Prayer Request

Hi Everyone, Please pray for my father, Bob, - he has been struggling with cancer for several months and is just about to the end of his treatment. We will find out around Christmas if the treatments have worked or not. He has always been a strong, vibrant man and this cancer and treatment has left him very sick and weak. The Lord has been softening his heart and he sends me the neatest emails. I love him dearly and he has been one of my biggest supporters with my WL surgery. I wasn't going to have it with him being so sick and he told me that my health would better if I did and that I would be a better help later. He was right. Anyway, here is the lastest story he sent me. Thank you for your prayers. Love ya all! God Bless, Lynda Phil. 4:8 Malachi 3:3 says: He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at the next Bible Study. That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities. The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot then she thought again about the verse that says: He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver. She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed.The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?" He smiled at her;and answered, "Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it." If today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God has His eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you. Pass this on to everyone you know. Right now, this very moment, someone needs to know that God is watching over them. And, whatever they're going through, they'll be a better person in the end. Life is a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you can only spend it once.

WoW! Lynda that was beautiful. I will keep your father in my prayers. God is good and he will see him thru. I love the story and I will pass this on. Thank you and I hope you have a Blessed day. God be with you Rosie

Thank you Rosie! I appreciate your prayers! Love ya! God Bless, Lynda Phil. 4:8

Phillipians 4:8 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit. Rosie~

Lynda, I am praying for your father, your family and for you. I went through this with both of parents. I know the struggle you go through. I also know that when my mother was ill, I was not a christian and when my father was ill I was. The difference was immeasurable. I found comfort and peace in Christ. I realized that although I may not get what I want, I have to trust Him because He knows whats best. Your Dad sent you a wonderful story and I have used one similar to it in a Discipleship class that I teach at my church. It is so comforting to me to know that He keeps his eyes on us when we are going through the fire. He will not let us go! May God bless and keep you, Sandy

Thank You Sandy. God is good and I know that He has my father in His hands but more than anything I am praying for his salvation - not sure where he is at with the Lord even though we have spoken many times about God and the gospel. He is a loving man but he has a lot of pride but I really see God breaking down the barriers. Love ya and thanks again for your prayers! God Bless, Lynda Phil. 4:8

Oh Lynda. Thank you so much for sharing the story your dad sent. I will hold him and you in my prayers. I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes after reading the refiner's fire story. It was just what I needed to read today. God bless. Peg

Thank you Peg - I cherish your prayers. Love ya! God Bless, Lynda Phil. 4:8

Lynda, There is NOTHING like a dad!!!!! I hope and pray that he will regain his strength in no time at all, in Jesus Name!!!! And that he will be totally healed from the top of his head to the souls of his feet...in Jesus Name!!! I love that story....I have heard it before, yet everytime it touches my heart....because it is soooooo true!!!! Hallelujah!!!!!! To be like Jesus, To be like Jesus....all I ask....is to be like Him....all through life's journey...from earth to glory....all I ask...is to be like Him!!!! Remember that song? Thank You, Lord!!! Thanks for sharing about your dad. I will keep him in my prayers and believe for WONDERFUL news at Christmastime!!!! Love you! Cindy

Hi Cindy, Yes, I remember that song and love it! Wonderful news at Christmas time would be great - thank you for your prayers! Love ya! God Bless, Lynda Phil. 4:8