I came home the Monday after MYC to see my dad prostrate on the chair in my living room. I was terrified, the men with him said he had a mild stroke or something and they were terrified, they prayed fearful prayers and then left.
I just muttered that it was well and went upstairs, sent my sis to buy fast food for him at a nearby eatery and refused to think about it or be afraid. I was terrified to my bone, as much as my dad had not been good, i did not want him to die, he told me 'it is well' but i could see the fear in his eyes. I thought about my folks at work and i did not want them to terrify my dad because i knew he would be scared that his sins were catching up with him.
Many Christians don't know how to receive grace and they also don't know how to extend grace to others, i chose to give my dad grace.
After they were gone, i came downstairs, my mum was panicking and so i hushed her. I had been having nightmares but instead i creamed my dreams and held on to the word of God. I sat and listened to all my father said and then told him that the people he was afraid of had no power over him. I told him God loved him and that God had good thoughts towards him. I told him God could heal him and that any gift that was not from God he could reject.
I bought him two packs of lucozade boost, the bottle and the multivitamin pill, then i began to speak with him and minister the word of God to him. He began to pray in Jesus name. Any time my mom panicked, i would shush her and tell her not to declare anything that was not the word of God over him. I prayed with my younger sis, i prayed the word of God. That God would have mercy on him and carry out his sovereign will by restoring his strength. while my older sis fled the house to look for who would help her.
Eventually we carried him to the hospital where they gave him shots for high blood pressure, by Wednesday night, he was back home. maintaining my calm for those two days was the hardest thing i had ever done but i had to trust God and resist negative testimonies. (You know how christians are always quick to tell you testimonies of people who have died from stroke, i remained silent and listened to the word f God and played it at home). My dad came back home smiling, he thought he was in his death bed, instead i rememebered the pact i made with God that no matter how much the storm raged against my family that there would be no loss and this i held onto. then i held unto the word, 'shalom: nothing missing, nothing broken'.
At about 10.00pm i text-ed my younger sister and told her to pray in tongues that dad was in hospital, she called my elder sis and her hubby. I emptied my account the next day to pay for the hospital bill and sow battle seeds in my church and my younger sisters church. I did this because i could not pray and there is a scripture that says the man with money can ransom his life with his money. My first pastor said when you sow, you are sowing into the future and when i was in nysc, i learnt that money is a ransom that what can the poor man do? In 2008, i learnt that instead of holding money, you could release it to the prophet and get a God result, i never lose when i act on the word of God.
My father whose eyes were weak like he was ready to go came back from the hospital strong with his eyes strong and working about.
The hardest thing i had to do was hold on to God's word as i half carried my dad on one side, my mom on the other as we helped my dad to the car. I felt like his feet were already paralyzed but God turned it around. He himself knew that he had experienced a miracle. V my sister was so worried she couldn't sleep. I had to encourage my siblings that it was well and call my mom and encourage her with the word of God because she can so panick. Then sleep and wake up to go to atm, pay for the meals at home and get to work and act like everything was working together for good but i did it and i am so grateful God always answers.
I don't deserve the way he loves me and i don't want t deserve it, i just want to accept his goodness and know i am greatly loved by God and many folks.
My latest word: Kings shall come to my rising cos i am favoured and blessed, in all i do i shall prosper and everything i touch shall be blessed.
Yes i had opportunity to lay hands but i wasn't so led, instead i had an agreement prayer with my sis because i knew she had faith. So we agreed.
PS When you make an agreement prayer be sure that the person you are praying with is in agreement and believes in God and in His word. I am blessed to be surrounded by men and women of faith (Them that are close to me) because they rub off on me and it means i have built a circle of faith so i keep out unbelief.
