Two recent testimonies

Haven't blogged for a while but thought I would post these two testimony emails minus personal details..

Testimony 1:

Dear Christen

I attended both meetings at the Bridport Christian Fellowship this past week-end.
I have only been to that church about 3 times over the past year.

I need to let you know that my lower back has been healed!

I had surgery almost 12 years ago after being told I had a slipped disk (L5 vertebra) during my final pregnancy. I’ve had pain injections and all sorts over the years.
and been in a lot of discomfort and it was getting particularly bad recently.
In fact, on Saturday afternoon, before your meeting, I was sitting on a carpet with my legs straight out in front of me giving my old 84 year old mum in-law a pedicure and I could barely get up off the floor afterwards. I had to manoeuvre myself very slowly sideways onto my knees and very carefully straighten myself - it was very painful.
After you prayed for me on Saturday night – my lower back felt lovely and warm and as the evening wore on (once I got home) I realized very excitedly that my lower back felt so ‘loose’ - not seized up anymore. Previously I couldn’t even sit on our lounge suite without really struggling to stand up again.
That night in bed I was able to turn over with NO discomfort at all. The feeling of freedom is SO wonderful.
I should have put my hand up at the Sunday morning meeting to testify – I’m very sorry I didn’t as it builds faith to hear of healing.

A couple more days have passed and it still feels great.

I am thanking God so much for intervening in my life in this way and I thank you for coming to Bridport and facilitating such a difference in my life.

Kindest regards

Testimony 2:

Hi Chris,

You had a picture for me last week at the Che Ahn conference of a three legged race and you prayed for synchronisity.  My husband **** had spent a couple of days in an oppressive cycle of negative and angry thoughts and he felt the oppression lift about the time you were praying....

thanks for you responsiveness to the Holy Spirit.

The day really encouraged me

So thank you Jesus

Looking for more in 2010

So into the new year now... I've mentioned a few times in this blog that I seem to have a good record in prayer for back and joint issues... so in 2010 I want to see a breakthrough in other areas... I've seen occasional eye and ear issues healed and am looking to see these become as regular as backs and joints are now.

I mentioned this desire this morning as I spoke at River Church, Maidenhead and Belinda D came up at the end and said her back had been healed in 2005, she had meant to tell me before but had forgotten...

It was on a Sunday PM worship night John Sandeman had mentioned something that caused Belinda to respond... apparently I prayed something simple and because she had no pain at the time said she should go and the healing would come over time... her condition had been described by her Physio as incurable and caused by a "loose" disk that caused her back to lock up, (it had happened once in a supermarket) and also caused sever pain when jarred or bumped...

Anyway today she told me that since that prayer she has had know pain or locking.

If you love Jesus, you can pray for the sick and expect things to happen, however I have noticed that while you can plunder the promised land at anytime, the father is more interested in us inhabiting it... for me I see this in the areas of supernatural Christian life that I seem to have a fixed authority in ... things like praying in tongues, prophesying over people and praying for backs and joints... these are the promises I am living in... then there are the miracles that I've seen but are less regular... the things I plunder from time to time... my desire is to keep growing into my inheritance in Jesus ... to inhabit more and more of the spiritual life he has won for me.