THIS IS A -h-e-a-r-t- MATTER !!
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YOU CAN WALK IN HEALING AND HEALTH AND PROSPERITY !! . FIND THEM FIRST IN THE WORD OF GOD. FOR EXAMPLE, BASED ON THE SCRIPTURE BELOW, WHERE DOES GOD LOOK WHEN HE SEES YOU ?

1 Samuel 16:7 KJV
But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

IF
YOU
WANT
THE
FRUIT,
DON’T
NEGLECT
THE
ROOT,
I.E.,
THE WORD
OF GOD !!

IS “PERFECT” GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU ? . CAN YOU MEASURE PERFECTION ?
2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: [17] That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
P E R F E C T

HERE IS A LIST OF SOME OF PAUL’S LIGHT AFFLICTIONS:
2 Corinthians 11:23-28 KJV
Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. [24] Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. [25] Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; [26] In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; [27] In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. [28] Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

The mathematics is astronomical!
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HOW MANY YEARS DID PAUL SUFFER ?? 5? 10? 15? HE HAS BEEN IN HEAVEN NOW FOR 2,000 YEARS …!
Romans 8:18 KJV
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Have you a “light affliction” too?
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WHEN YOU ARE PERSECUTED FOR DOING GOD’S WILL FOR YOU , GOD HIMSELF MINISTERS UNTO YOU !!
Remember Paul’s description of his light affliction? And, yet he was always so joyous! You don’t have to be overcome by all the negativity either

IS THE WORD TRUE ? OR, NOT?

Hebrews 13:5 KJV
… I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Matthew 28:20 KJV
… lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

THEN WHY DO THEY PRAY IN MANY CHURCHES: “OH, GOD, PU-LEEEZE COME . . . !!” ?

“OH, GOD, I AM SO UNWORTHY!!” IS A WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, WRONG WAY TO PRAY !!!!!
PUT ON YOUR ‘NEW MAN’ AND KEEP IT ON !! . IT IS NEWLY CREATED (SEE BELOW):
Ephesians 4:24 KJV
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

I’M HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING WHY PEOPLE ARGUE SO VEHEMENTLY IN FAVOR OF SUFFERING. THEY CITE THE FOLLOWING SCRIPTURE:
1 Peter 4:1 KJV
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

WHEN PUSHED TO THE LIMIT TO ACCEPT A FRIEND’S THEOLOGY RE. SUFFERING, I GOT TO DOING SOME DEEP SOUL-SEARCHING IN ORDER TO RE-EVALUATE THE TOPIC IN MY OWN LIFE. HERE’S WHAT I FOUND:

Okay, whenever I learned anything new about God that usurped my former understanding, I suffered. I suffered by reading copious volumes on the subject. I suffered when I felt overwhelmingly compelled to give up some of my long-standing notions. There was intense mental suffering because I was absolutely committed to getting it right before I try to tell anyone else what I had encountered. Yes, I suffered. If that’s what you mean by suffering then yes I suffered. But when I got ahold of the undeniable fact that Jesus didn’t take off before his mission was entirely finished – every fathomable aspect of it – forever finished, then that was the end of my agony and suffering. I can’t imagine doing anything … anything at all … that would grieve my Papa. He is everything to me – my very life! I know I don’t need to suffer anymore for Him or myself because it wasn’t the suffering that brought me to Him: that was my own obstinacy. But now I know how to listen to Him, and you know what? He’s always ready to talk to me anytime, anyplace, anywhere. Sin and suffering have become a distant memory to me and resting in his finished work is my constant companion.

HEALING IS A STEPPING STONE TO GREATER AND GREATER MANIFESTATIONS OF GOD’S LOVE !!
John 10:37-38 KJV
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. [38] But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

“ALL” . “EVERY” . “BELIEVE” . “SIGNS”
Mark 16:15-18 KJV
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. [16] He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. [17] And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; [18] They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

VICTORY EVERYWHERE !!!!!
Mark 16:19-20 KJV
So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. [20] And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them , and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

JESUS DID INFINITELY MORE THAN IS WRITTEN IN THE GOSPELS.
John 21:25 KJV
And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

OF COURSE, JESUS WAS SINLESS. NEVERTHELESS, HIS BODY ACTED AS A HINDRANCE TO PEOPLE – ESPECIALLY HIS DISCIPLES – PREVENTING THEM FROM SEEING HIM AS HE REALLY IS:
. . . . The Real Jesus . . . .
And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. [14] His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; [15] And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. [16] And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. [17] And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Revelation 1:13-17 KJV

MY FAVORITE BIBLE PASSAGE, 2Cor5:17, HAS NOW BECOME INFINITELY MORE MEANINGFUL!!!!!

2 Corinthians 5:16-17 KJV
Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. [17] Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

AS HE IS SO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD. (1 John 4:17)

DO YOU KNOW

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WHO YOU ARE

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IN CHRIST?

[As The Real Jesus is, so are we in this world.]

(Now, don’t go off and do something else! Ponder this deeply. All of that enormous power is yours. Stay with me now. It’s yours right here, right now! Don’t let the carnal mind distract you. As powerful as the thunderings of Niagara and as the fire-iest furnace … this power, and infinitely more, is on the inside of you … right … now! Don’t let it go! You CAN keep your focus!)

WHAT KIND OF POWER DO WE HAVE OVER SICKNESS AND DISEASE, AND EVEN DEATH?
Ephesians 1:19-20 KJV
And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, [20] Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
WE HAVE RAISING-FROM-THE-DEAD TYPE OF POWER IN US !!

IF YOU DON’T GLORIFY GOD, IF YOU DON’T REALLY ESTEEM HIM, IF YOU AREN’T THANKFUL AND DON’T MAGNIFY THE VICTORIES AND THE GOOD THINGS GOD HAS DONE, THEN YOUR IMAGINATION HAS NO OPTION EXCEPT TO BE NEGATIVE.
Romans 1:21 KJV
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN AN EXERCISE THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR (AND MY) LIFE? MAKE A QUICK LIST (IN YOUR MIND IS OKAY) OF ALL THE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS YOU’VE ENTERTAINED RECENTLY. FEAR . HATE . JEALOUSY . REVENGE . ETC . ETC . . NOW , LET’S RECOGNIZE THAT ALL OF THAT IS FROM THE CARNAL MIND – READY TO RE-EMERGE WHENEVER YOU’RE DISTRACTED .
<> OR, YOU (AND I) COULD CONCEIVE (IMAGINE) [yetser = Hebrew] DIFFERENTLY, DISMISS THE WORLDLY THINKING AND TURN TO GOD.