Burger King and a Divine Appointment, Part 2
After my awful nights sleep at the camp with my
girlfriends, Chuck picked me up. As we were driving to my parent’s house, where
our kids were staying, I was starving. I needed to eat. We saw an exit
approaching where I knew one of my best friend’s lived. I
asked Chuck if I should even bother calling since it was so last minute. He
encouraged me to just try, and we got off the highway. Katie picked up right
away. We exchanged small talk for a couple seconds and then I asked her where
she was. When I told her my location, she exclaimed, “Are you serious?!” Turns
out, she was about to drive right by the Burger King where we had parked. She
then told me to look over at the stop light, and I saw her car!
seen in quite a long time. We all got out of our cars and joyfully embraced
each other. It was a sweet reunion. The first thing Mrs. Dimler (Katie’s Mom)
shared was how God had miraculously provided for her and her husband with a
house. (That is an amazing story, but for another day!) What happened with her
house got me thinking about a different story. So after we all sat down with our food, I asked Mrs. Dimler to
share the story of how God healed her heart. (Sorry, another amazing story for
another day!) I will say, Chuck and I listened intently, just mesmerized by the
way she talked about Jesus. There was a smittenness (yes, I said smittenness)
in her voice. Joy on her face. She sounded
and looked so in love with Jesus. She
kept talking about how good He is.
another physical issue she’d been having. I had to keep myself from gasping out
loud because- get this- it was the SAME issue I have been dealing with for the
past year. I sat there stunned. And in tears. I could sense The Spirit at work
in a powerful way, and I knew Chuck was feeling it, too. I reached over and we
grasped hands.
Through tears, I finally blurted out that I’d been having
the same physical issue. Mrs. Dimler spoke such a powerful word over me. She
reminded me of the necessity of Scripture, but added how I needed to claim those words, not just speak them.
She encouraged me to own the words, and believe the words. One thing that
particularly struck me was when she recited 2 Timothy 1:7, “For God did not give us
a Spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, of love and of a sound mind”. Then she
said, “So if God did not give us the spirit of fear, then where did it come
from? The enemy!” To which she promptly proclaimed, “Go back to the abyss you
came from, Satan! In Jesus Name!” Can I get a Hallelujah?!
gives me the spirit of a sound mind
both refreshes and relieves my spirit in a way I haven’t experienced with this
Scripture ever before. Since I struggle with anxiety so heavily, my mind is
constantly waging war against me. I love the fresh wind of hope that Paul
proclaims in 2 Timothy. I proclaim the Spirit of a sound mind, and I proclaim
it over you, friend- if you’re reading this and struggle with similar issues.
important it was to be off of caffeine completely with the physical issues we
struggle with. When Mrs. Dimler said
that, it was like I heard an answer from God. Stop drinking caffeine. (I was
sitting there drinking a black iced tea!) My caffeine intake has been heavy
since my Starbucks years- who I fully blame for my addiction. I am a coffee
lover. I am an iced tea lover. I have always drank both daily, but that day, I dumped out my iced tea and haven’t had any
caffeine since. Two days later, I stopped the medication I had been on for
almost two years. One week later, I was pain free.
since.
amazed the pain was suddenly gone, but attributes it to me giving up caffeine.
God may have used the lack of caffeine to bring healing, or maybe He just
healed me! He certainly healed me from a spiritual sense. I rest on His
promises. I find peace in His Truth. I claim His power. I claim His spirit of
love and a sound mind.
He gave me a Divine Appointment with a strong woman in
the faith, and the Great Physician worked me over.
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Hallelujah! 🙌 👏
Praise YHWH Rapha! Am very happy for you and encouraged by this!