se at

east I kno3 3hat has een ca%sing a this proem.

I kno3 Im not senie. I kno3 Im not osing my

min.:

o) a s%en, I 3as act%ay e=cite that I ha

isco+ere I ha iaetes. I set my car on cr%ise

contro. I 3as so an=io%s to get to Chares that I 3as

a)rai i) I int, I might ignore the spee imit. s I

ro+e aong the high3ay ack to o%r o))ice, I egan

to think ack to an anchor point in my i)e. We a

ha+e anchor points an at times they are one o) the

most +a%ae things yo% can ha+e.(n /er%ary 4, 1B08, 3e 3ere at the Ci+ic

Center in iene, #e=as. Whie 3e 3ere

ministering at the +ery eginning o) the ser+ice,

-o statione a h%ge 3arrior ange 3ith %s an

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spoke 3ors 3hich are %rne into my heart. s I

ooke at this h%ge ange in compete astonishment

an ama>ement eca%se I ha ne+er e)ore seen anange, -o sai, 9#hats a specia 3arrior ange I

ha+e sent to protect yo% an Chares )rom the )iery

arts o) the e+i %nti es%s Christ comes ack

again!:

In my car, I crie o%t )rom the +ery epths o)

my so%, 9e+i, yo% cant ha+e my i)e!:

I panne to reak the ne3s genty to Chares,

%t 3hen I got to the o))ice, I ran into Chares

o))ice as )ast as I co% an %rte o%t, 9#he octor

sai Im a )%&o3n iaetic.:

I ha sai it o%t o% an the impact reay hit

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In the most isma tone yo% co% e+er imagine,

he somery sai, 96o% co% ha+e I$5#5S.:

D9#hats right,: I tho%ght, 9the octor @%st )inisheteing me that.:E He contin%e, 9#H5 #HI

$I--5S# FIAA5 I" #H5 W(A IS

I$5#5S.:

#hat 3as @%st e=acty 3hat I neee to hear!

Heart isease is )irst, then cancer an thir,

iaetes. #hen, he ha to make the 3hoe sit%ation

3orse y saying, 9n yo%r 7-H#5 co%

ha+e it. too!:

I sai, 9Chares, get oan on the teephone rea

)ast. Shes got to ha+e a g%cose toerance test

mae.:

Chares t%rne to me an aske, 9Honey, 3hat

e=acty is iaetes?:In the simpest 3ay I kne3 ho3 to escrie it, I

sai, 9Its 3hen yo%r pancreas oes not pro%ce

eno%gh ins%in. #he octor has to prescrie ins%in

meication to make %p )or the ack o) it in yo%r

oy.:

He sai, 9Is that a? "o3, 3e kno3 3hat to

o.: We ha+e seen an e=perience many creati+e

miracesno3 it 3as another creati+e @o )or -o!

He ai hans on the pancreatic area an sai, 9In

the name o) es%s, I comman a ne3 pancreas to

come into yo%r oy.: #hen, he thanke -o that it

ha een one.

#hat 3as a he sai or i!s I ha e)t to go to the octors o))ice eary in

the morning, 3e ha praye an aske -o to gi+e

the octor great 3isom to )in 3hate+er this

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to pray. He ha ans3ere. In the ony 3ay 3e kno3

ho3 to pray or hea the sick, -o hear o%r cry.

I egan to )ee etter as soon as I starte on themeication. I e+en cae the octor the ay 3e e)t

to3n to report that the meication 3as ha+ing a

goo e))ect. He sai, 9#hats great, %t i) yo% start

)eeing shaky or i) yo% ont )ee goo again, @%st

in& crease the meication sighty.:

We 3ere sche%e to speak at a /% -ospe

$%sinessmens /eo3ship egiona Con+ention in

ecat%r, Iinois. )ter the )irst meeting, they

in+ite %s to come ack to the hospitaity room )or

some re)reshments. We 3ake in. It seeme to me

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o) poison. I ooke again, an the cookies

isappeare an ecame a sea o) nothing %t sk%

an crossones!We ha a 3oner)% 3eeken an I )et great.

#he octor ha gi+en me a care)%y reg%ate iet

an I int stray )rom it one singe it or ite!

(ne o) the +ery )irst things I notice 3as that

my min seeme to ha+e een ceare o) the

co3es 3hich ha sneake in 3hen I 3asnt

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I 3as )aith)% in taking the meication an

contin%e to )ee e=tremey 3e, an then one

/riay morning I 3oke %p 3ith the kno3ege thatsomething 3as 3rong. I crashe right o3n to rock

ottom again. I )et miserae an co%nt

%nerstan it. ememering the octor ha to me

to increase the meication sighty i) I ha a a

ay, I i @%st that, 3ent to e an prompty

ecie I )et 3orse.

We 3ere sche%e to e on a raio&teethon

program in the "e3 ersey area the ne=t night, an

here I 3as again, o3n at the ottom o) the pit. I

sai to Chares, 9Honey, I+e got that same thing

ack a o+er again.: He s%ggeste that I stay in e

a ay ong eca%se 3e kne3 I ha to get %p the

ne=t morning to )y ha) 3ay across the co%ntry, anI certainy int )ee %p to it. I int e+en mo+e

o%t o) e that 3hoe ay ong. I co%nt

%nerstan 3hy I ha respone so 3e to the

meication an then s%eny it int seem to hep

at a.

Sat%ray morning roe aro%n, an e+en

tho%gh I got o%t o) e, I sai to Chares, 9I ont

think I can make it.: -o has ne+er cae me to o

anything that He has not gi+en me the po3er to o,

so e+en tho%gh I 3as ragging, I tho%ght that

maye i) I co% seep )or the entire three&an&a&ha)

ho%r trip I might possiy )ee etter.

We ro+e to the airport, an as soon as 3eoare the pane, I prompty )e aseep. gain it

3as 3ith that horrie )eeing o) eing r%gge, a

rea 9ea: seep. S%eny they mae an

anno%ncement that 3e 3ere going to ha+e to an in

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tanta eca%se o) mechanica i))ic%ties. We

ane 3ith no incient, %t 3hen I trie to get o))

o) the pane, I 3as so e=ha%ste I co% hary p%tone )oot in )ront o) the other.

I sai to Chares, 9Honey, I ha+e ne+er )et this

miserae in my entire i)e.:

I ha to )in a chair eca%se I 3as so o+ercome

3ith e=ha%stion I kne3 I 3o% )a o+er i) I int

sit o3n. I )o%n se+era chairs empty, so I sat

o3n in one, %t e)ore a )e3 secons ha passe, I

ha rape myse) o+er another one, an then

)inay a thir. I 3as esperate. I kne3 I co% not

make it to *hiaephia, an I kne3 that I co% not

make it ack home. I )et that my conscio%sness 3as

sipping a3ay )rom me, an I int kno3 3hat to

o.Sho% I et Chares go on 3itho%t me, an

sho% I try an get to a hote in tanta an 3ait

)or him to come ack )or me? I int )ee capae

o) taking care o) myse) an I amost panicke. I

sai, 9Chares, I cant make it to *hiaephia an I

cant make it ack home! 9#he ook on Chares )ace

roke my heart eca%se he )et so hepess. He ha

ai hans on me on the pane, he ha ai hans on

me as soon as I sat o3n. What ese co% he o?

5+en tho%gh I 3as rape o+er three chairs in

the tanta airport, I starte ooking aro%n on the

)oor )or a pace to ie o3n that 3as cean eno%gh.

I int care i) it 3as o%t in the open 3heree+eryone co% see 3hat I 3as oing, I @%st kne3 I

3as as sick as I ha e+er een in my i)e.

I ha my $ie in my han 3hen I isemarke

)rom the pane in tanta, an it 3as aying on my

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ap. S%eny it starte to )a o)). I ha trie to rea

it on the pane, %t that 3as impossie, eca%se I

co% )ee myse) sipping right into another coma.9-o, 3here are yo%?:

I grae )or the $ie, an a the things 3hich

3ere insie starte to )a on the )oor. Chares

reache o3n to pick %p the things that ha )aen

o%t an I ca%ght the $ie partiay. With 3hat

seeme to me to e s%perh%man strength, I i)te

my $ie 3hich ha )aen open onto my ap, an as

I i, my eyes )e on a script%re 3hich I ha

%nerine 3hen I )irst got my "e3 Fing ames

Kersion. *sams ;2 says, 9 Aor my -o, I crie

o%t to 6o%, n 6o% ha+e heae me.:

I sai, 9$%t I ont )ee ike it.:

I kno3 there is heaing in the Wor o) -o, soas I str%gge et3een that thin ine o) a coma an

act%a reaity, I sai o%t o%, 9 Aor my -o, I

crie o%t to 6o%, n yo% ha+e heae me.:

9$%t I ont )ee ike it.:

9 Aor my -o, I crie o%t to 6o%, n 6o%

ha+e heae me.:

I crie o%t, 9$%t I ont )ee ike it.:

9 Aor my -o, I crie o%t to 6o%, n 6o%

ha+e heae me.:

t east ten times I sai that script%re o%t o%

3hie Chares 3as 3atching me, an s%eny I

rememere -ene Aiy 3ho ha een heae o)

iaetes in one o) o%r ser+ices in (rano, /oria.He took his ins%in shot the ne=t ay an 3ent into

ins%in shock an ha to eat a o>en cany ars an

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I sai, 9 Aor, my -o, I crie o%t to 6o%, n

6o% ha+e heae me,: an Im sti on ins%in an

Im p%tting myse) into an ins%in shock eca%seyo% ga+e me a ne3 pancreas thats 3orking

per)ecty!:

I sat %p an sai, 9Chares, get me some s%gar!

-o heae me, -o heae me! n 3hat I+e

een oing is taking the meication an so Im

knocking myse) o%t in the other irection. -et me

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We ha three ays o) gory 3ith o%e ser+ices

each ay, an I 3as ne+er tire )or a singe moment

%ring this time. I )et s%per great! We )e3 ackhome an I 3asnt tire at a )rom the ong )ight,

%t 3ent immeiatey into the o))ice.

I )aste that night an the ne=t morning, an

cae the octors o))ice )or an appointment. I to

him that I reay eie+e -o ha heae me

competey o) iaetes. I to him I )et that I ha

recei+e a ran ne3 pancreas 3hen Chares ai

hans on me.

#his 3as har e+en )or a Spirit&)ie octor to

accept eca%se o) his kno3ege o) meicine an

ho3 iaetes reacts. He took another oo test an

3hen he came in to see me 3ith the res%ts, he 3as

scratching his hea an he sai, 9/rances H%nter, Iont kno3 3hat Im going to o 3ith yo%. 6(7

$A(( IS $S(A7#5A6 "(MA! #H(W

W6 AA (/ #H# M5IC#I(".: o)

that meication. AA o) that meication.

I thre3 o%t the ins%in. I tosse o%t the thyroi.

-o ha 3on the atte again. My oo 3as

competey )ree o) that 9hien: isease,

isins%inism, 3hich is a comination o) oth

iaetes an hypogycemia.

#oay, ha+ing @%st passe my si=ty&eighth

irthay, I can te yo% that I )ee etter than I ha+e

in years. I ook etter than I ha+e in years, an my

3eight is going o3n. t the time o) this 3riting,3ithin ninety ays, I ha+e areay ost o+er t3enty

po%ns 3ith no e))ort on my part. I ha+e competey

eiminate s%gar an 3hite )o%r )rom my meas.

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My oo press%re has gone ack to norma,

ha+ing gone %p eca%se o) the iaetes. #he thyroi

ha een attacke eca%se o) the iaetes. "o3 it isaso ack to norma an e+erything is )%nctioning

per)ecty. -ory to -o! Ho3 3e praise Him )or

His )aith)%ness.

6o% may 3oner 3hy I 3ent ack to the octor

a)ter I kne3 I ha een heae. #he reason I i is

eca%se I eie+e 3ith my heart an so% that -os

heaings 3i stan %p %ner &ray. #hey 3i stan

%p %ner oo tests, so yo% ha+e no reason to )ear

3hen yo% go ack to a octor. -os heaings 3i

stan the cosest scr%tiny in the 3or!

-o has gi+en me a +oice in the $oy o) Christ

thro%gh ooks, cr%saes, tee+ision an raio

appearances. It is His esire that 3e prosper an ein heath, e+en as o%r so%s prosper. He oes not

3ant %s sick. #hats the 3ork o) the e+i, %t -o

has taken 3hat the e+i intene )or a +ictory in his

corner, an has t%rne it aro%n )or a +ictory in his

corner, an has t%rne it aro%n )or +ictory )or

Himse), %t aso as a 3arning signa to the $oy o)

Christ.

/or the ast )e3 years I ha+e hear a ot o)

peope say, 9White s%gar is harm)%. Its as a as

cocaine.: #hose statements roe right o)) o) my

ack an I ha+e ans3ere ack, 9I+e eaten it )or

years, an it hasnt h%rt me.:

I ha to eat those 3ors se+era months agoeca%se I am thoro%ghy con+ince that s%gar is a

kier.

We Christians ha+e so spirit%ay )attene o%r

mins in the ast ten years 3ith the Wor, an 3e

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are so spirit%ay )at in that area, that 3e ha+e

ignore o%r oies an 3hat some o) %s ha+e one

to o%r oies is %neie+ae. We go to these greatcon+entions an 3hen the ser+ices are o+er, 3e r%n

o%t an eat o%ghn%ts an co))ee, hot )%ge

s%naes, pecan pie or chocoate pie 3ith 3hippe

cream on top o) it. I eie+e 3ith my heart an so%

that those )ancy esserts an a that 9goo st%)):

are aso%tey nothing %t a too o) the e+i

himse). I) he cant get yo% one 3ay, he try

another. I) he cant get yo% spirit%ay, he try to

get yo% physicay.

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CHAPTER FOUR

I HATE SUGAR!

I ha+ent ha one ite o) s%gar since that ay in

the tanta airport 3hen I neee it to o))set the

ins%in shock. I ont eie+e I 3i e+er ha+e a

esire to eat anything s3eet again eca%se a

)ashing ight immeiatey says, 9*(IS(": an I

see a sk% an crossones on e+ery singe essert!

#3enty years ago -o ei+ere me o)

cigarettes instanty! I ha smoke )or thirty&)i+e

years, an at the time o) sa+ation, I 3as smoking

)i+e packages e+ery singe ay. I 3ent )rom )i+e

packs one ay to nothing the ne=t ay!#ota astinence )rom s%gar is easy. C%tting

o3n is ike teing a ei+ere aict o) acoho or

r%gs to c%t o3n. 6o% ont c%t o3nyo% either

totay stay a3ay )rom yo%r proem or yo% are

ack to hea+y rinking or taking r%gs. I eie+e

s%gar is e=acty the same. I ha+e ha no 9s%gar:

3ithra3as an aso%tey no temptation to take

one sip, one trip, or one taste o) s%gar. Hae%@ah!

#he same principe appies to sin. Its m%ch

easier to cean %p yo%r i)e totay than it is to keep

niing in sin eca%se yo%re a3ays a oser i) yo%

ont make a compete t%rnaro%n! nyone 3ho

3ants to keep ha+ing @%st an 9occasiona: piece o)pie or cake is in rea tro%e eca%se that itte it

can rag yo% right ack into yo%r o haits. #he

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What ese has happene to me since I reai>e in

the tanta airport that -o heae me so

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s%gar than yo% kno3 yo% sho%?: an the response

is e=acty the same.

I eie+e -o is speaking to the $oy o) Christan teing them to egin to e more attenti+e to

3hat the $ie says in regar to )oos. It e+en

3arns %s against eating too m%ch honey Deca%se o)

the s%gar contentE.

I take to r. -yan an to him o) the

tremeno%s n%mer o) peope 3ho stan eca%se o)

a ack o) energy. He sai he eie+e that i) e+ery

person in an a%ience 3o% ha+e a g%cose

toerance test mae, they 3o% +ery ikey isco+er

that o+er ' percent o) the peope 3ho e=perience

tireness an oss o) memory are orerine

iaetics or orerine hypogycemic ini+i%as.

(ne o) the reasons iaetes an hypogycemiaremain 9hien: iseases is eca%se many octors

o not ike to take si= ho%rs )or s%ch a test. It oes

tie %p their n%rses an a technicians. Many

ini+i%as aso o not ike s%ch tests 3hich in+o+e

)ree that it is ony eca%se o) the grace o) -oan the mercy o) -o that I am ai+e toay? #hat

aone 3as 3hat kept me ai+e %ring those iaetic

comas. -os han 3as %pon me e+en tho%gh I

int reai>e it at the time.

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-o co% ha+e heae me at any time. Why i

He choose to et me go thro%gh 3hat I i? -o is a

o+ing -o an He certainy oesnt 3ant Hischiren to s%))er, so one ay I ecie to ask Him

%ring one o) my 9taking to -o: times.

I int mince any 3ors 3ith Him eca%se He

kno3s 3hat Im thinking any3ay. #heres no

p%rpose in trying to )oo -o, so I sai, 9-o, 3hy

int yo% hea me e)ore yo% i? Why i yo% et

me go thro%gh those terrie iaetic comas?:

His ans3er 3as ea%ti)%. he sai, 9I) I ha

heae yo% e)ore yo% 3ent to the octor, yo%

3o% ne+er ha+e kno3n 3hat I heae yo% o). n

yo% 3o% ne+er ha+e een ae to te the 3or

ao%t it!:

#hat 3as easy to %nerstan, 3asnt it? -o3ants this message ro%ght to the $oy o) Christ.

Ho3 co% I ha+e ro%ght it i) I ha not isco+ere

I ha iaetes?

We ha+e seen scores o) peope heae o)

iaetes an hypogycemia since -o heae me

eca%se He has a 3hoe 3areho%se o) ne3

pancreases a+aiae )or those 3ho 3ant an nee

them.

We ha+e aso seen some +ery pec%iar things

happen 3hen 3e ask -o to p%t in a ne3 pancreas.

t one o) o%r ser+ices in (kahoma City, Chares

ai hans on a man an 3hen he got %p o)) o) the

)oor a)ter eing sain y the po3er o) -o, hec%tche his tro%sers. He came r%nning %p to the

stage an sai, 9I ont kno3 3hat happene to me

3hen yo% ai hans on me, %t ook at my pants!:

He aso sho3e ho3 the see+es on his shirt 3ere

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oose 3here they ha pre+io%sy een tight. #he

ne=t ay he ret%rne to the meetings to te %s that

3hen he ha gotten home that night, he 3eighehimse) an ha ost eighteen po%ns! -ory!

"ot to e o%tone, I praye )or a ay in /oria

3ho ost so m%ch 3eight instanty %ring a iaetes

heaing that she competey ost her %nerpants!

#hey )e right on the )oor. She ooke at me 3ith

great emarrassment an sai, 9What sha I o?:

I sai, 9*ick them %p!:

ay e+angeist came to some meetings in

Io3a an her s%it 3as %ging 3hen she trie to

)asten the @acket. )ter the ser+ice 3hen she 3as

heae o) iaetes, she co% ap her @acket o+er

more than )o%r inches! -o ha one a s%pernat%ra

3ork in her, too!s yo% rea this ook, yo% may say 3hat some

ha+e sai to me areay, 9Why int yo% @%st stan

on the Wor? Why i yo% go to a octor?: #hen

some ha+e ae, 9oesnt that sho3 a ack o)

)aith?:

I ont eie+e going to a octor inicates any

ack o) )aith. s I ha+e e=paine e)ore, 3e a3ays

go to -o )irst, %t i) 3e ont get heae that 3ay,

then 3e take 3hat -o has aso pro+iehep

thro%gh the meica )ie.

I ha+e as m%ch )aith as anyone I kno3. Chares

an I ha+e steppe o%t on spirit%a 3ater h%nres

an e+en tho%sans o) times an my )aith ne+ergoes o3n eca%se I +isit a octor occasionay! My

)aith is e+en stronger toay eca%se I kno3 3hat I

ha, an I kno3 3hat -o heae! I gi+e Him a

the praise an gory!

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heaing ike mine a3ays ca%ses yo%r min to

go o)) in a ot o) other areas. I egan to think ao%t

something ese in my i)e that I ha+e aske -o tohea.

*eope ha+e o)ten aske me 3hy I 3ear gasses

an my stanar response is, 9So I can see!

9#3enty years ago I ha the enses o) my eyes

remo+e. I am egay in an 3ear oth contacts

an gasses 3ith 3hich I ha+e mirace +ision. #he

eye proem that I ha+e is not reay a proem

eca%se it has een correcte an my +ision is m%ch

etter than most ini+i%as. I rememer one time

3e aske Me #ari i) they sti 3ake on the 3ater

in Inonesia. He sai, 9"o.:

S%rprise, 3e aske, 9Why?:

He sai, 9$eca%se they %it a rige an 3eont nee to 3ak on the 3ater anymore!:

I eie+e the same thing is tr%e o) my eyes. #he

rige I ha+e is gasses an contacts, %t 3hat

3o% happen i) gasses an contacts 3ere

o%ta3e? Wo% I get more serio%s 3ith -o ao%t

the eye proem?

I ecie to isc%ss this sit%ation 3ith -o. 9Is

it eca%se I see 3ith no proem 3ith contacts an

gasses that I ha+e ne+er gotten serio%s eno%gh 3ith

6o% to recei+e ne3 enses in my eyes?:

#hinking ack, I reai>e that 3ith the iaetes I

ha reay gotten serio%s 3ith -o. I got o3n to

%siness 3hen I isco+ere my proem. I ha+ene+er crie o%t to -o as m%ch in my entire i)e as I

i %pon isco+ering iaetes in my o3n tempe o)

-o! Chares ne+er crie o%t as m%ch, e+en 3ith

my heart proem, as he i 3ith the iaetes.

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#here is no heaing )or iaetes o%tsie o) -o.

I int ike the things I kne3 ao%t peope 3ho ha

iaetesthe a eyes, the oss o) toes, etc. I crieo%t to -o 3ith my entire oy, min an so%. n

so i Chares. We kne3 it 3as either -o or no

heaing.

-o 3as )aith)% an ho3 I o+e Him )or it.

#here 3as no ignoring the sickness, there 3as no

hoping that it might impro+e, it 3as @%st getting

serio%s 3ith -o that mae the i))erence. In a so)t

itte +oice -o ans3ere me ack an sai, 9#hats

right, yo% 3ere reay serio%s ao%t the iaetes,

an yo%+e ne+er een serio%s ao%t getting yo%r

eyes heae!:

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CHAPTER FIVE

AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION

I 3ant to hep yo% so I am going to share 3ith

yo% the iet 3hich the octor ga+e me as @%st a itte

insight )or yo% to see that its not o+ery rigi, %t

certainy eiminates the things that can estroy yo%r

oy. #his is, o) co%rse, not the ony iet so yo%

may 3ant to ha+e yo%r persona physician pro+ie

one )or yo%.

H Corinthians ;1,10 says, Do you not know

that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of

God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of

God, God will destroy him or the temple of Godis holy, which temple you are

#he iet has een panne to meet the speci)ic

n%tritiona nees o) a ini+i%as as yo% 3i see.

6o% nee to seect the mea pan 3hich pro+ies

yo% 3ith the appropriate n%mer o) caories each

ay in a aance n%tritiona intake )or yo%r

partic%ar 3eight. #his speci)ie caoric e+e is met

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meas. I), )or e=ampe, yo% are to )oo3 the 1

Caorie iet, yo%r %nch 3o% e;

1 choice Dor ser+ingE

)rom each o) the )r%it

O rea 5=change

Aists

P

1t

1

anana

%tter

isc%it or sice o)

3hoe 3heat rea

1 ser+ing )rom the

+egetae 9: Aist

ny amo%nt o) ra3

c%c%mers.

KinegarQspices as

esire

1 ser+ingQMeat

5=change Aist

1 o>

1

2 o>

chicken

egg

or meat Dmo )atE

Water, ca))eine&)ree co))ee or her tea as esire

In et3een meas it is recommene that yo%

en@oy an eight&o%nce protein rink. I mi= mine in

my ener 3ith a co%pe o) c%es o) ice, a package

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DAILY FOOD ALLOWANCE

DSeect )rom 5=change Aists on the ne=t pagesE

"%mer o) Ser+ings )or;Caories 1 14 1 18 2

BREAKFAST

/r%it 1 1 1 1 1

Meat 1 1 1 1 1

$rea P 1 2 2 2

/at & 1 2 2Ca))eine /ree Co))ee an #ea as esire

MIDMORNIN! SNACK

*rotein rink 1 1

LUNCH

Meat 2 2 2 2 2Kegetae ist 1 1 1 1 1

$rea & 1 1 1 1

/at & 1 1 1 1

/r%it 1 1 1 1 1

Ca))eine /ree Co))ee an #ea as esire

DINNER*rotein rink 1 1 1 1 1

Meat

Keg. Aist

Keg. Aist $

$rea

/at/r%it

5K5"I"-

*rotein rink 1 1 1 1 1

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FOOD !ROUPS

VE!ETABLE "A# E$CHAN!E

mo%nt *er Ser+ing ra3&any amo%nt

cooke&1 c%p

sparag%s Aett%ce

$roccoi M%shrooms

$r%sses spro%ts (kra

Caage *eppers

Ca%i)o3er aishes

Ceery Sa%erkra%t

C%c%mers Spinach

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BREAD E$CHAN!E

mo%nt *er Ser+ing$rea 1 sice

$isc%it 1

Crackers, satine

-raham

o%n thin

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2

M%))in, pain 1

Cerea, cooke

ry

Dnot pres3eeteneE

P c%p

c%p

c%p

*otatoes, 3hite *otatoes

s3eet

P c%p

1Q4 c%p

ice DcookeE P c%p

Spaghetti nooes P c%pMacaroni DcookeE P c%p

5gg nooes DcookeE P c%p

Corn P c%p

Aima eans P c%p

$ake eans T c%p

nge )oo cake 1 in. sice

Sponge cake 1P in. c%e

Kania 3a)ers '

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MEAT E$CHAN!E

$ake, oie or roie;

mo%nt *er Ser+ingMeat, po%try, )ish DeanE 1 o%nce

A%ncheon meats 1 o%nce

(ysters, cams, shrimp ' sma

#%na, samon D3ater packE T c%p

#%na, samon D3ater packE T c%p

5gg 1

Cheese 1 o%nce

Cottage cheese T c%p

*ean%t %tter 1 #sp.

FRUIT E$CHAN!E

/resh, )ro>en or canne 3itho%t s%gar;

mo%nt *er Ser+ingppe D2 in. iam.E 1 sma

ppe @%ice P c%p

ppesa%ce P c%p

pricots 2 mei%m

pricot nectar P c%p

$anana P sma$ackerries 1 c%p

$%eerries 2Q c%p

Cantao%pe D in. iam.E T

Cherries 1 arge

ates 2

-rape)r%it P sma

-rape)r%it @%ice P c%p

-rape @%ice T c%p

-rapes 12 arge

Honeye3 meon 1 in. sice

"ectarine 1 mei%m


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(range 1 mei%m

(range @%ice P c%p

*each 1 mei%m*ear 1 sma

*ineappe P c%p

*ineappe @%ice P c%p

*%ms 2 mei%m

*r%nes, rie 2 mei%m

*r%ne @%ice T c%paisins 2 #sp.

asperries 1 c%p

Stra3erries 1 c%p

#angerine 1 arge

Watermeon 1 c%p

FAT E$CHAN!E

mo%nt *er Ser+ing

$%tter or margarine 1 tsp.

Hea+y cream 1 #sp.

Aight cream 2 #hsp.

Mayonnaise or oi 1 tsp.

/rench ressing 1 #sp.Cream cheese 1 #sp.

$acon 1 sice

(i+es '

"%ts sma

+ocao P in. sice

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ALLOWED AS DESIRED

Foo%srti)iciay s3eetene eca))einate co))ee or

ca))eine )ree e+erages 3ith ess than 1

caoriesQcan, )at )ree roth or o%ion rh%ar or

cranerries Dno s%gar aeE, so%r or i pickes,

%n)a+ore geatin.

Season&n's

Hers, spices, sat, m%star, emon, )a+or

e=tracts, caorie&)ree s%gar s%stit%tes, +inegar.

MEASURIN! FOOD(

*ortion si>es m%st e acc%rateL 3eigh or

meas%re 3hen necessary. /or this, a yo% 3i nee

is a stanar 8 o%nce meas%ring c%p an meas%ringspoons. meas%rements are e+e. Cooke )oos

are meas%re a)ter cooking. #he %se o) a sma scae

to etermine portion si>es is hep)% %nti yo% are

)amiiar 3ith the appearance o) the correct ser+ing

si>e.

FOOD PREPARATION(

Meats may e ake, oie or roie. 6o%r

)oos may e prepare 3ith the )amiy meas, %t

e s%re yo%r portion is remo+e e)ore any e=tra )at

or )o%r is ae. We think its a goo iea i) the

3hoe )amiy eats 3isey, so et them eat 3ith yo%!

/rie )oos sho% e eaten ony i) an ao3e )atchoice is %se )or )ryingL comination ishes s%ch

as ste3s an casseroes may e eaten i) permitte

ingreients are %se in the amo%nts speci)ie in

yo%r aiy /oo o3ance.

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AVOID THESE FOODS(

S%gar, cany, honey, @am, @ey, preser+es,

marmaae, syr%p, pies, cakes an cookies, pastries,conense mik, s3eetene caronate e+erages,

che3ing g%ms containing s%gar, )rie, scaope

an creame )oos, an snack items s%ch as

pret>es, popcorn an potato chips.

Ha+e a )amiy con)erence an ecie right no3

that yo% are going to i+e in i+ine heath, an that

the )irst step is to get ri o) s%gar an to retrain the

appetite o) yo%r )amiy. 6o% o yo%r part an -o

3i o His part!

Chares an I take Camrige or some other

protein rink on the roa 3ith %s. We ha+e a itte

9mini&mi=er: 3hich operates on atteries an 3orks

ea%ti)%y )or anyone 3ho 3orks in an o))ice or,ike %s, is on the roa. We a a co%pe o) ice c%es

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-o that He sa3 )it to gi+e me a ne3 one 3hich is

)%nctioning ea%ti)%y!

$%t my heart proay cries more )or anotherreason than 3hen I ay hans on them )or a ne3

pancreas. )ter a the 3arnings I gi+e them at the

meetings ao%t the angers o) s%gar, 3e see them

eating in resta%rants a)ter the meetings an gorging

themse+es on pies, cakes an co))ee, totay

isregaring the 3arning )ags -o has p%t o%t.

We a o+e Christian )eo3ship a)ter meetings

%t 3e nee to egin to e=ercise ca%tion. I) yo%

3ant to rink co))ee eca%se yo% ike something

3arm, rink re3e eca))einate co))ee. Most

resta%rants ha+e oth types toay. 6o% can te it y

the orange top on the co))ee pot. I) they ont ha+e

it, rink hot 3ater. 6o% ha+e no iea ho3 goo hot3ater can e 3ith a mea. n i) yo% ha+ent trie it

yet, ont compain ao%t it eca%se it 3i s%rprise

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CHAPTER SI$

GODS GOOD FOOD

+ery interesting artice 3ritten y .. ennis

o) Ferr+ie, #e=as 3as gi+en to me recenty. He is

no3 8' an his 3i)e is 8. I )et it 3as so goo it

sho% e share 3ith the entire $oy o) Christ, so I

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)elo"ed, I wish abo"e all thin#s that thou

mayest prosper and be in health, e"en as thy soul

prospereth DIII ohn 2 FKE.%e %imself took our infirmities *nd bore our

sicknesses DMatthe3 8;10E. +ho %imself bore

our sins in %is own body on the tree, that we,

ha"in# died to sins, mi#ht li"e for ri#hteousness

by whose stripes you were healed DI *eter 2;24E.

2. #he kin an amo%nt o) )oo an rink 3e

take into o%r oies.

ou shall not eat any detestable thin#

De%teronomy 14;E.

So you shall ser"e the $ord your God, and %e

will bless your bread and your water *nd I will

take sickness away from the midst of you D5=o%s2;2 'E.

. #he e=ercise an )resh air 3e gi+e o%r oies.

.y ather has been workin# until now,

and I ha"e been workin# Dohn ';10E.

I must walk today, and tomorrow, and the day

followin# DA%ke 1; FKE.

or e"en when we were with you, we

commanded you this/ If anyone will not work,

neither shall he eat DII #hessaonians ;1E.

4. #he rest that 3e take in peace)% seep. I

will both lie down in peace, and sleep( or oualone, 0 $ord, make me dwell in safety D*sam

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It is "ain for you to rise up early, 1o sit up

late, 1o eat the bread of sorrows Dto 3orryELor so

%e #i"es %is belo"ed sleep D*sam 120;2E.'. #he peace o) min 3hich comes 3hen 3e are

at peace 3ith o%rse+es, 3ith -o, an 3ith man.

2ome to .e, all you who labor and are hea"y

laden, and I will #i"e you rest 1ake .y yoke upon

you and learn from .e, for I am #entle and lowly in

heart, and you will find rest for your souls or .y

yoke is easy and .y burden is li#ht DMatthe3

11;28& E.

)e an3ious for nothin#, but in e"erythin# by

prayer and supplication, with thanks#i"in#, let your

re4uests be made known to God( and the peace of

God, which surpasses all understandin#, will #uard

your hearts and minds throu#h 5esus 2hristD*hiippians 4;&0E.

I ha+e 3ritten n%mero%s artices on the )irst item

an )irmy eie+e that it is -os 3i )or His

chiren to e 3e, @%st as h%man parents 3i o

e+erything possie to keep their chiren )rom

eing sick, an that it is possie )or Christians, y

)aith in His promises an His takin# our

infirmities and bearin# our sicknesses, to stay 3e

an strong, that they might ser+e the Aor

e))ecti+ey, an gi+e an i+e a +ictorio%s testimony

e)ore others.

or the $ord is our 5ud#e, 1he $ord is our

$aw#i"er, 1he $ord is our 6in#( %e will sa"eus( *nd the inhabitant will not say, 7I am sick8(

1he people who dwell in it will be for#i"en their

ini4uity DIsaiah ;22,24E.

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PROPER EATIN!

Many, many peope toay are )oo conscio%s.

iets are on e+ery tong%e, +itamins in e+eryc%poar, 9)oo )aists: on e+ery corner. (ne

9a%thority: 3o% ha+e yo% eat no meatL the ne=t

prescries a 9high protein: iet 3ith penty o) meatL

another )oris mik, another eggs, another sat,

another cheese, etc., etc.

5+eryone that has a theory, 3rites a ook on it,an tho%sans scrame to %y it, i) it promises

them heath 3ith itte e))ort an no sacri)ice.

(ne iet might ene)it one person an not agree

3ith another. (%r ear $rother %)%s Moseey,

tho%gh )rai an sicky as a yo%th, i+e to e 8 on

a iet mae %p principay o) )r%it an ra3 pean%ts,

%t 3hen I trie it, a I got 3as a 9goo: stomachache.

)ter trying one theory, then another, I )inay

ecie that -o kne3 more than any man ao%t

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Aa3!: () co%rse 3e are not, %t, i) Christians, 3e

are sti %ner -o an His 3isom, an He an His

3isom are @%st the same toay as in Moses ay,an o%r oies are the same, aso. What 3as goo

)or man to eat in the *romise Aan o) Canaan, is

sti goo )or man toayL an 3hat 3as harm)% )or

man then, is sti harm)% toay.

6es, 9the proo) o) the p%ing is in the eating,:

an the proo) o) -os o+ing 3isom is )o%n in

the )act that 3hen man oeye -os a3s, He kept

them 3eL 3hie toay, as 3e )a%nt His a+ice an

His Wor o%r hospitas are o+er)o3ing, e+ery

octors 3aiting room is cro3e, miions s%))er

pain an a))iction, isease is e+ery3here. Scientists

an heath organi>ations spen years an miions

o) oars trying to )in the ca%se o) so m%chsickness, %t I )ear they o not ook in the right

pace-os Wor, an to mans isoeience to

Him.

-o has p%t His stamp o) i+ine appro+a on

many )oos. Some He has re@ecte or )orien.

Many toay ook )or the sea o) appro+a )rom

-oo Ho%sekeeping or some other instit%te, or trae

mark or ran name, or some octors prescription,

%t ne+er think to ask i) it has een stampe 3ith

-os appro+a.

When I egan to serio%sy 9search the

Script%res,: to )in o%t 3hat -os Wor sai ao%t

3hat 3e sho% eat, I 3as ama>e an eighte toearn that He ha sai so m%ch, ha appro+e so

many items that moern 9n%tritionists: ha r%e

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PORK FORBIDDEN

#he )irst item on my iet that ha to pass -os

scr%tiny 3as pork. Aike many others, I tho%ghtreak)ast 3itho%t 9acon an eggs: @%st 3asnt

reak)ast. $%t -os Wor sai it 3as an

9aomination: or 9etestae thing:, so it ha to go.

*lso the swine is unclean for you, because it

has clo"en hoo"es, yet does not chew the cud( you

shall not eat their flesh or touch their deadcarcasses De%teronomy 14;8E.

or behold, the $ord will come with fire *nd

with %is chariots, like a whirlwind, 1o render %is

an#er with fury, *nd %is rebuke with flames of fire

or by fire and by %is sword 1he $ord will 9ud#e

all flesh(

*nd the slain of the $ord shall by many 71hosewho sanctify themsel"es and purify themsel"es, 1o

#o to the #ardens *fter an idol in the midst, &atin#

swine8s flesh and the abomination and the mouse,

Shall be consumed to#ether,8 says the $ord DIsaiah

;1'&10E.

)ehind one tree in the midst! s -o testeam an 5+e an their )aith, an oeience to His

3isom, y )oriing them to eat the )r%it o) the

tree that gre3 in the mist o) the -aren o) 5en, so

-o teste the Israeites )aith an oeience Dan

o%rsE y )oriing the eating o) s3ines )esh.

n @%st as 5+e reasone 3ith herse) D3ith

Satans hepE that the )r%it 3as nice ooking angoo tasting an that -o int reay mean

isoeience meant eath, so ha+e men to o%r ay

reasone that anything that taste as goo as s3eet,

@%icy pork 3as s%rey meant to e eaten, an s%rey

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eating it 3o% not ring isease or eath, e+en

tho%gh in oth cases, -o has spoken other3ise.

mericans toay eat miions o) po%ns o) pork,an miions an miions are sick, ne+er stopping to

consier 3hat -o has sai ao%t 3hat they sho%

eat.

-o p%t his stamp o) appro+a on the eating o)

ee), 3hen propery e, an some other meats,

*(KI5 the /# an the $A(( W55 "(#

5#5".

1hese are the animals which you may eat/ the

o3, the sheep, the #oat, the deer, the #a:elle, the roe

deer, the wild #oat, the mountain #oat, the

antelope, and the mountain sheep *nd you may eat

e"ery animal with clo"en hoo"es, ha"in# the hoof

split into two parts, and that chews the cud, amon#the animals

1hese you may eat of all that are in the

waters/ you may eat all that ha"e fins and scales

*nd whate"er does not ha"e fins and scales you

shall not eat( it is unclean for you De%teronomy

14;4&,BE.

1his shall be a perpetual statute throu#hout

your #enerations in all your dwellin#s/ you shall

eat neither fat nor blood DAe+itic%s ;10E.

5+es sin in the -aren 3as to try to reason o%t

a pa%sie e=c%se )or isoeying -os comman,

rather than take it )rom (ne 3ho ha a 3isom

an po3er.So it is toay among the pork eaters. #hey say,

9We are not %ner the Aa3L es%s mae a meats

ceanL *a% sai, G5+ery creat%re o) -o is goo,

an nothing to e re)%se, i) it e recei+e 3ith

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thanksgi+ingL When *eter sa3 the +ision o) the

%ncean animas et o3n in the sheet an hear

-o say, 7+hat God has cleansed you must not callcommon8 Dcts 1;1'E that mae pork an a other

meat cean.: So oes man reason, seeking to get

aro%n -os Wor. pro+e: meat comes )rom

grass eating animas none )rom sca+engers or

)rom meat&eating animas.

I ea+e this matter o) cean an %ncean meats

)or yo% to p%rs%e in -os Wor, )or I kno3 yo%

o+e Him an respect His Wisom.

!OD)S APPROVED LIST

s to )ish, the cean an %ncean are iste.

es%s, a)ter His res%rrection, ate )ish anhoneycom, an cooke a )ish reak)ast )or his

tire an isco%rage )isher&iscipes. Dohn 2 1;B&

1E.

es%s, the night e)ore His cr%ci)i=ion, ate the

*asso+er 3ith the t3e+e in the %pper room. DA%ke

22;1'E.

es%s cae an egg a 9goo gi)t,: saying the

same o) rea an )ish. DA%ke 11;12&1E.

#he an o) Canaan 3as escrie as a an

9)o3ing 3ith mik an honey: th%s p%tting -os

stamp o) appro+a on these items.

(ther )oos on -os appro+e ist inc%e;

-*5S; +hen you come into your

nei#hbor8s "ineyard, you may eat your fill of #rapes

at your pleasure De%teronomy 2;24E.

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/I-S; 1hen they came to the ;alley of &shcol,

and there cut down a branch with one cluster of

#rapes( they carried it between two of them on apole 1hey also brou#ht some of the pome#ranates

and fi#s D"%mers 1;2E.

'ow the ne3t day, when they had come out

from )ethany, %e was hun#ry *nd seein# from

afar a )ig tree ha"in# lea"es, %e went to see if

perhaps %e would find somethin# on it...:Mark

11;12,1E.

**A5S; 1he "ine has dried up, *nd the fi#

tree has withered( 1he pome#ranate tree, 1he palm

tree also, *nd the apple tree*ll of the trees of the

field are withered( Surely 9oy withered away from

the sons of men Doe 1;12E.

*(M5-"#5S; 1hey also brou#ht

some of the pome#ranates and fi#s D"%mers

1;2E.

*AM #5S; *nd you shall take for

yoursel"es on the first day the fruit of beautiful

trees, branches of palm trees, the bou#hs of leafy

trees, and willows of the brook( and you shall

re9oice before the $ord your God for se"en days

DAe+itic%s 2;4E.

AA /7I#S; *nd God said, See I ha"e #i"enyou e"ery herb that yields seed which is on the face

of all the earth, and e"ery tree whose fruit yields

seed( to you it shall before food D-enesis 1;2BE.

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H5$S; Same as AA /7I#S.

(AIK5S; * land of wheat and barley, of "ines

and fi# trees and pome#ranates, a land of oli"e oiland honey De%teronomy 8;8E.

(AIK5 (IA; *nd if you brin# as an offerin# a

#rain offerin# baked in the o"en, it shall be

unlea"ened cakes of fine flour mi3ed with oil, or

unlea"ened wafers anointed with oil )ut if your

offerin# is a #rain offerin# baked in a pan, it shall

be of fine flour, unlea"ened, mi3ed with oil ou

shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it( it is a

#rain offerin# *nd if your offerin# is a #rain

offerin# baked in a co"ered pan, it shall be made of

fine flour with oil DAe+itic%s 2;4&0E.

WH5#; %e would ha"e fed them also with

the finest of wheat( *nd with honey from the rock I

would ha"e satisfied you D*sam 81;1E.

$5; *nd %e took bread, #a"e thanks and

broke it, and #a"e it to them, sayin# DA%ke

22;1BE.

C("; *nd )oa: said unto her, *t mealtime

come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy

morsel in the "ine#ar *nd he reached her

parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed,

and left D%th 2;14 FiE.*nd 5esse said unto Da"id his son, 1ake now

for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and

these ten loa"es, and run to the camp to thy

brethren( DI Sam%e 10;10 FKE.

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(S#I"- 5S; *nd there came a man

from )aal-shalisha, and brou#ht the man of God

bread of the firstfruits, twenty loa"es of barley, andfull ears of corn in the husk thereof *nd he said,

Gi"e unto the people, that they may eat II Fings

4;42 FKE.

*nd if thou offer a meat offerin# of thy

firstfruits unto the $ord, thou shalt offer for the

meat offerin# of thy firstfruits #reen ears of corn

dried by the fire, e"en corn beaten out of full ears

DAe+itic%s 2;14 FKE.

$A56; So she stayed close by the youn#

women of )oa:, to #lean until the end of barley

har"est and wheat har"est( and she dwelt with her

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said to his ser"ant, >ut on the lar#e pot, and boil

stew for the sons of the prophets DII Fings 4; 8E.

MIAF; So it shall be, from the abundance of

milk they #i"e, that he will eat curds( or curds and

honey e"eryone will eat who is left in the land

DIsaiah 0;22E.

$7##5; *nd it shall come to pass in that

day, that a man shall nourish a youn# cow, and two

sheep( *nd it shall come to pass, for the abundance

of milk that they shall #i"e he shall eat butter( for

butter and honey shall e"eryone eat that is left in

the land DIsaiah 0;21,22 FKE.

CH55S5; *nd carry these ten cheese to thecaptain of their thousand, and see how your

brothers fare, and brin# back news of them DI

Sam%e 10;18E.

-(#S MIAF; ou shall ha"e enou#h #oats8

milk for your food, or the food of your household,

*nd the nourishment of your maidser"ants

D*ro+ers 20;20E.

A(C7S#S, -SSH(**5S; 1hese you

may eat/ the locust after its kind, the destroyin#

locust after its kind, the cricket after its kind, and

the #rasshopper after its kind )ut all other flyin#insects which ha"e four feet shall be an

abomination to you DAe+itic%s 11;22,2E.

DSpecia note )rom /rances H%nter; *raise -o

that He int say yo% SHAA eat. He @%st sai yo%

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M6 eat! Chares says, 9We are rep%se at the

tho%ght o) eating crickets, grasshoppers, an oc%sts

3hich -o sanctione, %t 3e e+o%r pork 3hich-o sai 3as an aomination. Isnt that @%st ike the

e+i to re+erse -os men%?:E

AM("S; *nd their father Israel said to

them, 7If it must be so, then do this/ 1ake some of

the best fruits of the land in your "essels and carry

down a present for the mana little balm and a

little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and

almonds D-enesis 4;11E.

"7#S; Same as ao+e( Fing ames says

9n%ts:.

$55/; *nd you may eat e"ery animal with

clo"en hoo"es, ha"in# the hoof split into two parts,

and that chews the cud, amon# the animals

De%teronomy 14;E

M7##("; 1hese are the animals which you

may eat/ the o3, the sheep, the #oat De%teronomy

14;4E.

-(# M5#; Same as ao+e.

/ISH; 1hen, as soon as they had come to land,

they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it,and bread 5esus said to them, 7)rin# some of the

fish which you ha"e 9ust cau#ht8 Simon >eter went

up and dra##ed the net to land, full of lar#e fish,

one hundred and fifty-three( and althou#h there

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were so many, the net was not broken 5esus said to

them, 72ome and eat breakfast Dohn 2 1;B&12E.

5--S; r if he asks for an e##, will he offer

him a scorpion? DA%ke 11;12E.

K5"IS("; 1hese are the animals you shall

eat the deer, the #a:elle, the roe deer, the wild

#oat, the mountain #oat, the antelope, and the

mountain sheep De%teronomy 14;4,'E.

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1herefore, whether you eat or drink, or

whate"er you do, do all to the #lory of God DI

Corinthians 1;1E.Can yo% gori)y -o y eating something

eca%se 3e 9ike it,: 3hen He has )orien it?

Can yo% gori)y -o y rinking into=icating

e+erages 3hen He has )orien it?

Can yo% gori)y -o y smoking, 3hen toacco

is kno3n to e harm)% an o)ten angero%s to heart

an %ngs?

Can yo% gori)y -o y eating many o) the rich,

spicy, sticky 9messes: that many peope cons%me?

*a% 3arne o) some 3hose -o 3as their

ey, an 3e ha+e many s%ch toay. D*hiippians

;1BE.

-o has een progressi+ey, o+er the years,teaching me ho3 an 3hat to eat. n%mer o)

years ago 3e )et impresse to stop eating pork, an

I )o%n myse) ess s%sceptie to cos, as 3e as

in3ary esse, as 3e a3ays are 3hen 3e oey

-o.

/or many years I ha s%))ere ho%rs an ho%rs

o) pain in my stomach, ro%ght on y ignorance o)

eating, as 3e as 3orry, ner+o%sness, an

emotiona %pset, many things I 9co%nt eat:. #hey

3o% %pset my stomach an ca%se na%sea an

pain. o%t )i+e times I 3as angero%sy sick 3ith

)oo poisoning )rom o grease, tainte meat,

s3oen canne corn, saa ressing, an spoiemik. (n top o) that, I s%))ere )rom chronic

inigestion, cos, )rea,

sin%s tro%e, hay )e+er.

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HEALED

#hen the Aor ga+e me the grace to stan on His

promise in 5=o%s 2;'L So you shall ser"e the$ord your God, and %e will bless your bread and

your water *nd I will take sickness away from the

.IDS1 of you, for that8s where I was sick, ri#ht in

my middle

n praise the Aor )or His gooness an

po3er. He has een my ony *hysician )or some 8years, an the $ie an His grace my aiy

meicine. When I egin to )ee ay, I take a

9-ospi,: re%ke the e+i, an thank -o )or

keeping me 3e. n, to His gory, I can say that

He has not s%))ere me to miss a ays acti+ities

eca%se o) sickness in the past 8 years. #here

hasnt een a ay 3hen I 3as not ae to get %p an9p%t my shoes on: an go ao%t His %siness.

6ears ago 3hen I 3as s%))ering 3ith my

stomach, a ear o ay to me that, i) I aske -o

to, He 3o% te me 3hat to eat that 3as goo )or

me. I ne+er )orgot that, tho%gh it 3as a ong time

a)ter3ars e)ore I i m%ch ao%t it. 6ears ater Icame %pon that promise;

+ho satisfies your mouth with #ood thin#s, So

that your youth is renewed like the ea#le8s D*sams

1;'E.

9-oo things!: I egan to p%t the taste test to

some things Dnot a per+erte taste )or harm)%

thingsE. I )o%n goo ee), steak or roast, i) properycooke, taste 9goo: an mae me )ee 9goo:. I

ha ne+er )o%n any +egetarian iet that ha the

same e))ect. I )o%n the )r%it an n%ts an ra3

+egetaes s%ch as ett%ce, carrots, ceery, taste

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9goo: an 3ere 9goo: )or me. Mik 3as 9goo,:

so 3as %tter Drea %tter&no margarine )or meE, an

eggs an eans, an 3hoe 3heat cerea, 3hoe3heat rea, ra3 appes, peaches, grapes, pearsL

s%n&rie ates, raisins, pr%nesL ake potatoes,

righty cooke eets, carrots, t%rnips, corn, peas,

an asparag%sL 3hoe oranges, grape)r%it, pecans,

amons.

I earne )rom reaing an e=perience that in

most cases )oo in its nat%ra statethe 3ay -o

mae it3as etter, an etter )or yo% than 3hen

9processe: an 9messe %p: y man,

not3ithstaning a the high po3ere a+ertising

o+er raio, ne3spaper, etc., o) package )oos.

#his past year 3e earne another step; to eat

simper meas, not so many i))erent )oos at onemea, an to eat starches together, s%ch as cerea

an rea 3ith mikL an proteins an aci )oo

together, as meats 3ith appes an oranges, %t not

3ith rea or mik.

I kno3 there are a ot o) )as in these respects

an 3e are not ogmatic in o%r a+ice or o%r eating.

When 3e eat o%t, or 3ith )riens, 3e eat 93hat is

set e)ore %s: as es%s to His iscipes, %t

passing %p the pork an the rich esserts.

)ter a mea 3ith some o) the rich, greasy )oo

an sticky s3eet esserts that some ser+e, I can

pro+e in my o3n oy the 3isom o) -os

appro+e ist.Heres a sampe o) a ays men% at o%r ho%se;

$5F/S#; (range @%ice or ha) an appeL

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