Frances Hunter

Are You Tired?

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Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter . What is Happening to Me? Honey, Im Sick! It C!"# $e Happening to Me! I Hate S%gar! & !n (%nce o) *re+ention -o.s -oo. /oo. What is -oo. Hea1th Worth? 4 18 1

Chapter 4. Chapter '. Chapter ,. Chapter 0.

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CHAPTER ONE
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?
-et a com)orta21e chair an. sit .o3n, 2eca%se yo% 3ont p%t this 2ook .o3n %nti1 yo% ha+e comp1ete1y )inishe. rea.ing it! -o. has gi+en me a message to share 3ith the $o.y o) Christ 3hich can sa+e yo%r 1i)e! When yo% sa3 the tit1e o) this 2ook !45 6(7 #I458?, yo% may ha+e tho%ght, 9#ire. o) 3hat?: It co%1. mean; 9!re yo% tire. o) not ha+ing eno%gh money?: 9!re yo% tire. o) going to ch%rch?: 9!re yo% tire. o) 2eing sick?: 9!re yo% tire. o) pro21ems?: 9!re yo% tire. o) 2eing .epresse.?: or it co%1. mean a n%m2er o) .i))erent things. Ho3e+er, in the simp1e tit1e, I aske. yo% an honest <%estion 3ith no strings attache.. !re yo% physica11y tire.? Ha+e yo% 2een e=periencing an energy 1ag? !re yo% .ragging yo%rse1) aro%n. m%ch more than yo% %se. to .o? 8o yo% ha+e .i))ic%1ty remem2ering things yo% sho%1. kno3? 8o yo% ha+e spe11s 3hen rea.ing the $i21e isnt as e=citing as it %se. to 2e? 8o yo% ha+e .i))ic%1ty making .ecisions 3hich are simp1e? !re yo% )orget)%1? '

In spite o) the e=ha%stion yo% )ee1, .o yo% ha+e .i))ic%1ty going to s1eep at nights? Is yo%r s1eep rest1ess at times? 8%ring the 1ast t3o years I co%1. ha+e honest1y ans3ere. 96es: to each an. e+ery one o) those <%estions, 2%t ho3 I praise -o. that to.ay I can honest1y ans3er each one o) them 3ith an %n<%a1i)ie. 9"o!: /or someone 3ho has a13ays ha. s%ch a positi+e con)ession 3here the Wor. o) -o. is concerne., it may seem that I am making a +ery negati+e con)ession. My tota1 honesty is 3ith the hope in min. that the things I am sharing 3ith yo% in this 2ook 3i11 not ha+e to happen to yo%. 8%ring the 1ast t3o years, I ha+e gone thro%gh the most .i))ic%1t time I ha+e e+er ha. in my entire 1i)e. !s I 1ook 2ack right no3, it a11 seems 1ike a nightmare 3hich sneake. %p on me an. I .i.nt e+en rea1i>e 3hat 3as happening. Ha. it not 2een )or the ten.er 1o+ing mercy o) -o. an. His grace, I 3o%1. 2e .ea. right no3! *ro2a21y the on1y one 3ho rea11y kne3 a2o%t it 3as Char1es 2eca%se he 1i+es 3ith me an. he sa3 3hat 3as happening e+en tho%gh he co%1. .o nothing a2o%t it. I 3ant to share my pro21ems 3ith yo% so that the same thing .oes not happen to yo%! I am one o) those in.i+i.%a1s 3ho has 2een 21esse. a11 o) my 1i)e 3ith a tremen.o%s amo%nt o) energy. "ot on1y .o I ha+e a nat%ra1 reser+e o) energy, it seems as tho%gh I a1so ha+e a tremen.o%s so%rce o) a.rena1in 3hich ena21es me to )orce an. to p%sh myse1) a2o+e an. 2eyon. 3hat I o%ght to ,

p%sh. #hats a 21essing at times, 2%t I a1so .isco+ere. that it is not s%ch a 21essing at other times 2eca%se yo% keep p%shing 2eyon. the norma1 an. inte11igent 1imits 3hich can ca%se an in.i+i.%a1 to r%n into some rea1 pro21ems. I har.1y remem2er 3hen this a11 starte. 2eca%se I a13ays ignore any 1itt1e symptoms the .e+i1 tries to p%t on me. $%t some3here a1ong the 1ine .%ring the 1ast )i+e years I 2egan to notice 1itt1e changes 3hich seeme. %nimportant in the 2eginning. "othing 2ig, 2%t 1itt1e 3arning signa1s 2egan to occ%r. It seeme. to me that I co%1. not accomp1ish as m%ch 3ork as I )ormer1y .i.. Since I ha+e a13ays 2een a terri)ic 93ork horse:, 3hat might seem a s1o3&.o3n to me might not seem that 3ay to someone e1se. #here 3ere 1itt1e 3arning signa1s 3hich I .i.nt e+en recogni>e an. instea. I attempte. to ignore some ra.ica1 changes that 3ere occ%rring in my 2o.y. I 2egan to notice an %n%s%a1 .esire )or s3eets. I 2egan to notice that e+en tho%gh I 3o%1. 2e e=treme1y tire. 3hen I 3ent to 2e., I 3o%1. ha+e .i))ic%1ty going to s1eep, an. my s1eep seeme. to 2e a rest1ess s1eep 3ith a 1ot o) tossing an. t%rning .%ring the night intersperse. 3ith perio.s o) 3ake)%1ness. I) I trie. to get %p, I 3o%1. rea1i>e ho3 e=ha%ste. I 3as. I 3o%1. c1im2 right 2ack in 2e. an. then 2e 3i.e a3ake again! #he room ne+er seeme. to 2e the right temperat%re?either my )eet 3ere co1. or I 3as perspiring aro%n. the neck. We ne+er seeme. to 2e a21e to set the thermostat 0

correct1y so that I 3o%1. 2e com)orta21e eno%gh to go right to s1eep. It 3as t%rn an. toss night a)ter night, regar.1ess o) 3hether 3e 3ere at home or in a mote1 on the roa.. (ne night as 3e 3ere 3orking in o%r o))ice at home, I ha. a 1ot o) pro@ects to )inish 2e)ore going to 2e. an. it seeme. as i) my energy @%st comp1ete1y .isappeare.. I .ont remem2er e+er ha+ing s%ch a .esire in my entire 1i)e to @%st go to 2e. an. go to s1eep imme.iate1y. $eca%se I kne3 I ha. to )inish my @o2, I ran o%t to the kitchen an. ma.e a pot o) strong co))ee, .rank t3o c%ps an. ate a .ish o) ice cream 3ith hot )%.ge sa%ce )or energy. !s I ret%rne. to my .esk, I tho%ght I 3o%1. co11apse 2eca%se I 3as so tire.. #hat certain1y seeme. pec%1iar to me 2eca%se the ca))eine in co))ee an. the s%gar in the ice cream an. hot )%.ge sa%ce sho%1. ha+e kept anyone a3ake )or at 1east another co%p1e o) ho%rs. I 1ooke. at Char1es an. sai., 9Honey, .o yo% think something is 3rong 3ith me? I .ont seem to 2e a21e to p%sh myse1) the 3ay I %se. to. 8o yo% think it co%1. possi21y 2e that Im getting o1.er an. @%st 3ont 2e a21e to .o the things I %se. to.: We 1a%ghe. an. .eci.e. that may2e 3e 3ere getting a 1itt1e 2it o1.er an. that may2e -o. .i.nt inten. )or %s to a13ays keep a si=teen&ho%r a .ay sche.%1e as 3e ha. maintaine.. "othing co%1. ha+e kept me a3ake. I simp1y ha. to go to 2e.. 5+en 3ith the co))ee an. s%gar insi.e my 2o.y, I .roppe. o)) into a 9.ea.: s1eep this time.

5+en tho%gh it 3as not a constant thing at that time, to.ay I can 1ook 2ack an. see that 3hen I 3as 3orking at night, it 2ecame more an. more o) a necessity to get some 9e=tra: energy thro%gh co))ee, *epsi or a .ish o) ice cream. Aooking 2ack, the 3or.s, 9Honey, Im so tire.!: seeme. to 2ecome a reg%1ar part o) my con+ersation 3ith Char1es. 5+en tho%gh 3e 3o%1. comment on ho3 o)ten I sai. those 3or.s, 3e 2asica11y ignore. them. It seeme. as tho%gh I 3as tire. in the morning regar.1ess o) 3hen I 3ent to 2e. at night. It seeme. as tho%gh I 3as tire. at noon regar.1ess o) ho3 1ate I ha. staye. in 2e. in the morning. It seeme. as tho%gh I 3as tire. at night regar.1ess o) 3hether or not I ha. taken a nap or ha. .one 1itt1e or a 1ot o) 3ork that .ay. Soon it seeme. as tho%gh I 3as e=ha%ste. a11 the time. ! 45!A W!4"I"- SI-"!A. I 1o+e 2eing in the ministry. I 1o+e each an. e+ery one o) o%r speaking .ates. I 1o+e 3riting the month1y 1etters to those 3ho are a part o) o%r ministry. I 1o+e 3riting the ta21oi. 3hich 3e sen. o%t e+ery three months. I 1o+e 2ooking a11 o) o%r speaking .ates. We are pro2a21y one o) the )e3 ministries in the 3or1. to.ay 3ho sti11 persona11y .o a11 the 1itt1e things I ha+e mentione. a2o+e. We .o them a11 2eca%se 3e 1o+e .oing them! Aooking 2ack, I .ont e+en remem2er 3hen I 2egan to 1ose my interest in .oing my norma1 3ork in the ministry. It seeme. the pi1es o) 1etters I nee.e. to ans3er gre3 2igger an. 2igger %nti1 they B

a1most sti)1e. me. I 2egan to .is1ike .ictating an. ha. .i))ic%1ty getting a11 the things sai. that I 3ante. to get across in a 1etter. !11 o) these things came so gra.%a11y an. so stea1thi1y %pon me that neither o) %s rea1i>e. 3hat 3as happening. We .i.nt e+en seem to 2e a3are that anything %n%s%a1 3as occ%rring. I 2egan to 1ose my %s%a1 enth%siasm an. e=%2erance )or a1most e+erything. I 3ante. to 2e a1one, an. 3hen I 3as a1one, I 3ante. to go to 2e. an. s1eep. I .i.nt 3ant to ha+e company an. I .i.nt 3ant to go any3here. I @%st 3ante. to go to s1eep. I 3as soooooooooooo tire.! When I sat .o3n in a chair, I .i.nt 3ant to get %p. It 3as too m%ch e))ort 2eca%se I W!S S( #I458! My 1egs seeme. to 3eigh a tho%san. po%n.s, an. it 3as @%st too m%ch e))ort to get %p o%t o) a chair. (nce I ha. prepare. .inner at home an. p%t it on the ta21e, I checke. care)%11y to make s%re I ha. not )orgotten anything. It seeme. that once I sat .o3n, it 3as a1most a physica1 impossi2i1ity )or me to get %p again. /rom the g1orio%s .ay 3hen I 3as 2orn again, I ha+e 2een a )anatic a2o%t rea.ing the $i21e. I 1o+e to spen. ho%rs an. ho%rs rea.ing an. me.itating in the Wor.. I 1o+e researching in the $i21e 3hen Im going to teach a ne3 s%2@ect or 3rite a 2ook. My .isinterest in rea.ing the Wor. came so s1o31y that I .i.nt e+en rea1i>e it ha. happene.. /or no reason that I co%1. )athom, I s%..en1y )o%n. the $i21e .i))ic%1t to get into. #he $i21e ha. 1ost its >ip! I 1C

3o%1. )orce myse1) to rea. the Wor. 2eca%se I kne3 that I sho%1.. When I )inishe., I co%1.nt remem2er a sing1e thing I ha. rea.. Has that e+er happene. to yo%? *eop1e 3o%1. come %p to me in prayer 1ines an. say they 3ere e=ha%ste. a11 the time, an. I 3o%1. say, 9-et into the Wor. o) -o.?nothing 3i11 gi+e yo% a <%ick pick&%p physica11y an. menta11y )aster than hearing )rom -o..: It ha. a13ays 3orke. )or me in the past. Why 3as I ha+ing s%ch a .i))ic%1t time rea.ing the Wor. an. then not 2eing a21e to %n.erstan. 3hat 3as going on? !nother 1itt1e thing 3ent 3rong, an. I ignore. that, too. My t3o 2ig toes ha. not ha. m%ch )ee1ing )or years, 2%t s%..en1y they )e1t comp1ete1y .ea.. I 3o%1. pray )or my )eet an. 3hen that .i.nt he1p, I .eci.e. it 3as 2eca%se I 3as on them so m%ch .%ring ser+ices. 8%ring this entire time, Char1es an. I praye. an. praye. )or me. We praye. )or more strength, 3e con)esse. more strength, 3e spoke the Wor. o+er my 2o.y, an. I co%1. har.1y 3ait )or %s to say 9!men: 2e)ore I 3o%1. prompt1y go to 2e.. S%..en1y, a shocking )act 2ecame apparent to me. I .i.nt seem to 2e a21e to remem2er as 3e11 as I )ormer1y .i.. It seeme. I 3o%1. start to <%ote a +erse o) script%re an. a)ter the )irst )e3 3or.s, I 3as an& a21e to remem2er it correct1y. "ot on1y that, to kno3 3here it 3as 1ocate. in the $i21e 3as an a2so1%te impossi2i1ity. It seeme. as tho%gh e+en my )a+orite script%res 3o%1. e1%.e my memory. I) I )ina11y got them <%ote., they 3ere s1ight1y mi=e.

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%p Dat 2estE! /ear 2egan to grip my min.. Was I getting sick 3ith some kin. o) an %nkno3n .isease? May2e i) I ate something it 3o%1. gi+e me energy. What sho%1. I eat? Something to gi+e me a )ast pick&%p. ! piece o) choco1ate? ! can.y 2ar? ! 2ig ta11 g1ass o) orange @%ice? ! .ish o) ice cream? May2e a 1itt1e choco1ate sa%ce on top o) it? $oth are goo. )or the energy. May2e I o%ght to ha+e three scoops o) ice cream 2eca%se I am so .raine. o) energy. Im e=ha%ste.. Im 3orn o%t. 9Something 3i11 gi+e me energy.: $%t nothing .i.! I @%st gaine. 3eight! -o., 3here are yo%? -o., is something going 3rong 3ith me? -o., I nee. a to%ch )rom yo%! Char1es an. I 2oth 1o+e to 1ay han.s on the sick. I) there is any ministry to 3hich -o. has ca11e. %s to, it is to 1ay han.s on the sick. We go to ser+ice a)ter ser+ice, night a)ter night, an. 2eca%se 3e 1o+e to 1ay han.s on the sick, 3e ne+er go home %nti1 the 1ast person 3ho 3ants to ha+e han.s 1ai. on them has an opport%nity to 2e hea1e., .e1i+ere. an. set )ree regar.1ess o) the si>e o) the a%.ience or the time o) night. (ne night on the 3ay to the mote1 a)ter an especia11y 1ong Dan. po3er)%1E ser+ice, I sai. to Char1es, 9Honey, I am so tire. I cant stan. it!: !t that partic%1ar moment I )e1t I co%1.nt e+er 1ay han.s on peop1e again 2eca%se I 3as so e=treme1y e=ha%ste.. I )e1t as tho%gh it 3as .raining my +ery 1i)e o%t o) me. Something e1se 2egan to happen. 8%ring this perio. o) e=treme tire.ness an. e=ha%stion, 3e ha+e 12

seen the greatest increase in the hea1ing ministry that 3e ha+e e+er en@oye. since 3e 2ecame Spirit& )i11e.. We ha+e seen many ser+ices 3here 8', BC an. e+en B' per cent o) the peop1e 3ho ha+e come )or3ar. )or hea1ing ha+e 2een tota11y hea1e. an. yet I ha+e 3a1ke. o%t o) those ser+ices an. sai. to Char1es, 9Honey, 3e+e got to stop 1aying han.s on e+eryone at a11 o) o%r ser+ices 2eca%se this is a2so1%te1y ki11ing me!: $oth o) %s 2e1ie+e in .i+ine hea1th an. 3e spoke hea1ing an. hea1th p1%s energy to my 2o.y, 2%t it 3asnt 3orking. 6o% may 3on.er at 3hat seems to 2e a +ery negati+e )rame o) min., 2%t I am 2eing honest 3ith yo% 2eca%se I 2e1ie+e that this honesty is going to he1p yo%. Char1es has a compassion )or the sick 1ike no one I ha+e e+er kno3n, seen or hear. a2o%t. He cannot 1ea+e a meeting %nti1 he has .one a11 he can to a11e+iate sickness, regar.1ess o) 3hat it is. Sometimes I 3o%1. a1most 3ish he .i.nt ha+e that m%ch compassion 2eca%se a11 I co%1. think o) 3as, 9Char1es, Im so e=ha%ste. I can har.1y mo+e!: #hen 3e 3o%1. go 2ack to the mote1 an. I co%1. har.1y get my c1othes o)) 2e)ore I 1itera11y co11apse. in 2e.. Many times Char1es 3o%1. remo+e my stockings an. shoes 2eca%se I 3o%1. )a11 as1eep 2e)ore I co%1. get them o)). In the meantime, my entire 2o.y )e1t s1%ggish an. my 1egs seeme. to 3eigh more an. more a11 the time. I contin%e. gaining a tremen.o%s amo%nt o) 3eight. !11 the po%n.s I ha. 1ost 3hen I 3rote the 2ook -(8S !"SW54 #( /!# starte. coming 1

2ack an. it seeme. as tho%gh I 3as comp1ete1y po3er1ess an. he1p1ess to stop 3hat 3as happening 3ithin my o3n 2o.y. !t this point I .i.nt rea11y care ho3 m%ch 3eight I gaine. 2eca%se I 3as )ar more intereste. in )ee1ing goo. again an. that took prece.ence o+er e+erything e1se. #hen Char1es an. I 2egan to ha+e .isc%ssions a2o%t the )act that he co%1. not stop praying )or peop1e %nti1 the 1ast one 3as taken care o). I kne3 it 3as p%shing me 2eyon. my h%man 1imitations to stay %p that 1ong. We ta1ke. a2o%t ha+ing someone take me 2ack to the mote1 3hen I 2ecame e=ha%ste. an. Char1es 3o%1. come 1ater. We co%1. ne+er .o this 2eca%se something insi.e o) me ma.e me stay, too, 2eca%se o) the compassion I ha+e )or the sick. !)ter the morning meetings, it 3as a11 I co%1. .o to cra31 into the mote1 3here I 3o%1. go into a 9.ea.: s1eep %nti1 @%st 2e)ore it 3as time )or %s to r%n to the e+ening ser+ice. #here 3ere nights an. nights 3hen it 3as a2so1%te tort%re )or me to get o%t o) 2e., get .resse. an. go to a mirac1e ser+ice. Ho3e+er, 3hen I got to the ser+ice, I. 3a1k in that +ery specia1 anointing that on1y -o. can gi+e, an. there 3as not a sing1e, so1itary person 3ho 3o%1. ha+e e+er s%specte. that anything 3as 3rong 3ith me! #hen a +ery %n%s%a1 thing happene.! We )1e3 home one .ay a)ter 3e ha. 2een on the roa. )or appro=imate1y t3o 3eeks, an. p1anne. to go right to the o))ice. #he )irst thing I a13ays 3ant to .o 3hen 3e ret%rn )rom a trip is to go to the o))ice .irect1y )rom the airport, see a11 o) o%r emp1oyees, share some o) the mirac1es that happene. on the 14

trip, an. get things going that nee.e. to 2e .one )rom the trip. I ha. e=perience. a rea1 misera21e nights s1eep Dor 1ack o) s1eepE, so 3hen o%r p1ane 1an.e. aro%n. ten oc1ock in the morning, I sai. to Char1es, 9Honey, 3o%1. yo% min. taking me home? I .ont )ee1 %p to going into the o))ice right no3, so I think I11 go home )or an ho%r or t3o an. take a nap. !s soon as I 3ake %p, then I11 go to the o))ice. $%t right no3, Im @%st toooooo tire. to .o anything!: Char1es sai., 9!11 right,: an. took me home. He 3ent into the o))ice an. to1. the sta)) not to ca11 me 2eca%se I 3as tire., 2%t sai., 9!s soon as she 3akes %p she11 come to the o))ice.: I 8I8"# W!F5 7* /(4 24 H(74S! It 3as one o) the most %n%s%a1 9s1eeps: I ha. e+er ha.. When I )ina11y 3oke %p the ne=t morning aro%n. ten oc1ock, I ha. a )ee1ing o) ha+ing 2een .r%gge.. I .i.nt 3ake %p at a11, not e+en 3hen Char1es got into 2e.. I remem2er trying to t%rn o+er in the 2e. .%ring the night an. tho%ght the most pec%1iar thing 2e)ore I sai1e. right o)) to s1eep again. I tho%ght, 9My 2o.y is too hea+y to t%rn o+er in 2e..: My arms 2oth )e1t 1ike .ea. 3eights, an. they .i.nt ha+e eno%gh strength in them to t%rn me o+er in 2e., an. I co%1.nt generate eno%gh energy to change )rom one si.e to the other, so I @%st 1ai. there! Str%gg1e as I might, there @%st 3asnt eno%gh energy to t%rn my 2o.y o+er. #he ne=t .ay Char1es sai., 9Honey, yo% m%st ha+e rea11y 2een tire. 2eca%se yo% s%re s1ept a 1ong time!:

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I sai., 9We11, praise the Aor., I )ee1 goo. to.ay, 2%t I m%st ha+e rea11y 2een tire. yester.ay.: I co%1. not 2e1ie+e that I ha. s1ept that 1ong. It seeme. impossi21e )or me to 2e1ie+e that I co%1. ha+e act%a11y staye. in 2e. that 1ong. We .eci.e. that I pro2a21y @%st nee.e. more s1eep than he .i., 2eca%se some peop1e .o re<%ire more s1eep than others. I 2egan to notice that I a1so 3ante. to s1eep 1ater in the mornings than I %s%a11y .i.. I ha. rea1 .i))ic%1ty getting myse1) going in the mornings, 2%t cre.ite. it to the )act that I 3as pro2a21y 93orking too har.:! Char1es an. I praye. 3itho%t ceasing )or a ret%rn o) my energy, 2%t it seeme. 3e 3ere ca11ing %pon .ea) ears, an. yet 3e 3ere seeing prayer a)ter prayer ans3ere. in other areas. I contin%e. to gain 3eight 2eca%se o) the compe11ing .esire to eat something s3eet 9to gi+e me energy.: It 3as so o+er3he1ming that I co%1. .o nothing to stop it simp1y 2eca%se my 2o.y 3as screaming )or something, an. since I .i.nt kno3 3hat it 3as, I trie. to gi+e it some o) the 9energy )oo.s 3hich @%st 3erent .oing a sing1e thing )or me. May2e i) 3e ha. come home )rom one trip, an. I ha. s1ept )or t3enty&)o%r ho%rs, an. it ha. ne+er happene. again, 3e co%1. ha+e ignore. it. $%t, a2o%t a month a)ter the )irst s1eep 2inge 3e came home )rom another trip an. as 3e 3ere .ri+ing )rom the airport I sai. to Char1es, 96o%. 2etter take me home again to.ay, honey, 2eca%se Im e=ha%ste. an. I nee. @%st a 1itt1e s1eep. #e11 the 1,

o))ice not to ca11 me, an. I11 check in as soon as I 3ake %p.: I kne3 it 3as )or @%st a 1itt1e nap, 2%t e+en so I p%t on my nightgo3n an. 3ent to 2e.. It )e1t so goo. I kne3 I 3o%1. 2e %p an. )%11 o) energy <%ick1y. I SA5*# !"(#H54 24 H(74S. I co%1.nt 2e1ie+e that I ha.nt stirre. )or another t3enty&)o%r ho%r perio., 2%t I ha.nt! What co%1. possi21y 2e the matter 3ith me? Was I getting so o1. that I 3as @%st comp1ete1y )a11ing apart? I .i.nt 2e1ie+e that at a11, 2eca%se -o. has ca11e. me )or a specia1 3ork, an. I kno3 that Moses 1i+e. to 2e one h%n.re. an. t3enty years o1. 2e)ore he .ie., so I co%1.nt rationa1i>e -o. 1etting me .isintegrate. Was I not eating proper1y? Char1es an. I are not 9@%nk )oo.: eaters, an. o%r ho%se is 1itera11y )ree o) any o) the %s%a1 9ni221ing: )oo.s that most peop1e ha+e aro%n. the ho%se. We are sa1a., )resh +egeta21e an. chicken eaters. When 3e are o%t, 3e eat a 1ot o) )ish 2eca%se 3e 1o+e that, too. #he on1y pro21em might ha+e 2een the ice cream, 2%t e+ery2o.y kno3s that ice cream is goo. )or yo%! What co%1. 2e ca%sing this tremen.o%s energy 1ag? Why .i. these tremen.o%s energy 1ags come in 9spe11s:? I 2egan to notice a pattern ha. )orme.. I 3o%1. go thro%gh a perio. o) one or t3o 3eeks 3hen I 3o%1. ha+e a rea1 sag in my energy, an. then )or a 3eek or t3o I 3o%1. seeming1y 2e o+er them, an. I 3o%1. think I ha. e=perience. the 1ast one I 3o%1. e+er ha+e, an. then 2ang, another one 3o%1. hit me!

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8%ring these 9spe11s: as I 2egan to ca11 them, I notice. that I co%1. not think as 3e11 as I norma11y .i.. It seeme. to me that I 3as ha+ing a 1apse o) memory. I 2egan to 3on.er 3hat 3as happening to my 2rain. Someone 3o%1. te11 me a +ery simp1e thing at the o))ice an. I 3o%1. think, 9I .i.nt %n.erstan. a thing they sai..: We re2%ke. the .e+i1. We 2o%n. Satan )rom entering o%r home an. to1. him to take this e=ha%stion an. r%n 3ith it 2eca%se 3e .i.nt 3ant it any more, an. then I. ha+e to go to 2e. 2eca%se I 3as so tire.. #he .e+i1 1o+es to ha+e a )ie1. .ay 3ith yo%r min.. I 2egan to 3on.er i) I 3as getting seni1e. #here are many kin.s o) tho%ghts the .e+i1 1o+es to p%t into yo%r min. at a time 1ike this. He remin.e. me o) a .isease 3hich they ca11 to.ay !1>heimers .isease. #his .isease ca%ses the 1oss o) memory. I ha. 1ai. han.s on eno%gh peop1e 3ith that .isease to kno3 that it is straight )rom the enemy. I re2%ke. e+en the tho%ght o) that .isease.

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CHAPTER TWO
HONEY, IM SICK!
/ina11y, I ha. a2o%t reache. the en. o) my rope. I sai. to Char1es, 9Honey, I think I ha. 2etter go to the .octor. In spite o) a11 o%r prayers an. yo% 1aying han.s on me ten to )i)teen times a .ay, I seem to 2e getting 3orse.: I e+en 1a%ghing1y sai. to him, 95+ery time yo% pray, I seem to get 3orse!: #here 3ere many times 3hen 3e 3ere sche.%1e. to go on a trip an. I 3as so e=ha%ste. that I 3o%1. think I co%1. not make it. !n. yet, e+ery time 3e ha. to go, I 3o%1. get %p o%t o) 2e. an. get on the p1ane. We+e ne+er cance11e. a sing1e trip. Aet me ease yo%r min. right no3 2e)ore yo% 2egin to ask yo%rse1) 3hy a )aith&)i11e. person 3o%1. e+er go to a .octor. I .o not ha+e any hang& %ps a2o%t going to a .octor. We a13ays go to -o. )irst, 2%t i) 3e .ont get hea1e., I gi+e thanks )or the Spirit&)i11e. physician to 3hom I can go. Sometimes Christians get some rea1 pse%.o )aith an. think they 3o%1. 2e 2acks1i.ing i) they 3ent to a .octor. I ha+e kno3n many peop1e 3ho stoo. on their 9)aith: an. re)%se. to go to .octors. #hey ha. 2ea%ti)%1 )%nera1s! /aith a13ays nee.s to 2e tempere. 3ith common sense. -o. has hea1e. me o) many things, 2%t there are times )or some reason or other 3hen I ha+e not 2een a21e to connect an. recei+e a hea1ing. I ha+e ne+er ha. a moment o) g%i1t in going to a .octor. 1B

I s%))ere. agony 3ith an open %1cer on my 1eg )or o+er se+en years. I 2e1ie+e. that -o. 3o%1. hea1 it, an. He .i.! $%t on1y a)ter I 3ent to the hospita1 an. ha. it .e2ri.e.! #hen the hea1ing 3as s%pernat%ra1 2eca%se they to1. me I 3o%1. ha+e to 2e on 2e. rest )or months. (n the eighth .ay, I 3as %p an. o%t o) 2e. 2eca%se -o. ha. .one s%ch a 3on.er)%1 @o2! !11 o) the physicians an. sta)) o) o%r 1oca1 hospita1 3ere ama>e. 2eca%se o) the %n2e1ie+a21y )ast hea1ing. I ga+e a11 the g1ory to -o.! !)ter .isc%ssing my tire.ness at 1ength, Char1es .eci.e. to go to the .octor 3ith me an. 3e 2oth got a s%rprise. #he )irst thing the .octor .i. 3as the %s%a1 21oo. press%re check. Since -o. ga+e me a ne3 heart ten years ago, my 21oo. press%re has 2een norma1. #he rea.ings 3ere no3 e1e+ate.. I co%1. not %n.erstan. this change in my press%re 2eca%se 3hen -o. hea1s yo%, He H5!AS yo%! What ca%se. my 21oo. press%re to go %p? I .escri2e. my 9tire.ness: to the .octor an. mentione. the )act that it seeme. to me that it %s%a11y came in 9spe11s: .%ring 3hich time I 3o%1. s1eep )or %n%s%a11y 1ong perio.s o) time an. then )or a short time I 3o%1. seeming1y reco+er )rom 3hate+er my pro21em 3as. #he .octor <%estione. me a2o%t my acti+ities an. a2o%t o%r 3ork. #hen he ki..ing1y sai., 9/rances, yo%re getting o1.er an. yo%+e @%st got to 1earn to s1o3 .o3n.: He contin%e. the e=amination an. a..e., 96o% ha+e to remem2er 3hen yo% get to yo%r age yo% @%st ha+e to take it a 1itt1e easier than yo% .o. 6o% keep thinking yo%re a yo%ng person 2C

r%nning a11 o+er the 7nite. States an. a11 o+er the 3or1. as 3e11. 6o%re @%st not %p to it 1ike yo% 3ere 3hen yo% 3ere ten years yo%nger.: I commente., 9I .ont 2e1ie+e thats it 2eca%se I seem to 2e 2asica11y norma1 %nti1 I get one o) these Gspe11s an. then I 1itera11y )a11 apart.: He sai., 9Aet me gi+e yo% a shot o) $&12 an. see i) that .oesnt perk yo% %p.: He ga+e me the shot an. he 3as right?it .i. 9perk: me %p?)or a2o%t t3enty&)o%r ho%rs. #hen?there I 3as again s1eeping aro%n. the c1ock! We 3ent on o%r ne=t trip an. I sai. to Char1es, 9It seems to me that e+ery time I t%rn aro%n. I get one o) these Gspe11s.: DI co%1.nt think o) anything e1se to ca11 them an. I remem2ere. some3here 2ack in my chi1.hoo. a2o%t o1. 1a.ies ha+ing Gspe11s.E I contin%e., 9#his cant 2e happening to a Christian, 2%t .o yo% think Im getting o1. eno%gh that Im @%st ha+ing Go1. 1a.y spe11s or something 1ike that?: #hen I .eci.e. there 3as no 3ay I co%1. ha+e 9spe11s:. $%t 3hat 3as it I ha.? I co%1. not )ig%re it o%t. Im 2eing rea1 9nitty&gritty: 3hen I te11 yo% that I got to a point 3here I co%1. not )orce myse1) to rea. the $i21e 3hen I 3as in one o) those perio.s o) e=ha%stion. #ry as I might, there 3as no 3ay my min. co%1. )orce my 2o.y to rea.. 5+en i) I .esperate1y trie., nothing registere. in my min.. 4ight in the mi..1e o) rea.ing, I 3o%1. )a11 so%n. as1eep! (ne .ay 3e 3ere coming home )rom a roa. trip an. I 3as so 3orn .o3n I tho%ght I 3asnt going to make it home. When 3e )ina11y .i. reach Ho%ston, 21

I sai. to Char1es, 9Honey, take me home right no3 2eca%se Im )a11ing as1eep on my )eet. I+e got to ha+e a nap 2e)ore I go into the o))ice.: He took me home. I starte. taking my c1othes o)) as soon as I hit the )ront .oor. I a1most ran into o%r 2e.room 2eca%se I 3as act%a11y 3on.ering i) I co%1. stay a3ake %nti1 I reache. the 2e.. 9Char1es, get me something to gi+e me some energy. I cant stan. this tire. )ee1ing. /i= me some hot choco1ate or some ice cream so I can ha+e a <%ick pick&%p.: My 2o.y 3as screaming )rom 2eing p%she. 2eyon. 3hat it co%1. .o an. nothing seeme. to 2e getting 2etter, @%st 3orse an. 3orse. Char1es 2ro%ght me something s3eet. It .i.nt make any .i))erence i) it 3as pean%t 2%tter an. @e11y or ice cream 3ith choco1ate sa%ce, my 2o.y 3as screaming )or something s3eet. I 3o%1. eat 3hate+er he 2ro%ght Di) I co%1. stay a3ake that 1ongE an. then right 2ack to s1eep I 3o%1. go. It 3as a1most as tho%gh I 3as .r%gge.. What 1itt1e )1ashes o) a1ertness I .i. ha+e 3ere spent 3on.ering i) I ha. some horri21e .isease )rom 3hich I 3as going to .ie. #hose are some o) the most terri)ying moments an in.i+i.%a1 can e+er ha+e 2eca%se yo%re too e=ha%ste. to )ight o)) the .arts o) the .e+i1. My hea. 3o%1. s3im 2e)ore I )e11 into a .eep s1eep. My eyes 3o%1. open. Was that the te1ephone ringing? Aet it ring, I cant ans3er it. Im @%st too tire. to ta1k to anyone. I think I11 t%rn o+er in 2e.. "o, Im too tire.. I think I11 @%st 1ay right here. (h, no, here comes that horri21e 21ackness again. 9(h, 22

-o., Im yo%r chi1., to%ch me, to%ch me. I nee. he1p!: !n. I s1i. .o3n into the a2yss 3here I kne3 nothing mattere. any3ay. #HIS #IM5 I SA5*# /(4 48 H(74S right aro%n. the c1ock! Char1es 3o%1. try to ro%se me an. enco%rage me to get %p an. eat something to 9gi+e me strength.: He tho%ght i) I 3a1ke. aro%n. o%tsi.e in the yar., it 3o%1. make me )ee1 2etter. I tho%ght that 3a1king in the yar. 3as a2o%t the most re+o1ting thing I co%1. think o)! 9(h, -o., 1et me go 2ack to s1eep!: Char1es 3o%1. try to get me %p at mea1time an. enco%rage. me to come to the ta21e to eat. I +ag%e1y remem2er trying to .o this, 2%t 2e)ore I took t3o or three 2ites, I )e11 as1eep again. Char1es ha. to 1ea. me 2ack to the 2e.room. With the min%te amo%nt o) a1ertness I ha., I sai., 9Char1es, 2ring me the rest o) the .ish o) ice cream. May2e i) I can @%st eat a 1itt1e o) that, I11 get some energy.: $1ess his heart, Char1es 3o%1. e+en )ee. me the ice cream, 3aking me %p 2et3een each 2ite, 2%t nothing .i. any goo.. !n. I contin%e. to gain 3eight. Char1es 3o%1. say, 9Honey, I kno3 ho3 yo% )ee1 a2o%t gaining 3eight. Why .ont yo% go 2ack on the )oo.s yo% ta1ke. a2o%t in -(8S !"SW54 #( /!#. 6o% kno3 that a13ays 3orks!: I co%1.nt .o it. My 2o.y seeme. to 2e crying )or something s3eet. I )e1t a1most 1ike a .ope a..ict. #here 3as no satis)action %nti1 I got something in my mo%th that 3as s%per s3eet. 5+en that .i.nt satis)y e=cept momentari1y 2eca%se I 3o%1. go right 2ack to s1eep. 2

I .eci.e. to go 2ack to the .octor 3hen I got o+er this 9spe11:. I .i., an. he took a 21oo. test an. .eci.e. I nee.e. a 1itt1e thyroi. 2eca%se the 1e+e1s 3ere s1ight1y 1o3. He prescri2e. a +ery sma11 .ose o) thyroi. to pick me %p an. gi+e me some energy. #his shocke. me 2eca%se 3hen I 3as sa+e. in 1B,' -o. hea1e. me o) !..isons .isease. I 3as taking nineteen grains o) thyroi. e+ery sing1e .ay 2eca%se my thyroi. ha. 2een comp1ete1y .estroye.. I )orgot a11 a2o%t taking thyroi. a)ter I got sa+e. 2eca%se -o. ha. s%pernat%ra11y hea1e. me an. tota11y restore. my thyroi.. It has remaine. norma1 e+er since then. Aet me repeat a pre+io%s statement I ma.e. -o. .oesnt hea1 yo% to 1et yo% get sick again, so this s%..en irreg%1arity came as a great s%rprise to me. What 3as happening? #hro%gho%t this entire time, I .o not 2e1ie+e that either o) %s ha+e e+er praye. an. ta1ke. as serio%s1y to -o. as 3e .i. a2o%t this e=ha%stion. We contin%e. to 2e1ie+e that this 3as @%st a temporary sit%ation, a1tho%gh it seeme. to me 1ike I 3as progressi+e1y getting 3orse. I co%1. not %n.erstan. it! !nother trip. I co%1. har.1y .rag myse1) to the airport 3itho%t 3on.ering i) I 3as going to make it. We got home on a Sat%r.ay a)ternoon an. I hea.e. straight )or the 2e.room, 2eca%se I kne3 I 3as in another one o) those 9spe11s:. ! )1eeting tho%ght came?3as it the press%re on the p1ane that ga+e me this? I SA5*# /(4 SIH S#4!I-H# 8!6S!

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It seeme. as i) it took e+ery o%nce o) e+erything I ha. in me to )ight 3hate+er 3as going on in my 2o.y to e+en come o%t o) the )og I 3as in. It seeme. as i) I ha. to reach .o3n into some .eep, .ark chasm to )in. any 2it o) inte11igence. What I .i. )in. 3as not +ery m%ch an. certain1y .i.nt 1ast 1ong. /or si= straight .ays I .i. not ha+e eno%gh strength to p%t on c1othes. I ha+e ne+er in my entire 1i)e )e1t so .e+oi. o) )ee1ing, thinking or acting as I .i. .%ring those si= .ays. #here 3ere .ays 3hen I 3on.ere. i) I 3o%1. e+er come o%t o) it. #here 3ere times 3hen I 3on.ere. i) I 3ante. to come o%t o) it. Hea+en 3o%1. certain1y 2e a 1ot 2etter than this! !s I 3as str%gg1ing .%ring this si=&.ay 3ar Dan. it 3as a rea1 3arE, I .eci.e. to 1isten to some cassette tapes. It 3as impossi21e )or me to e+en think a2o%t rea.ing the $i21e, 2%t I kne3 the tapes 3o%1. .o something )or me e+en 3hi1e I 3as as1eep. I p%t on a tape o) Mari1yn Hickey 3ho has 2een my 2est )rien. )or years. I 1o+e her an. her 3on.er)%1, %ni<%e sty1e o) teaching. It a13ays 3arms my heart. I 1istene. )or a2o%t t3o sentences an. sai. to myse1), 9Whats the matter 3ith her teaching on that tape? I cant stan. her!: I str%gg1e. to get the tape o)) o) the cassette p1ayer. Aaying it to one si.e, I )e11 o)) to s1eep on1y to ro%se o%t o) my s1eep eno%gh to p%t on a $o2 #i1ton tape. He is another )a+orite o) mine, 2%t t3o sentences o) him 3as a11 I co%1. stan.. I tho%ght, 9He is rea11y irritating. I 3on.er ho3 come I+e a13ays tho%ght he 3as so o%tstan.ing!: 2'

I trie. Iohn (steen an. the res%1ts 3ere the same. 5ach one o) them irritate. me 2eyon. 2e1ie)! I .eci.e. to p1ay one o) my o3n. I p%t on one o) my 2est tapes that I recor.e. )rom the Ai+ing $i21e an. 1istene. )or one or t3o sentences an. sai., 9I cant stan. me either!: I .etermine. 2eca%se the cassette tapes 3ere so o2no=io%s that I 3o%1. str%gg1e to rea. the $i21e. I trie. to ho1. it in one han. an. my eyes open 3ith the other. I rea. a2o%t one or t3o sentences an. the most %n%s%a1 tho%ght came )1oating 2y. I tho%ght, 9I+e rea. that 2e)ore. Who nee.s to rea. the $i21e a)ter yo%+e rea. it once?: #he $i21e s1i. o)) the 2e. an. I s1i. 2ack .o3n into that 2ottom1ess pit an. the 3or1. c1ose. in 2ehin. me. #he on1y thing I co%1. say 3as, 9-o., -o., -o.!: #he ne=t moment o) conscio%sness 3o%1. )in. me saying, 9Ies%s, Ies%s, Ies%s!: I 3as incapa21e o) praying )or myse1), 2%t someho3 my s%2conscio%s min. c1%ng to the 1o+e o) my 1i)e, -o. an. Ies%s! 8%ring the time 3hen these 9spe11s: 3ere at their 3orst, 3e 3ere 3riting o%r po3er)%1 2ook S7*54"!#74!A H(4IJ("S. #his is s%ch an important en.&generation 2ook to 1i)t the )aith o) the $o.y o) Christ into 3here 3e are to 2e 1i+ing in these 1ast .ays 2e)ore the ret%rn o) Ies%s. Char1es 3o%1. stay at his type3riter %nti1 one or t3o oc1ock e+ery morning an. 2e 2ack 3riting again ear1y the ne=t morning. He 3as e=cite. to see 3hat 3as 2eing 3ritten as -o. anointe. him )or this assignment an. 3o%1. 2ring a chapter or page to me to rea.. He 3as .epen.ing %pon my reaction as a 2,

check on 3hat he ha. @%st 3ritten an. I 3o%1. say, 9Char1es, I11 ha+e to rea. it 1ater, I am too tire. to e+en think no3.: #he 1ast thing in the 3or1. I 3as intereste. in 3as trying to 3rite a 2ook! Some3ay, -o. 1et me ha+e reco+ery perio.s eno%gh that 3e 3ere )ina11y a21e to comp1ete the 2ook 3ith its )%11 po3er an. e))ect. Ho3 I praise Him )or that! I praise -o. )or my 3on.er)%1 h%s2an.. #hro%gho%t a11 o) this, Char1es pro2a21y s%))ere. more than I .i.. #here 3ere great perio.s o) time 3hen I .i.nt e+en kno3 I 3as s%))ering 3hi1e his ten.er heart crie. o%t to -o. to hea1 me, to to%ch me. "othing seeme. to .o any goo.. His h%rting 3as greater than mine. (ne night 3hen he came home )rom the o))ice, I trie. to get o%t o) 2e.. I ha+e ne+er in my entire 1i)e )e1t so m%ch 1ike nothing as I .i. right then. I 3as tota11y incapa21e o) any )ee1ing or emotion an. I sai., 9Honey, 3hat I am a2o%t to say is not tr%e an. I kno3 it. $%t I 3ant yo% to kno3 3hat I )ee1 1ike insi.e.: I 2egan to cry, 9Honey, Im sick!: I 1eane. against the 3a11 as I trie. to get to the 2athroom. 9I .ont )ee1 1ike I 1o+e yo%, I .ont )ee1 1ike I 1o+e me, an. I .ont e+en )ee1 1ike I 1o+e -o.!: I screame., 9Char1es, 3hat is the matter 3ith me?: I 2e1ie+e in that moment the h%s2an. that I a.ore 3ho kno3s ho3 I 1o+e -o., kne3 that I 3as rea11y sick. #hats the 1ast I remem2er %nti1 the si=&.ay 3ar 3as o+er. When I 2egan to come o%t o) the 9spe11,: I rea1i>e. that something 3as .e)inite1y 3rong 3ith 20

me. I to1. Char1es that as soon as I got o+er the 9spe11,: I 3as going to the .octor an. ha+e e+ery 21oo. test ma.e that can 2e ma.e. I .i.nt e+en )ee1 that I co%1. make a trip to the .octors o))ice in the con.ition I 3as in, 2%t the time to go to a .octor is 3hen yo%re sick, not 3hen yo%re 3e11. /ina11y, I 2egan )ee1ing 2etter. Char1es took me to the .octor an. 3e to1. him a2o%t the s1eeping, the e=treme e=ha%stion an. the pro21em I ha. 2ringing my min. into a conscio%s state. I can %n.erstan. a .octor 3on.ering i) a patient is a hypochon.riac 2eca%se at this point I once again 1ooke. ha1e an. hearty. I .i.nt 1ook as i) I ha. 2een sick at a11. It 3as .i))ic%1t )or me to te11 him ho3 misera21e I ha. 2een 2eca%se I co%1.nt e+en remem2er myse1) ho3 horri21e it ha. 2een. He took a %rina1ysis 3hich sho3e. no pro21ems 3hatsoe+er. #hen he took se+era1 21oo. samp1es 2eca%se I ha. )aste. 2e)ore coming to his o))ice. He took my 21oo. press%re an. it 3as e+en a 1itt1e higher than the 1ast time I ha. 2een there. I 3on.ere. again, 9Ho3 can this 2e 3hen -o. ga+e me a ne3 heart on May 14, 1B04?: I tho%ght, 9Why is my thyroi. o%t o) 3hack? Why is my 21oo. press%re %p 3hen -o. hea1e. me o) 2oth o) those .iseases?: #he thyroi. me.ication ha.nt .one me the 1east 2it o) goo. 3hen I 3as ha+ing the 9spe11: 2%t 3hen I )ina11y +isite. the .octor I 1ooke. 1ike a rea1 hea1thy specimen. I ret%rne. t3o .ays a)ter the 21oo. tests ha. 2een taken.

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I tho%ght, 9(h, 2oy, no3 3e11 kno3 3hats the matter. Char1es 3i11 kno3 ho3 to pray )or me to 2e hea1e.!: #hat may so%n. 1ike a strange statement )or me to make, 2%t I am thoro%gh1y con+ince. that one o) the greatest steps in recei+ing hea1ing is to kno3 3hat yo%r pro21em is so yo% 3i11 kno3 ho3 to get hea1e.. Con)i.ent that I 3as going to .isco+er the pro21em, I sai1e. into the .octors o))ice an. he sai., 9I+e got rea1 goo. ne3s )or yo%. 6o%r 1i+er is per)ect, this is per)ect, this is per)ect an. this is per)ect.: He 3ent right .o3n the 1ine saying, 95+erything is per)ect!: "orma11y, that 3o%1. 2e 3on.er)%1 ne3s an. I praise -o. )or a11 those goo. reports, 2%t 9per)ect: 3asnt e=act1y 3hat I 3ante. to hear at that partic%1ar moment. I sai., 9#hats not goo. ne3s at a11. I sti11 .ont kno3 3hats the matter 3ith me. Im not one o) those 3omen 3ho en@oys 2eing sick. I @%st 3ant to kno3 3hat my pro21em is.: "one o) this ma.e sense to me at a11 2eca%se ho3 co%1. I ha+e s%ch per)ect tests 3hen I ha. @%st come thro%gh s%ch a horri21e session. I kne3 it 3as strict1y o) the .e+i1, 2%t I certain1y 3ante. to kno3 3hat the .e+i1 3as trying to .o to me. He tho%ght )or a )e3 moments an. then sai., 9/rances, 2eca%se o) test n%m2er one an. test n%m2er t3enty&three, 2oth o) them 2eing in the partic%1ar range that they are, yo% co%1. ha+e a Ghi..en .isease.: He contin%e., 9I 3ant yo% to )ast again an. come 2ack tomorro3 )or a si=&ho%r g1%cose to1erance test.:

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#hat 3as )ine 3ith me 2eca%se I kne3 that no one in my )ami1y ha. e+er ha. .ia2etes. I 3as 3i11ing to go thro%gh the test in or.er to e1iminate one more .isease, so I 3ent home, )aste. again an. ret%rne. to his o))ice 2right an. ear1y the ne=t morning. #he .octor came in a)ter the initia1 testing an. sai., 9/rances, yo%re starting at o+er the norma1 1imit.: I .i.nt e+en rea1i>e that he 3as 3arning me a2o%t 3hat 3as a s%spicion in his min. 2%t an impossi2i1ity in mine. I ha+e con)esse. .i+ine hea1th )or so 1ong, it is impossi21e )or my min. to concei+e o) some .isease 1ike .ia2etes, so I contin%e. the test. I ha. )e1t so goo. that .ay, I ha. taken a1ong San.y $ro3ns 2ook, IS"# #H545 !"6$(86 (7# #H545 WH( C!" H5A* M5? an. 2et3een the ro%tine 21oo. an. %rine tests e+ery ha1) ho%r or ho%r, I e.ite. her 2ook. I 3as con)i.ent in the kno31e.ge that -o. ha. His arm aro%n. me an. that e+erything 3as going to 2e a11 right. !)ter a11, a person 1ike me co%1.nt ha+e .ia2etes! #hro%gho%t the .ay, the n%rse 3o%1. ask, 9Ho3 are yo% )ee1ing?: I 3o%1. say, 9-reat, great, great: simp1y 2eca%se that is a stan.ar. ans3er I a13ays gi+e 3hen someone asks me ho3 I )ee1. 9-reat, great, great...: $e)ore the test 3as tota11y comp1ete., they ca11e. me into the .octors o))ice. My heart a1most 2roke 3hen I 1ooke. at him 2eca%se I )e1t he m%st ha+e ha. some 2a. ne3s a2o%t a patient. I 3as C

right! #he patient 3as me! He sai., 9/rances, I+e got 2a. ne3s )or yo%. 6o%re a full-blown diabetic!

CHAPTER THREE
IT CANT BE HAPPENING TO ME!
I 3as st%nne.! #his co%1.nt 2e happening to me. Instant1y, a11 the peop1e I ha+e praye. )or in hea1ing 1ines 3ho ha+e 1ost their eyesight 2eca%se o) .ia2etes )1ashe. into my min.. I tho%ght a2o%t those 3ho ha. 1ost their toes 2eca%se o) .ia2etes. #hose 3ho ha+e ha. their 1egs amp%tate. 2eca%se o) .ia2etes. What a horri21e tho%ght! #his co%1.nt 2e happening to me! !n. yet, it 3as! He contin%e., 9I .ont 3ant yo% to e+er taste s%gar again. 8ont eat 3hite )1o%r either.: He contin%e. on 2%t I .i.nt hear anything e1se he sai.. #o me, it seeme. as tho%gh he ha. @%st sai., 9/rances H%nter, I @%st signe. yo%r .eath certi)icate. Ca%se; 8ia2etes.: I praise -o. that I am )%11 o) the Wor. o) -o.. I praise -o. )or the more than 1',CCC ho%rs I ha+e spent in His Wor. 2eca%se 3hat I sai. to him 3as not anything that I, as an in.i+i.%a1 an. patient, 3o%1. ha+e sai. to him. It 3as @%st something that came right o%t o) my inner 2eing. I 1ooke. at him 3ith a11 the 1o+e in the 3or1. 2eca%se he is a specia1 )rien. o) o%rs, an. sai., 9I re2%ke that in the name o) Ies%s. I .o not recei+e it. I 8( "(# 45C5IK5 I#!: I 2e1ie+e that statement is the +ery thing that sa+e. my 1i)e! He sai., 9/rances, heres yo%r chart.: I took one 1ook an. sa3 a misera21e .ia2etic chart. #he graph 2

sho3e. my tests 3ent to the top an. 21e3 it o)), then crashe. to the 2ottom 2e1o3 the 1e+e1 o) sa)ety. "o 3on.er I ha. s1ept so 1ong 3ith my energy 1e+e1 so 1o3?I ha. gone repeate.1y into 8I!$5#IC C(M!S! Hi..en .isease. #he kin. o) .ia2etes yo% can ne+er .iagnose thro%gh a %rina1ysis. It is .isco+ere. on1y thro%gh a si=&ho%r g1%cose to1erance test. In a1most a .a>e I 1istene. as he prescri2e. the me.ication an. to1. me he 3o%1. start me o)) 3ith sma11 .oses an. increase them as I nee.e. it. #ho%ghts )1ashe. thro%gh my min., 9Was that the reason my 2ig toes ha. )e1t so .ea. an. 3itho%t )ee1ing )or so 1ong? Was that the reason the %1cer on my 1eg .i. not hea1 %nti1 I 3ent to the hospita1 an. ha. it .e2ri.e. an. then -o. hea1e. it? Was that the reason I ha. s%ch an %ncontro11a21e .esire )or s3eets?: Char1es ha. not gone 3ith me to the .octors o))ice that .ay 2eca%se neither o) %s s%specte. anything serio%s. We kne3 the test 3o%1. take si= ho%rs an. Char1es 3as 2%sy at the o))ice. I got into the car to .ri+e 2ack to the o))ice. I am g1a. Char1es 3as not 3ith me. I) he ha. 2een there, I pro2a21y 3o%1. ha+e crie. 3hen the .octor ga+e me the 2a. ne3s. (%r o))ice is a2o%t an ho%rs .ri+e )rom the .octors o))ice an. I 3ante. to .ri+e 1CC mi1es an ho%r in or.er to get to Char1es as )ast as possi21e. Many peop1e think that 2eca%se I am a strong 3oman I am not .epen.ent %pon my h%s2an., 2%t I am @%st 1ike a 1itt1e homing pigeon. When something goes 3rong 3ith me, I 3ant to )1ap my

3ings an. )1y to my h%s2an. as )ast as I can. I co%1. har.1y 3ait )or Char1es to 1ay han.s on me an. pray. When Im sick, I .ont 3ant (ra1 4o2erts to 1ay han.s on me. I .ont 3ant Fenneth Hagin to 1ay han.s on me. I .ont 3ant Fenneth Cope1an. to 1ay han.s on me. I 3ant CH!4A5S H7"#54 to 1ay han.s on me. I know 3hat happens 3hen my h%s2an. 1ays han.s on me. I get hea1e.! I remem2ere. the ne3 heart -o. inserte. the night Char1es took a%thority o+er my .isease. heart! I 3ante. my h%s2an.! !s I .ro+e a1ong, I 2egan to say, 9#hank yo%, Aor.L thank yo%, Aor.L thank yo%, Aor. that no3 I kno3 3hat the pro21em is an. 3hen Char1es 1ays han.s on me, he11 kno3 ho3 to pray. He11 kno3 3hat to .o an. then I kno3 I11 get hea1e..: 9#hank yo%, Aor.L thank yo%, Aor., 2eca%se at 1east I kno3 3hat has 2een ca%sing a11 this pro21em. I kno3 Im not seni1e. I kno3 Im not 1osing my min..: !11 o) a s%..en, I 3as act%a11y e=cite. that I ha. .isco+ere. I ha. .ia2etes. I set my car on cr%ise contro1. I 3as so an=io%s to get to Char1es that I 3as a)rai. i) I .i.nt, I might ignore the spee. 1imit. !s I .ro+e a1ong the high3ay 2ack to o%r o))ice, I 2egan to think 2ack to an anchor point in my 1i)e. We a11 ha+e anchor points an. at times they are one o) the most +a1%a21e things yo% can ha+e. (n /e2r%ary 4, 1B08, 3e 3ere at the Ci+ic Center in !2i1ene, #e=as. Whi1e 3e 3ere ministering at the +ery 2eginning o) the ser+ice, -o. statione. a h%ge 3arrior ange1 3ith %s an. 4

spoke 3or.s 3hich are 2%rne. into my heart. !s I 1ooke. at this h%ge ange1 in comp1ete astonishment an. ama>ement 2eca%se I ha. ne+er 2e)ore seen an ange1, -o. sai., 9#hats a specia1 3arrior ange1 I ha+e sent to protect yo% an. Char1es )rom the )iery .arts o) the .e+i1 %nti1 Ies%s Christ comes 2ack again!: In my car, I crie. o%t )rom the +ery .epths o) my so%1, 98e+i1, yo% cant ha+e my 1i)e!: I p1anne. to 2reak the ne3s gent1y to Char1es, 2%t 3hen I got to the o))ice, I ran into Char1es o))ice as )ast as I co%1. an. 21%rte. o%t, 9#he .octor sai. Im a )%11&21o3n .ia2etic.: I ha. sai. it o%t 1o%. an. the impact rea11y hit me! Char1es <%ick1y sai., 9Aets go home!: We .i.nt mention my pro21em to anyone in the o))ice. I )e1t a nee. to get home 2eca%se it 3as )o%r oc1ock in the a)ternoon an. I ha.nt ha. anything to eat a11 .ay 1ong. When 3e 3a1ke. into the ho%se, I t%rne. on the #K to try to catch the 3eather )orecast )or the ne=t .ay. We 3ere 1ea+ing )or another trip. (%r te1e+ision set is one o) those 9instant: pict%re sets an. theres no time to 2e 3arne. 2y con+ersation. 6o% @%st get the pict%re imme.iate1y an. I co%1. har.1y 2e1ie+e 3hat I sa3 on te1e+ision. ! man pointe. a 1ong )inger right at me an. sai., 9!re 6(7 tire.?: "orma11y, I .ont ta1k 2ack to anyone on te1e+ision, 2%t I screame. right 2ack at the te1e+ision set, 965S!:

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In the most .isma1 tone yo% co%1. e+er imagine, he som2er1y sai., 96o% co%1. ha+e 8I!$5#5S.: D9#hats right,: I tho%ght, 9the .octor @%st )inishe. te11ing me that.:E He contin%e., 9#H5 #HI48 $I--5S# FIAA54 I" #H5 W(4A8 IS 8I!$5#5S.: #hat 3as @%st e=act1y 3hat I nee.e. to hear! Heart .isease is )irst, then cancer an. thir., .ia2etes. #hen, he ha. to make the 3ho1e sit%ation 3orse 2y saying, 9!n. yo%r 8!7-H#54 co%1. ha+e it. too!: I sai., 9Char1es, get Ioan on the te1ephone rea1 )ast. Shes got to ha+e a g1%cose to1erance test ma.e.: Char1es t%rne. to me an. aske., 9Honey, 3hat e=act1y is .ia2etes?: In the simp1est 3ay I kne3 ho3 to .escri2e it, I sai., 9Its 3hen yo%r pancreas .oes not pro.%ce eno%gh ins%1in. #he .octor has to prescri2e ins%1in me.ication to make %p )or the 1ack o) it in yo%r 2o.y.: He sai., 9Is that a11? "o3, 3e kno3 3hat to .o.: We ha+e seen an. e=perience. many creati+e mirac1es?no3 it 3as another creati+e @o2 )or -o.! He 1ai. han.s on the pancreatic area an. sai., 9In the name o) Ies%s, I comman. a ne3 pancreas to come into yo%r 2o.y.: #hen, he thanke. -o. that it ha. 2een .one. #hat 3as a11 he sai. or .i.! !s I ha. 1e)t to go to the .octors o))ice ear1y in the morning, 3e ha. praye. an. aske. -o. to gi+e the .octor great 3is.om to )in. 3hate+er this 9hi..en: .isease 3as so that 3e 3o%1. kno3 ho3 ,

to pray. He ha. ans3ere.. In the on1y 3ay 3e kno3 ho3 to pray or hea1 the sick, -o. hear. o%r cry. I 2egan to )ee1 2etter as soon as I starte. on the me.ication. I e+en ca11e. the .octor the .ay 3e 1e)t to3n to report that the me.ication 3as ha+ing a goo. e))ect. He sai., 9#hats great, 2%t i) yo% start )ee1ing shaky or i) yo% .ont )ee1 goo. again, @%st in& crease the me.ication s1ight1y.: We 3ere sche.%1e. to speak at a /%11 -ospe1 $%sinessmens /e11o3ship 4egiona1 Con+ention in 8ecat%r, I11inois. !)ter the )irst meeting, they in+ite. %s to come 2ack to the hospita1ity room )or some re)reshments. We 3a1ke. in. It seeme. to me that there 3ere tho%san.s an. tho%san.s o) )%.ge s<%ares, choco1ate chip cookies, cakes an. .esserts o) a11 kin.s! "orma11y, these 3o%1. ha+e 2een rea1 tempting )or me to p1o3 into. Ho3e+er, I ha. 2eg%n to rea. e+erything I co%1. get my han.s on concerning s%gar. #he more I rea., the more1 2ecame con+ince. that s%gar is a rea1 ki11er! #he .octor ha. to1. me s%gar is @%st as a..icti+e as cocaine an. e<%a11y as 2a. )or yo%. He sai. it is a co%sin to cocaine. #hen he graphica11y e=p1aine. that it 3as the same princip1e as p%tting a 1itt1e rat poison on yo%r cerea1 e+ery morning %nti1 yo% ha+e eaten eno%gh to ki11 yo%. !s a res%1t o) rea.ing a11 this an. hearing +ario%s peop1e comment on the .angers o) s%gar, the temptation to eat anything 3ith s%gar in it comp1ete1y +anishe.! I 1ooke. at this 9sea: o) cookies. !11 I co%1. see 3as the sk%11 an. cross2ones 3hich appear on the si.e o) e+ery 2ott1e 0

o) poison. I 1ooke. again, an. the cookies .isappeare. an. 2ecame a sea o) nothing 2%t sk%11 an. cross2ones! We ha. a 3on.er)%1 3eeken. an. I )e1t great. #he .octor ha. gi+en me a care)%11y reg%1ate. .iet an. I .i.nt stray )rom it one sing1e 2it or 2ite! (ne o) the +ery )irst things I notice. 3as that my min. seeme. to ha+e 2een c1eare. o) the co23e2s 3hich ha. sneake. in 3hen I 3asnt 1ooking. Witho%t e+en 2eing a3are o) it, I 2egan <%oting script%re 3ith no con)%sion or .o%2t. #he a2i1ity to make .ecisions came 2ack <%ick1y an. no 1onger .i. I ha+e to 9think: )or an ho%r or so trying to .eci.e i) something sho%1. 2e printe. in re. or 21%e. #he capa2i1ity o) my 2rain to make .ecisions seeme. to 2e restore.. My comprehension 3as once again norma1, an. I ha.nt e+en 2een o)) o) s%gar )or more than a 3eek, an. yet the res%1ts 3ere a2so1%te1y asto%n.ing. (nce again my interest in the responsi2i1ities I ha+e in the ministry ret%rne.. "o 1onger 3as I ha+ing to sho+e a11 o) them o)) on Char1es 3ho 3as 2%sy eno%gh 3ith his 3ork. I 2egan to think ahea.. I 2egan to p1an ahea. )or the things 3e 3ante. to accomp1ish. (nce again I ha. a .esire to )inish the 2ook *(SS5SSI"- #H5 MI"8 (/ CH4IS#. I ha. starte. it more than three years 2e)ore, 2%t ha. ne+er 2een a21e to comp1ete it. "o3 the %rgency an. a2i1ity 3as there to see it )inishe.! #he .e+i1 ha. he1. my han. 2ack 1ong eno%gh, 2eca%se I ha. kno3n a11 a1ong that this 3as a 2ook 3hich -o. 3ante. in the han.s o) the $o.y o) Christ.

I 3as )aith)%1 in taking the me.ication an. contin%e. to )ee1 e=treme1y 3e11, an. then one /ri.ay morning I 3oke %p 3ith the kno31e.ge that something 3as 3rong. I crashe. right .o3n to rock 2ottom again. I )e1t misera21e an. co%1.nt %n.erstan. it. 4emem2ering the .octor ha. to1. me to increase the me.ication s1ight1y i) I ha. a 2a. .ay, I .i. @%st that, 3ent to 2e. an. prompt1y .eci.e. I )e1t 3orse. We 3ere sche.%1e. to 2e on a ra.io&te1ethon program in the "e3 Iersey area the ne=t night, an. here I 3as again, .o3n at the 2ottom o) the pit. I sai. to Char1es, 9Honey, I+e got that same thing 2ack a11 o+er again.: He s%ggeste. that I stay in 2e. a11 .ay 1ong 2eca%se 3e kne3 I ha. to get %p the ne=t morning to )1y ha1) 3ay across the co%ntry, an. I certain1y .i.nt )ee1 %p to it. I .i.nt e+en mo+e o%t o) 2e. that 3ho1e .ay 1ong. I co%1.nt %n.erstan. 3hy I ha. respon.e. so 3e11 to the me.ication an. then s%..en1y it .i.nt seem to he1p at a11. Sat%r.ay morning ro11e. aro%n., an. e+en tho%gh I got o%t o) 2e., I sai. to Char1es, 9I .ont think I can make it.: -o. has ne+er ca11e. me to .o anything that He has not gi+en me the po3er to .o, so e+en tho%gh I 3as .ragging, I tho%ght that may2e i) I co%1. s1eep )or the entire three&an.&a&ha1) ho%r trip I might possi21y )ee1 2etter. We .ro+e to the airport, an. as soon as 3e 2oar.e. the p1ane, I prompt1y )e11 as1eep. !gain it 3as 3ith that horri21e )ee1ing o) 2eing .r%gge., a rea1 9.ea.: s1eep. S%..en1y they ma.e an anno%ncement that 3e 3ere going to ha+e to 1an. in B

!t1anta 2eca%se o) mechanica1 .i))ic%1ties. We 1an.e. 3ith no inci.ent, 2%t 3hen I trie. to get o)) o) the p1ane, I 3as so e=ha%ste. I co%1. har.1y p%t one )oot in )ront o) the other. I sai. to Char1es, 9Honey, I ha+e ne+er )e1t this misera21e in my entire 1i)e.: I ha. to )in. a chair 2eca%se I 3as so o+ercome 3ith e=ha%stion I kne3 I 3o%1. )a11 o+er i) I .i.nt sit .o3n. I )o%n. se+era1 chairs empty, so I sat .o3n in one, 2%t 2e)ore a )e3 secon.s ha. passe., I ha. .rape. myse1) o+er another one, an. then )ina11y a thir.. I 3as .esperate. I kne3 I co%1. not make it to *hi1a.e1phia, an. I kne3 that I co%1. not make it 2ack home. I )e1t that my conscio%sness 3as s1ipping a3ay )rom me, an. I .i.nt kno3 3hat to .o. Sho%1. I 1et Char1es go on 3itho%t me, an. sho%1. I try an. get to a hote1 in !t1anta an. 3ait )or him to come 2ack )or me? I .i.nt )ee1 capa21e o) taking care o) myse1) an. I a1most panicke.. I sai., 9Char1es, I cant make it to *hi1a.e1phia an. I cant make it 2ack home! 9#he 1ook on Char1es )ace 2roke my heart 2eca%se he )e1t so he1p1ess. He ha. 1ai. han.s on me on the p1ane, he ha. 1ai. han.s on me as soon as I sat .o3n. What e1se co%1. he .o? 5+en tho%gh I 3as .rape. o+er three chairs in the !t1anta airport, I starte. 1ooking aro%n. on the )1oor )or a p1ace to 1ie .o3n that 3as c1ean eno%gh. I .i.nt care i) it 3as o%t in the open 3here e+eryone co%1. see 3hat I 3as .oing, I @%st kne3 I 3as as sick as I ha. e+er 2een in my 1i)e. I ha. my $i21e in my han. 3hen I .isem2arke. )rom the p1ane in !t1anta, an. it 3as 1aying on my 4C

1ap. S%..en1y it starte. to )a11 o)). I ha. trie. to rea. it on the p1ane, 2%t that 3as impossi21e, 2eca%se I co%1. )ee1 myse1) s1ipping right into another coma. 9-o., 3here are yo%?: I gra22e. )or the $i21e, an. a11 the things 3hich 3ere insi.e starte. to )a11 on the )1oor. Char1es reache. .o3n to pick %p the things that ha. )a11en o%t an. I ca%ght the $i21e partia11y. With 3hat seeme. to me to 2e s%perh%man strength, I 1i)te. my $i21e 3hich ha. )a11en open onto my 1ap, an. as I .i., my eyes )e11 on a script%re 3hich I ha. %n.er1ine. 3hen I )irst got my "e3 Fing Iames Kersion. *sa1ms C;2 says, 9C Aor. my -o., I crie. o%t to 6o%, !n. 6o% ha+e hea1e. me.: I sai., 9$%t I .ont )ee1 1ike it.: I kno3 there is hea1ing in the Wor. o) -o., so as I str%gg1e. 2et3een that thin 1ine o) a coma an. act%a1 rea1ity, I sai. o%t 1o%., 9C Aor. my -o., I crie. o%t to 6o%, !n. yo% ha+e hea1e. me.: 9$%t I .ont )ee1 1ike it.: 9C Aor. my -o., I crie. o%t to 6o%, !n. 6o% ha+e hea1e. me.: I crie. o%t, 9$%t I .ont )ee1 1ike it.: 9C Aor. my -o., I crie. o%t to 6o%, !n. 6o% ha+e hea1e. me.: !t 1east ten times I sai. that script%re o%t 1o%. 3hi1e Char1es 3as 3atching me, an. s%..en1y I remem2ere. -ene Ai11y 3ho ha. 2een hea1e. o) .ia2etes in one o) o%r ser+ices in (r1an.o, /1ori.a. He took his ins%1in shot the ne=t .ay an. 3ent into ins%1in shock an. ha. to eat a .o>en can.y 2ars an. .rink a <%art o) orange @%ice to 2ring himse1) o%t o) it. 41

I sai., 9C Aor., my -o., I crie. o%t to 6o%, !n. 6o% ha+e hea1e. me,: an. Im sti11 on ins%1in an. Im p%tting myse1) into an ins%1in shock 2eca%se yo% ga+e me a ne3 pancreas thats 3orking per)ect1y!: I sat %p an. sai., 9Char1es, get me some s%gar! -o. hea1e. me, -o. hea1e. me! !n. 3hat I+e 2een .oing is taking the me.ication an. so Im knocking myse1) o%t in the other .irection. -et me some can.y <%ick1y. H%rry, h%rry!: Char1es took o)) 1ike a shot o%t o) a g%n an. ret%rne. <%ick1y 3ith a 2ar o) can.y. !1tho%gh s%gar is a rea1 no&no, it is the thing that 3i11 2ring yo% o%t o) ins%1in shock, an. ho3 I praise -o. I remem2ere. that. I g%1pe. the can.y .o3n, an. 3ithin )i+e min%tes I 2egan to impro+e an. my energy 2egan to ret%rn. We 2oar.e. the p1ane an. they ser+e. a 9gooey: .essert. #3o h%ge cookies 3ith a2o%t a ha1) inch o) marshma11o3 cream in the mi..1e. I go221e. it .o3n, an. 3ithin )i)teen min%tes I )e1t 1ike a mi11ion .o11ars. We 3ent on to *hi1a.e1phia 3here 3e 3ere on ra.io %nti1 a2o%t t3o oc1ock in the morning. I got %p the ne=t morning )ee1ing great an. 1ooke. at the ins%1in an. .eci.e. to c%t 3ay 2ack on it 2eca%se something insi.e o) me re2e11e.. I kne3 -o. ha. hea1e. me, 2%t I a1so remem2ere. the a.+ice 3e a13ays gi+e to e+eryone 3ho is hea1e. in o%r ser+ices; 98ont go o)) o) yo%r me.ication %nti1 yo%r .octor te11s yo% to.:

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We ha. three .ays o) g1ory 3ith .o%21e ser+ices each .ay, an. I 3as ne+er tire. )or a sing1e moment .%ring this time. I )e1t s%per great! We )1e3 2ack home an. I 3asnt tire. at a11 )rom the 1ong )1ight, 2%t 3ent imme.iate1y into the o))ice. I )aste. that night an. the ne=t morning, an. ca11e. the .octors o))ice )or an appointment. I to1. him that I rea11y 2e1ie+e. -o. ha. hea1e. me comp1ete1y o) .ia2etes. I to1. him I )e1t that I ha. recei+e. a 2ran. ne3 pancreas 3hen Char1es 1ai. han.s on me. #his 3as har. e+en )or a Spirit&)i11e. .octor to accept 2eca%se o) his kno31e.ge o) me.icine an. ho3 .ia2etes reacts. He took another 21oo. test an. 3hen he came in to see me 3ith the res%1ts, he 3as scratching his hea. an. he sai., 9/rances H%nter, I .ont kno3 3hat Im going to .o 3ith yo%. 6(74 $A((8 IS !$S(A7#5A6 "(4M!A! #H4(W !W!6 !AA (/ #H!# M58IC!#I(".: !11 o) that me.ication. !AA o) that me.ication. I thre3 o%t the ins%1in. I tosse. o%t the thyroi.. -o. ha. 3on the 2att1e again. My 21oo. 3as comp1ete1y )ree o) that 9hi..en: .isease, .isins%1inism, 3hich is a com2ination o) 2oth .ia2etes an. hypog1ycemia. #o.ay, ha+ing @%st passe. my si=ty&eighth 2irth.ay, I can te11 yo% that I )ee1 2etter than I ha+e in years. I 1ook 2etter than I ha+e in years, an. my 3eight is going .o3n. !t the time o) this 3riting, 3ithin ninety .ays, I ha+e a1rea.y 1ost o+er t3enty po%n.s 3ith no e))ort on my part. I ha+e comp1ete1y e1iminate. s%gar an. 3hite )1o%r )rom my mea1s.

My 21oo. press%re has gone 2ack to norma1, ha+ing gone %p 2eca%se o) the .ia2etes. #he thyroi. ha. 2een attacke. 2eca%se o) the .ia2etes. "o3 it is a1so 2ack to norma1 an. e+erything is )%nctioning per)ect1y. -1ory to -o.! Ho3 3e praise Him )or His )aith)%1ness. 6o% may 3on.er 3hy I 3ent 2ack to the .octor a)ter I kne3 I ha. 2een hea1e.. #he reason I .i. is 2eca%se I 2e1ie+e 3ith my heart an. so%1 that -o.s hea1ings 3i11 stan. %p %n.er H&ray. #hey 3i11 stan. %p %n.er 21oo. tests, so yo% ha+e no reason to )ear 3hen yo% go 2ack to a .octor. -o.s hea1ings 3i11 stan. the c1osest scr%tiny in the 3or1.! -o. has gi+en me a +oice in the $o.y o) Christ thro%gh 2ooks, cr%sa.es, te1e+ision an. ra.io appearances. It is His .esire that 3e prosper an. 2e in hea1th, e+en as o%r so%1s prosper. He .oes not 3ant %s sick. #hats the 3ork o) the .e+i1, 2%t -o. has taken 3hat the .e+i1 inten.e. )or a +ictory in his corner, an. has t%rne. it aro%n. )or a +ictory in his corner, an. has t%rne. it aro%n. )or +ictory )or Himse1), 2%t a1so as a 3arning signa1 to the $o.y o) Christ. /or the 1ast )e3 years I ha+e hear. a 1ot o) peop1e say, 9White s%gar is harm)%1. Its as 2a. as cocaine.: #hose statements ro11e. right o)) o) my 2ack an. I ha+e ans3ere. 2ack, 9I+e eaten it )or years, an. it hasnt h%rt me.: I ha. to eat those 3or.s se+era1 months ago 2eca%se I am thoro%gh1y con+ince. that s%gar is a ki11er. We Christians ha+e so spirit%a11y )attene. o%r min.s in the 1ast ten years 3ith the Wor., an. 3e 44

are so spirit%a11y )at in that area, that 3e ha+e ignore. o%r 2o.ies an. 3hat some o) %s ha+e .one to o%r 2o.ies is %n2e1ie+a21e. We go to these great con+entions an. 3hen the ser+ices are o+er, 3e r%n o%t an. eat .o%ghn%ts an. co))ee, hot )%.ge s%n.aes, pecan pie or choco1ate pie 3ith 3hippe. cream on top o) it. I 2e1ie+e 3ith my heart an. so%1 that those )ancy .esserts an. a11 that 9goo. st%)): are a2so1%te1y nothing 2%t a too1 o) the .e+i1 himse1). I) he cant get yo% one 3ay, he11 try another. I) he cant get yo% spirit%a11y, he11 try to get yo% physica11y.

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CHAPTER FOUR
I HATE SUGAR!
I ha+ent ha. one 2ite o) s%gar since that .ay in the !t1anta airport 3hen I nee.e. it to o))set the ins%1in shock. I .ont 2e1ie+e I 3i11 e+er ha+e a .esire to eat anything s3eet again 2eca%se a )1ashing 1ight imme.iate1y says, 9*(IS(": an. I see a sk%11 an. cross2ones on e+ery sing1e .essert! #3enty years ago -o. .e1i+ere. me o) cigarettes instant1y! I ha. smoke. )or thirty&)i+e years, an. at the time o) sa1+ation, I 3as smoking )i+e packages e+ery sing1e .ay. I 3ent )rom )i+e packs one .ay to nothing the ne=t .ay! #ota1 a2stinence )rom s%gar is easy. C%tting .o3n is 1ike te11ing a .e1i+ere. a..ict o) a1coho1 or .r%gs to c%t .o3n. 6o% .ont c%t .o3n?yo% either tota11y stay a3ay )rom yo%r pro21em or yo% are 2ack to hea+y .rinking or taking .r%gs. I 2e1ie+e s%gar is e=act1y the same. I ha+e ha. no 9s%gar: 3ith.ra3a1s an. a2so1%te1y no temptation to take one sip, one trip, or one taste o) s%gar. Ha11e1%@ah! #he same princip1e app1ies to sin. Its m%ch easier to c1ean %p yo%r 1i)e tota11y than it is to keep ni221ing in sin 2eca%se yo%re a13ays a 1oser i) yo% .ont make a comp1ete t%rnaro%n.! !nyone 3ho 3ants to keep ha+ing @%st an 9occasiona1: piece o) pie or cake is in rea1 tro%21e 2eca%se that 1itt1e 2it can .rag yo% right 2ack into yo%r o1. ha2its. #he on1y 3ay to <%it is M7I#! 4,

What e1se has happene. to me since I rea1i>e. in the !t1anta airport that -o. hea1e. me so .ramatica11y an. comp1ete1y? My min. is once again thinking c1ear1y an. <%ick1y. My a2i1ity to remem2er an. retain has ret%rne.. I am no 1onger tire.. I am 1oa.e. 3ith energy. My .esire )or $i21e rea.ing has ret%rne. in e+en greater meas%re than e+er 2e)ore in my entire 1i)e, an. thats something, 2eca%se I ha+e a13ays 2een a )anatic )or the Wor.. Im 1istening a+i.1y to cassette tapes again. #he .esire to 3rite 2ooks has ret%rne.. Im s1eeping 1ike a 2a2y 3hen I go to 2e. an. I .ont ha+e the rest1ess nights anymore. I 3ake %p in the morning ear1ier than e+er 2e)ore. #he retention o) 3ater 3hich has 2een a pro21em a11 my 1i)e has .isappeare.. I @%st 1ooke. at a pict%re that 3as taken short1y 2e)ore I .isco+ere. I ha. .ia2etes an. I co%1. har.1y 2e1ie+e that my )ace 3as so p%))e. %p. 5+en on the 1ong trip home )rom Israe1, I ha. no noticea21e signs o) s3e11ing. !)ter taking .i%retics )or )o%rteen years, I thre3 them a3ay a1so 2eca%se I .ont ha+e a 3ater pro21em any more. My 3eight is s1o31y 2%t stea.i1y .ecreasing an. I am not a13ays ha+ing to )ight 3ith .ieting. I simp1y eat 3hat I kno3 is proper. I ha+e .isco+ere. that 2ananas ha+e a 2ea%ti)%1 s3eet taste. Cerea1 has a 3on.er)%1 )1a+or 3itho%t s%gar. Stra32erries are a 3on.er)%1 .essert 3ith nothing on them e=cept 40

possi21y a 1itt1e 5<%a1 3hich 2rings o%t the tr%e s3eetness o) the stra32erries. I ha+e .isco+ere. )resh +egeta21es are )ar more s%cc%1ent 3itho%t hea+y sa1t an. .ressings. My taste 2%.s, once .ea.ene. 2y s%gar an. sa1t are no3 capa21e o) recei+ing satis)ying signa1s )rom )oo. the 3ay -o. inten.e. )or it to 2e eaten. 8r. Ste+e -y1an. o) Iackson+i11e, /1ori.a, a )rien. o) o%rs, ca11e. me to make a te1e+ision commercia1 )or him. I re1ate. to him the story o) my .ia2etes an. my s%2se<%ent hea1ing. He sent me a 2ook entit1e. A(W $A((8 S7-!4 !"8 6(7, 3hich has 2een a tremen.o%s he1p in %n.erstan.ing the things that happene. to me an. re1ating them to other peop1e so that they 3i11 not ha+e to go thro%gh the horri21e e=perience I .i.. 8r. -y1an. to1. me not on1y to tota11y e1iminate the 3hite s%gar an. )1o%r, 2%t sai. that choco1ate an. ca))eine 3ere rea1 no&nos )or a .ia2etic. He sai. ca))eine has a 2a. e))ect on the pancreas. I ha+e a13ays 1o+e. t3o c%ps o) co))ee in the mornings, 2%t its an ama>ing thing 3hen yo%r 1i)e is at stake, yo% can gi+e %p !"6#HI"-! "o 1onger .o I ha+e a .esire )or co))ee. I) I sho%1. take a so)t .rink, I .rink a 9no&ca1, no&ca))eine, no&taste: one. I )ina11y .eci.e. it 3o%1. 2e a 1ot 2etter to .rink p1ain 3ater. !s Char1es a13ays says, 9-o. in+ente. 3ater an. no2o.y has e+er impro+e. on it.: When yo% .eci.e to .rink 3ater, it certain1y takes the in& .ecision o%t o) 9What are 3e going to ha+e to .rink )or .inner tonight?: I 2e1ie+e it is time )or the $o.y o) Christ to 3ake %p. We are trying to ki11 o%rse1+es eating 48

s%gar an. 3hite )1o%r. #he on1y thing I ha+e .one to get more energy is to <%it eating s%gar an. 3hite )1o%r. Were e+en <%itting sa1t 2eca%se they say the three 3hite ki11ers are )1o%r, s%gar an. sa1t. It is an interesting )act that 3e ne+er think too m%ch a2o%t o%r hea1th %nti1 3e ha+e 1ost it. We take o%r goo. hea1th )or grante.. I ne+er rea11y appreciate. the tremen.o%s strength -o. has gi+en me thro%gho%t my 1i)e %nti1 I .i.nt ha+e it any more. I am honest 3ith yo% 3hen I say I ne+er 3ent thro%gh s%ch a terri21e perio. in my entire 1i)e, an. yet I am thanking -o. that He took a mess that the .e+i1 an. I ma.e an. He has ma.e a mirac1e o%t o) it. /or .essert to.ay, I eat a ha1) a 2anana or a .ish o) stra32erries an. get a11 the s%gar I nee. )rom )r%it. With each mea1, I eat a ha1) o) a 2anana or some other piece o) )r%it s%ch as an app1e or a pear, an. my 2o.y is per)ect1y satis)ie. 3ith the s%gar it is getting. I am not a .octor an. .ont preten. to ha+e a11 the ans3ers, 2%t hypog1ycemia an. .ia2etes 2asica11y )a11 into the same category 2eca%se they are 2oth the res%1t o) the pancreas ma1)%nctioning. Since I 3as so 2ea%ti)%11y hea1e., I ha+e share. my testimony across the nation. 5ach time I ha+e, I aske. to see the han.s o) those 3ho are e=periencing an energy 1ag or ha+e e=treme tire.ness. I 3as ama>e. the )irst time 2eca%se more than 0'N o) the peop1e raise. their han.s. It has 2een the same 3ith e+ery a%.ience since then. I ask the simp1e <%estion, 9Ho3 many o) yo% eat more

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s%gar than yo% kno3 yo% sho%1.?: an. the response is e=act1y the same. I 2e1ie+e -o. is speaking to the $o.y o) Christ an. te11ing them to 2egin to 2e more attenti+e to 3hat the $i21e says in regar. to )oo.s. It e+en 3arns %s against eating too m%ch honey D2eca%se o) the s%gar contentE. I ta1ke. to 8r. -y1an. an. to1. him o) the tremen.o%s n%m2er o) peop1e 3ho stan. 2eca%se o) a 1ack o) energy. He sai. he 2e1ie+e. that i) e+ery person in an a%.ience 3o%1. ha+e a g1%cose to1erance test ma.e, they 3o%1. +ery 1ike1y .isco+er that o+er 'C percent o) the peop1e 3ho e=perience tire.ness an. 1oss o) memory are 2or.er1ine .ia2etics or 2or.er1ine hypog1ycemic in.i+i.%a1s. (ne o) the reasons .ia2etes an. hypog1ycemia remain 9hi..en: .iseases is 2eca%se many .octors .o not 1ike to take si= ho%rs )or s%ch a test. It .oes tie %p their n%rses an. 1a2 technicians. Many in.i+i.%a1s a1so .o not 1ike s%ch tests 3hich in+o1+e )re<%ent 21oo. an. %rine tests. Ho3e+er, 9hi..en: .iseases s%ch as these 3i11 not sho3 %p 3ith @%st a %rine test on a ro%tine physica1 e=amination. I praise -o. )or my persistence an. that I .i.nt gi+e %p 2%t kept going 2ack to the .octor %nti1 I )o%n. o%t 3hat my pro21em 3as. I 2e1ie+e my persistence is 3hy I am a1i+e an. 3e11 to.ay. 4ecent1y, I sai. to Char1es, 9Honey, .o yo% rea1i>e that it is on1y 2eca%se o) the grace o) -o. an. the mercy o) -o. that I am a1i+e to.ay? #hat a1one 3as 3hat kept me a1i+e .%ring those .ia2etic comas. -o.s han. 3as %pon me e+en tho%gh I .i.nt rea1i>e it at the time. 'C

-o. co%1. ha+e hea1e. me at any time. Why .i. He choose to 1et me go thro%gh 3hat I .i.? -o. is a 1o+ing -o. an. He certain1y .oesnt 3ant His chi1.ren to s%))er, so one .ay I .eci.e. to ask Him .%ring one o) my 9ta1king to -o.: times. I .i.nt mince any 3or.s 3ith Him 2eca%se He kno3s 3hat Im thinking any3ay. #heres no p%rpose in trying to )oo1 -o., so I sai., 9-o., 3hy .i.nt yo% hea1 me 2e)ore yo% .i.? Why .i. yo% 1et me go thro%gh those terri21e .ia2etic comas?: His ans3er 3as 2ea%ti)%1. he sai., 9I) I ha. hea1e. yo% 2e)ore yo% 3ent to the .octor, yo% 3o%1. ne+er ha+e kno3n 3hat I hea1e. yo% o). !n. yo% 3o%1. ne+er ha+e 2een a21e to te11 the 3or1. a2o%t it!: #hat 3as easy to %n.erstan., 3asnt it? -o. 3ants this message 2ro%ght to the $o.y o) Christ. Ho3 co%1. I ha+e 2ro%ght it i) I ha. not .isco+ere. I ha. .ia2etes? We ha+e seen scores o) peop1e hea1e. o) .ia2etes an. hypog1ycemia since -o. hea1e. me 2eca%se He has a 3ho1e 3areho%se o) ne3 pancreases a+ai1a21e )or those 3ho 3ant an. nee. them. We ha+e a1so seen some +ery pec%1iar things happen 3hen 3e ask -o. to p%t in a ne3 pancreas. !t one o) o%r ser+ices in (k1ahoma City, Char1es 1ai. han.s on a man an. 3hen he got %p o)) o) the )1oor a)ter 2eing s1ain 2y the po3er o) -o., he c1%tche. his tro%sers. He came r%nning %p to the stage an. sai., 9I .ont kno3 3hat happene. to me 3hen yo% 1ai. han.s on me, 2%t 1ook at my pants!: He a1so sho3e. ho3 the s1ee+es on his shirt 3ere '1

1oose 3here they ha. pre+io%s1y 2een tight. #he ne=t .ay he ret%rne. to the meetings to te11 %s that 3hen he ha. gotten home that night, he 3eighe. himse1) an. ha. 1ost eighteen po%n.s! -1ory! "ot to 2e o%t.one, I praye. )or a 1a.y in /1ori.a 3ho 1ost so m%ch 3eight instant1y .%ring a .ia2etes hea1ing that she comp1ete1y 1ost her %n.erpants! #hey )e11 right on the )1oor. She 1ooke. at me 3ith great em2arrassment an. sai., 9What sha11 I .o?: I sai., 9*ick them %p!: ! 1a.y e+ange1ist came to some meetings in Io3a an. her s%it 3as 2%1ging 3hen she trie. to )asten the @acket. !)ter the ser+ice 3hen she 3as hea1e. o) .ia2etes, she co%1. 1ap her @acket o+er more than )o%r inches! -o. ha. .one a s%pernat%ra1 3ork in her, too! !s yo% rea. this 2ook, yo% may say 3hat some ha+e sai. to me a1rea.y, 9Why .i.nt yo% @%st stan. on the Wor.? Why .i. yo% go to a .octor?: #hen some ha+e a..e., 98oesnt that sho3 a 1ack o) )aith?: I .ont 2e1ie+e going to a .octor in.icates any 1ack o) )aith. !s I ha+e e=p1aine. 2e)ore, 3e a13ays go to -o. )irst, 2%t i) 3e .ont get hea1e. that 3ay, then 3e take 3hat -o. has a1so pro+i.e.?he1p thro%gh the me.ica1 )ie1.. I ha+e as m%ch )aith as anyone I kno3. Char1es an. I ha+e steppe. o%t on spirit%a1 3ater h%n.re.s an. e+en tho%san.s o) times an. my )aith ne+er goes .o3n 2eca%se I +isit a .octor occasiona11y! My )aith is e+en stronger to.ay 2eca%se I kno3 3hat I ha., an. I kno3 3hat -o. hea1e.! I gi+e Him a11 the praise an. g1ory! '2

! hea1ing 1ike mine a13ays ca%ses yo%r min. to go o)) in a 1ot o) other areas. I 2egan to think a2o%t something e1se in my 1i)e that I ha+e aske. -o. to hea1. *eop1e ha+e o)ten aske. me 3hy I 3ear g1asses an. my stan.ar. response is, 9So I can see! 9#3enty years ago I ha. the 1enses o) my eyes remo+e.. I am 1ega11y 21in. an. 3ear 2oth contacts an. g1asses 3ith 3hich I ha+e mirac1e +ision. #he eye pro21em that I ha+e is not rea11y a pro21em 2eca%se it has 2een correcte. an. my +ision is m%ch 2etter than most in.i+i.%a1s. I remem2er one time 3e aske. Me1 #ari i) they sti11 3a1ke. on the 3ater in In.onesia. He sai., 9"o.: S%rprise., 3e aske., 9Why?: He sai., 9$eca%se they 2%i1t a 2ri.ge an. 3e .ont nee. to 3a1k on the 3ater anymore!: I 2e1ie+e the same thing is tr%e o) my eyes. #he 2ri.ge I ha+e is g1asses an. contacts, 2%t 3hat 3o%1. happen i) g1asses an. contacts 3ere o%t1a3e.? Wo%1. I get more serio%s 3ith -o. a2o%t the eye pro21em? I .eci.e. to .isc%ss this sit%ation 3ith -o.. 9Is it 2eca%se I see 3ith no pro21em 3ith contacts an. g1asses that I ha+e ne+er gotten serio%s eno%gh 3ith 6o% to recei+e ne3 1enses in my eyes?: #hinking 2ack, I rea1i>e that 3ith the .ia2etes I ha. rea11y gotten serio%s 3ith -o.. I got .o3n to 2%siness 3hen I .isco+ere. my pro21em. I ha+e ne+er crie. o%t to -o. as m%ch in my entire 1i)e as I .i. %pon .isco+ering .ia2etes in my o3n temp1e o) -o.! Char1es ne+er crie. o%t as m%ch, e+en 3ith my heart pro21em, as he .i. 3ith the .ia2etes. '

#here is no hea1ing )or .ia2etes o%tsi.e o) -o.. I .i.nt 1ike the things I kne3 a2o%t peop1e 3ho ha. .ia2etes?the 2a. eyes, the 1oss o) toes, etc. I crie. o%t to -o. 3ith my entire 2o.y, min. an. so%1. !n. so .i. Char1es. We kne3 it 3as either -o. or no hea1ing. -o. 3as )aith)%1 an. ho3 I 1o+e Him )or it. #here 3as no ignoring the sickness, there 3as no hoping that it might impro+e, it 3as @%st getting serio%s 3ith -o. that ma.e the .i))erence. In a so)t 1itt1e +oice -o. ans3ere. me 2ack an. sai., 9#hats right, yo% 3ere rea11y serio%s a2o%t the .ia2etes, an. yo%+e ne+er 2een serio%s a2o%t getting yo%r eyes hea1e.!:

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CHAPTER FIVE
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION
I 3ant to he1p yo% so I am going to share 3ith yo% the .iet 3hich the .octor ga+e me as @%st a 1itt1e insight )or yo% to see that its not o+er1y rigi., 2%t certain1y e1iminates the things that can .estroy yo%r 2o.y. #his is, o) co%rse, not the on1y .iet so yo% may 3ant to ha+e yo%r persona1 physician pro+i.e one )or yo%. H Corinthians ;1,,10 says, Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him !or the temple of God is holy, which temple you are #he .iet has 2een p1anne. to meet the speci)ic n%tritiona1 nee.s o) a11 in.i+i.%a1s as yo% 3i11 see. 6o% nee. to se1ect the mea1 p1an 3hich pro+i.es yo% 3ith the appropriate n%m2er o) ca1ories each .ay in a 2a1ance. n%tritiona1 intake )or yo%r partic%1ar 3eight. #his speci)ie. ca1oric 1e+e1 is met 2y cons%ming the re<%ire. n%m2er o) ser+ings in each )oo. gro%p as in.icate. in yo%r 8ai1y /oo. !11o3ance. #he )oo.s on the )o11o3ing 1ist are .i+i.e. into si= gro%ps 3hich are ca11e. 5=change Aists. *ortions o) a11 )oo.s 3ithin an 5=change Aist ha+e appro=imate1y e<%a1 car2ohy.rate an. ca1oric +a1%es. $y se1ecting .i))erent )oo.s 3ithin each o) the si= 5=change Aists yo% can a.. +ariety to yo%r ''

mea1s. I), )or e=amp1e, yo% are to )o11o3 the 1,CC Ca1orie 8iet, yo%r 1%nch 3o%1. 2e; 1 choice Dor ser+ingE )rom each o) the )r%it O 2rea. 5=change Aists 1 ser+ing )rom the +egeta21e 9!: Aist 2anana 2%tter 2isc%it or s1ice o) 3ho1e 3heat 2rea. !ny amo%nt o) ra3 c%c%m2ers. KinegarQspices as .esire. 1 ser+ingQMeat 1 o> chicken 5=change Aist 1 egg 2 o> or meat Dmo )atE Water, ca))eine&)ree co))ee or her2 tea as .esire. In 2et3een mea1s it is recommen.e. that yo% en@oy an eight&o%nce protein .rink. I mi= mine in my 21en.er 3ith a co%p1e o) c%2es o) ice, a package o) 5<%a1 an. 3hip it to the )rothy stage. Its .e1icio%s! #his is partic%1ar1y goo. )or the person 3ith hypog1ycemia 3ho nee.s that in&2et3een&mea1 snack. It is +ery important that yo% eat the amo%nts an. kin.s o) )oo. in.icate. in the 8ai1y /oo. !11o3ance program. #he n%triti+e +a1%e o) yo%r mea1s an. no%rishments has 2een arrange. 2y specia1ists to pro+i.e yo% 3ith 2a1ance. n%trition thro%gho%t the .ay. We sho%1. a13ays 2e care)%1 not to e1iminate any o) the )oo.s in.icate. in the 8ai1y /oo. !11o3ance. We+e 1earne. to 2e care)%1 o) the portions, too. P 1t 1

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DAILY FOOD ALLOWANCE DSe1ect )rom 5=change Aists on the ne=t pagesE "%m2er o) Ser+ings )or; Ca1ories 1CCC 14CC 1,CC 18CC 2CCC BREAKFAST /r%it 1 1 1 1 Meat 1 1 1 1 $rea. P 1 2 2 /at & 1 2 Ca))eine /ree Co))ee an. #ea as .esire. MID MORNIN! SNACK *rotein .rink 1 1 1 2 2

1 2 1 1 1 1

LUNCH Meat 2 2 2 2 Kegeta21e 1ist ! 1 1 1 1 $rea. & 1 1 1 /at & 1 1 1 /r%it 1 1 1 1 Ca))eine /ree Co))ee an. #ea as .esire. DINNER *rotein .rink Meat Keg. Aist ! Keg. Aist $ $rea. /at /r%it 5K5"I"*rotein 8rink 1 1 1 1

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FOOD !ROUPS VE!ETABLE "A# E$CHAN!E !mo%nt *er Ser+ing ra3&any amo%nt cooke.&1 c%p !sparag%s Aett%ce $rocco1i M%shrooms $r%sse1s spro%ts (kra Ca22age *eppers Ca%1i)1o3er 4a.ishes Ce1ery Sa%erkra%t C%c%m2ers Spinach 5ggp1ant S%mmer s<%ash -reen 2eans #omatoes R -reens Wa= 2eans RAimit to one tomato or P c%p tomato @%ice per ser+ing. VE!ETABLE "B# E$CHAN!E !mo%nt *er Ser+ing; 4a3Qcooke.&P c%p $eets *%mpkin Carrots 4%ta2agas (nions #%rnips *eas Winter S<%ash

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BREAD E$CHAN!E !mo%nt *er Ser+ing $rea. 1 s1ice $isc%it 1 Crackers, sa1tine ' -raham 2 4o%n. thin , M%))in, p1ain 1 Cerea1, cooke. P c%p 8ry S c%p Dnot pres3eetene.E S c%p *otatoes, 3hite *otatoes P c%p s3eet 1Q4 c%p 4ice Dcooke.E P c%p Spaghetti noo.1es P c%p Macaroni Dcooke.E P c%p 5gg noo.1es Dcooke.E P c%p Corn P c%p Aima 2eans P c%p $ake. 2eans T c%p !nge1 )oo. cake 1 in. s1ice Sponge cake 1P in. c%2e Kani11a 3a)ers '

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MEAT E$CHAN!E $ake., 2oi1e. or 2roi1e.; !mo%nt *er Ser+ing Meat, po%1try, )ish D1eanE 1 o%nce A%ncheon meats 1 o%nce (ysters, c1ams, shrimp ' sma11 #%na, sa1mon D3ater packE T c%p #%na, sa1mon D3ater packE T c%p 5gg 1 Cheese 1 o%nce Cottage cheese T c%p *ean%t 2%tter 1 #2sp. FRUIT E$CHAN!E /resh, )ro>en or canne. 3itho%t s%gar; !mo%nt *er Ser+ing !pp1e D2 in. .iam.E 1 sma11 !pp1e @%ice P c%p !pp1esa%ce P c%p !pricots 2 me.i%m !pricot nectar P c%p $anana P sma11 $1ack2erries 1 c%p $1%e2erries 2Q c%p Canta1o%pe D, in. .iam.E T Cherries 1C 1arge 8ates 2 -rape)r%it P sma11 -rape)r%it @%ice P c%p -rape @%ice T c%p -rapes 12 1arge Honey.e3 me1on 1 in. s1ice "ectarine 1 me.i%m ,C

(range (range @%ice *each *ear *ineapp1e *ineapp1e @%ice *1%ms *r%nes, .rie. *r%ne @%ice 4aisins 4asp2erries Stra32erries #angerine Waterme1on

1 me.i%m P c%p 1 me.i%m 1 sma11 P c%p P c%p 2 me.i%m 2 me.i%m T c%p 2 #2sp. 1 c%p 1 c%p 1 1arge 1 c%p

FAT E$CHAN!E !mo%nt *er Ser+ing $%tter or margarine 1 tsp. Hea+y cream 1 #2sp. Aight cream 2 #hsp. Mayonnaise or oi1 1 tsp. /rench .ressing 1 #2sp. Cream cheese 1 #2sp. $acon 1 s1ice (1i+es ' "%ts , sma11 !+oca.o P in. s1ice

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ALLOWED AS DESIRED Foo%s !rti)icia11y s3eetene. .eca))einate. co))ee or ca))eine )ree 2e+erages 3ith 1ess than 1C ca1oriesQcan, )at )ree 2roth or 2o%i11on rh%2ar2 or cran2erries Dno s%gar a..e.E, so%r or .i11 pick1es, %n)1a+ore. ge1atin. Season&n's Her2s, spices, sa1t, m%star., 1emon, )1a+or e=tracts, ca1orie&)ree s%gar s%2stit%tes, +inegar. MEASURIN! FOOD( *ortion si>es m%st 2e acc%rateL 3eigh or meas%re 3hen necessary. /or this, a11 yo% 3i11 nee. is a stan.ar. 8 o%nce meas%ring c%p an. meas%ring spoons. !11 meas%rements are 1e+e1. Cooke. )oo.s are meas%re. a)ter cooking. #he %se o) a sma11 sca1e to .etermine portion si>es is he1p)%1 %nti1 yo% are )ami1iar 3ith the appearance o) the correct ser+ing si>e. FOOD PREPARATION( Meats may 2e 2ake., 2oi1e. or 2roi1e.. 6o%r )oo.s may 2e prepare. 3ith the )ami1y mea1s, 2%t 2e s%re yo%r portion is remo+e. 2e)ore any e=tra )at or )1o%r is a..e.. We think its a goo. i.ea i) the 3ho1e )ami1y eats 3ise1y, so 1et them eat 3ith yo%! /rie. )oo.s sho%1. 2e eaten on1y i) an a11o3e. )at choice is %se. )or )ryingL com2ination .ishes s%ch as ste3s an. cassero1es may 2e eaten i) permitte. ingre.ients are %se. in the amo%nts speci)ie. in yo%r 8ai1y /oo. !11o3ance. ,2

AVOID THESE FOODS( S%gar, can.y, honey, @am, @e11y, preser+es, marma1a.e, syr%p, pies, cakes an. cookies, pastries, con.ense. mi1k, s3eetene. car2onate. 2e+erages, che3ing g%ms containing s%gar, )rie., sca11ope. an. creame. )oo.s, an. snack items s%ch as pret>e1s, popcorn an. potato chips. Ha+e a )ami1y con)erence an. .eci.e right no3 that yo% are going to 1i+e in .i+ine hea1th, an. that the )irst step is to get ri. o) s%gar an. to retrain the appetite o) yo%r )ami1y. 6o% .o yo%r part an. -o. 3i11 .o His part! Char1es an. I take Cam2ri.ge or some other protein .rink on the roa. 3ith %s. We ha+e a 1itt1e 9mini&mi=er: 3hich operates on 2atteries an. 3orks 2ea%ti)%11y )or anyone 3ho 3orks in an o))ice or, 1ike %s, is on the roa.. We a.. a co%p1e o) ice c%2es to coo1 it .o3n, a package o) 5<%a1 or other appropriate s%gar s%2stit%te an. it 3orks )ine! In my heart there keeps ringing a 3arning 2e11 to the $o.y o) Christ. Ies%s sai., See, you ha"e been made well Sin no more, lest a worse thin# come upon you DIohn ';14E. #o me, He sai., 9/rances, go an. eat s%gar no more, 1est a 3orse thing come %pon yo%!: I am more a3are o) the .ia2etics an. hypog1ycemics than e+er 2e)ore as 3e 1ay han.s on them night a)ter night. My heart cries )or the in.i+i.%a1s 3hose 2o.ies are co+ere. 3ith sores 3hich 3ont hea1, 3hose eyesight is )ai1ing, an. 3hose energy is gone. 5ach time I 1ay han.s on one an. 2e1ie+e )or a ne3 pancreas )or them, I thank

-o. that He sa3 )it to gi+e me a ne3 one 3hich is )%nctioning 2ea%ti)%11y! $%t my heart pro2a21y cries more )or another reason than 3hen I 1ay han.s on them )or a ne3 pancreas. !)ter a11 the 3arnings I gi+e them at the meetings a2o%t the .angers o) s%gar, 3e see them eating in resta%rants a)ter the meetings an. gorging themse1+es on pies, cakes an. co))ee, tota11y .isregar.ing the 3arning )1ags -o. has p%t o%t. We a11 1o+e Christian )e11o3ship a)ter meetings 2%t 3e nee. to 2egin to e=ercise ca%tion. I) yo% 3ant to .rink co))ee 2eca%se yo% 1ike something 3arm, .rink 2re3e. .eca))einate. co))ee. Most resta%rants ha+e 2oth types to.ay. 6o% can te11 it 2y the orange top on the co))ee pot. I) they .ont ha+e it, .rink hot 3ater. 6o% ha+e no i.ea ho3 goo. hot 3ater can 2e 3ith a mea1. !n. i) yo% ha+ent trie. it yet, .ont comp1ain a2o%t it 2eca%se it 3i11 s%rprise yo%.

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CHAPTER SI$
GODS GOOD FOOD
! +ery interesting artic1e 3ritten 2y I.!. 8ennis o) Ferr+i1e, #e=as 3as gi+en to me recent1y. He is no3 8' an. his 3i)e is 8C. I )e1t it 3as so goo. it sho%1. 2e share. 3ith the entire $o.y o) Christ, so I am <%oting it here 3ith their permission. /rances !OD)S !OOD FOOD If you dili#ently heed the "oice of the $ord your God and do what is ri#ht in %is si#ht, #i"e ear to %is commandments and keep all %is statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I ha"e brou#ht on the &#yptians !or I am the $ord who heals yo%:D5=o.%s 1';2,E. #he 1ast )e3 years I ha+e 2ecome increasing1y con+ince. that 3hat 3e eat has a tremen.o%s 2earing on o%r state o) hea1th. #he )actors that are necessary in o%r staying 3e11, in my opinion, in the or.er o) their importance, are; 1. (%r )aith in -o.s promises to hea1 %s an. keep %s )ree )rom sickness. 'o e"il shall befall you, 'or shall any pla#ue come near your dwellin#( D*sa1m B1;1CE !or I am the $ord who heals you D5=o.%s 1';2,E. ,'

)elo"ed, I wish abo"e all thin#s that thou mayest prosper and be in health, e"en as thy soul prospereth DIII Iohn 2 FIKE. %e %imself took our infirmities *nd bore our sicknesses DMatthe3 8;10E. +ho %imself bore our sins in %is own body on the tree, that we, ha"in# died to sins, mi#ht li"e for ri#hteousness, by whose stripes you were healed DI *eter 2;24E. 2. #he kin. an. amo%nt o) )oo. an. .rink 3e take into o%r 2o.ies. -ou shall not eat any detestable thin# D8e%teronomy 14; E. So you shall ser"e the $ord your God, and %e will bless your bread and your water *nd I will take sickness away from the midst of you D5=o.%s 2 ;2 'E. . #he e=ercise an. )resh air 3e gi+e o%r 2o.ies. .y !ather has been workin# until now, and I ha"e been workin# DIohn ';10E. I must walk today, and tomorrow, and the day followin# DA%ke 1 ; FIKE. !or e"en when we were with you, we commanded you this/ If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat DII #hessa1onians ;1CE. 4. #he rest that 3e take in peace)%1 s1eep. I will both lie down in peace, and sleep( !or -ou alone, 0 $ord, make me dwell in safety D*sa1m 4;8E.

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It is "ain for you to rise up early, 1o sit up late, 1o eat the bread of sorrows Dto 3orryEL !or so %e #i"es %is belo"ed sleep D*sa1m 120;2E. '. #he peace o) min. 3hich comes 3hen 3e are at peace 3ith o%rse1+es, 3ith -o., an. 3ith man. 2ome to .e, all you who labor and are hea"y laden, and I will #i"e you rest 1ake .y yoke upon you and learn from .e, for I am #entle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls !or .y yoke is easy and .y burden is li#ht DMatthe3 11;28& CE. )e an3ious for nothin#, but in e"erythin# by prayer and supplication, with thanks#i"in#, let your re4uests be made known to God( and the peace of God, which surpasses all understandin#, will #uard your hearts and minds throu#h 5esus 2hrist D*hi1ippians 4;,&0E. I ha+e 3ritten n%mero%s artic1es on the )irst item an. )irm1y 2e1ie+e that it is -o.s 3i11 )or His chi1.ren to 2e 3e11, @%st as h%man parents 3i11 .o e+erything possi21e to keep their chi1.ren )rom 2eing sick, an. that it is possi21e )or Christians, 2y )aith in His promises an. His takin# our infirmities and bearin# our sicknesses, to stay 3e11 an. strong, that they might ser+e the Aor. e))ecti+e1y, an. gi+e an. 1i+e a +ictorio%s testimony 2e)ore others. !or the $ord is our 5ud#e, 1he $ord is our $aw#i"er, 1he $ord is our 6in#( %e will sa"e us( *nd the inhabitant will not say, 7I am sick8( 1he people who dwell in it will be for#i"en their ini4uity DIsaiah ;22,24E.

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PROPER EATIN! Many, many peop1e to.ay are )oo. conscio%s. 8iets are on e+ery tong%e, +itamins in e+ery c%p2oar., 9)oo. )a..ists: on e+ery corner. (ne 9a%thority: 3o%1. ha+e yo% eat no meatL the ne=t prescri2es a 9high protein: .iet 3ith p1enty o) meatL another )or2i.s mi1k, another eggs, another sa1t, another cheese, etc., etc. 5+eryone that has a theory, 3rites a 2ook on it, an. tho%san.s scram21e to 2%y it, i) it promises them hea1th 3ith 1itt1e e))ort an. no sacri)ice. (ne .iet might 2ene)it one person an. not agree 3ith another. (%r .ear $rother 4%)%s Mose1ey, tho%gh )rai1 an. sick1y as a yo%th, 1i+e. to 2e 8 on a .iet ma.e %p principa11y o) )r%it an. ra3 pean%ts, 2%t 3hen I trie. it, a11 I got 3as a 9goo.: stomach ache. !)ter trying one theory, then another, I )ina11y .eci.e. that -o. kne3 more than any man a2o%t eating as 3e11 as any other <%estion. Ha. He not ma.e these mar+e1o%s 2o.ies? !n. sho%1. He not kno3 3hat is the proper )oo. )or them? !n. ha. He not to1. %s 3hat to eat an. 3hat not to eat? ! search o) -o.s Wor. sho3e. me that -o. 3as intereste. in 3hat His chi1.ren ate, an. that He ha. gi+en some speci)ic instr%ctions regar.ing o%r .iet. !n. I anno%nce. to my 3i)e an. others that as m%ch as I 1o+e. an. re+ere. $rother 4%)%s, 9I 3as going to )o11o3 -o. an. Moses, rather than Mose1ey.: Some )o1ks ri.ic%1e anyone 3ho .ares to <%ote Moses an. -o.s separation o) c1ean an. %nc1ean meats, sho%ting that 93e are no 1onger %n.er the ,8

Aa3!: () co%rse 3e are not, 2%t, i) Christians, 3e are sti11 %n.er -o. an. His 3is.om, an. He an. His 3is.om are @%st the same to.ay as in Moses .ay, an. o%r 2o.ies are the same, a1so. What 3as goo. )or man to eat in the *romise. Aan. o) Canaan, is sti11 goo. )or man to.ayL an. 3hat 3as harm)%1 )or man then, is sti11 harm)%1 to.ay. 6es, 9the proo) o) the p%..ing is in the eating,: an. the proo) o) -o.s 1o+ing 3is.om is )o%n. in the )act that 3hen man o2eye. -o.s 1a3s, He kept them 3e11L 3hi1e to.ay, as 3e )1a%nt His a.+ice an. His Wor. o%r hospita1s are o+er)1o3ing, e+ery .octors 3aiting room is cro3.e., mi11ions s%))er pain an. a))1iction, .isease is e+ery3here. Scientists an. hea1th organi>ations spen. years an. mi11ions o) .o11ars trying to )in. the ca%se o) so m%ch sickness, 2%t I )ear they .o not 1ook in the right p1ace?-o.s Wor., an. to mans .iso2e.ience to Him. -o. has p%t His stamp o) .i+ine appro+a1 on many )oo.s. Some He has re@ecte. or )or2i..en. Many to.ay 1ook )or the sea1 o) appro+a1 )rom -oo. Ho%sekeeping or some other instit%te, or tra.e mark or 2ran. name, or some .octors prescription, 2%t ne+er think to ask i) it has 2een stampe. 3ith -o.s appro+a1. When I 2egan to serio%s1y 9search the Script%res,: to )in. o%t 3hat -o.s Wor. sai. a2o%t 3hat 3e sho%1. eat, I 3as ama>e. an. .e1ighte. to 1earn that He ha. sai. so m%ch, ha. appro+e. so many items that mo.ern 9n%tritionists: ha. r%1e. o%t as harm)%1.

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PORK FORBIDDEN #he )irst item on my .iet that ha. to pass -o.s scr%tiny 3as pork. Aike many others, I tho%ght 2reak)ast 3itho%t 92acon an. eggs: @%st 3asnt 2reak)ast. $%t -o.s Wor. sai. it 3as an 9a2omination: or 9.etesta21e thing:, so it ha. to go. *lso the swine is unclean for you, because it has clo"en hoo"es, yet does not chew the cud( you shall not eat their flesh or touch their dead carcasses D8e%teronomy 14;8E. !or behold, the $ord will come with fire *nd with %is chariots, like a whirlwind, 1o render %is an#er with fury, *nd %is rebuke with flames of fire !or by fire and by %is sword 1he $ord will 9ud#e all flesh( *nd the slain of the $ord shall by many 71hose who sanctify themsel"es and purify themsel"es, 1o #o to the #ardens *fter an idol in the midst, &atin# swine8s flesh and the abomination and the mouse, Shall be consumed to#ether,8 says the $ord DIsaiah ,,;1'&10E. )ehind one tree in the midst! !s -o. teste. !.am an. 5+e an. their )aith, an. o2e.ience to His 3is.om, 2y )or2i..ing them to eat the )r%it o) the tree that gre3 in the mi.st o) the -ar.en o) 5.en, so -o. teste. the Israe1ites )aith an. o2e.ience Dan. o%rsE 2y )or2i..ing the eating o) s3ines )1esh. !n. @%st as 5+e reasone. 3ith herse1) D3ith Satans he1pE that the )r%it 3as nice 1ooking an. goo. tasting an. that -o. .i.nt rea11y mean .iso2e.ience meant .eath, so ha+e men to o%r .ay reasone. that anything that taste. as goo. as s3eet, @%icy pork 3as s%re1y meant to 2e eaten, an. s%re1y 0C

eating it 3o%1. not 2ring .isease or .eath, e+en tho%gh in 2oth cases, -o. has spoken other3ise. !mericans to.ay eat mi11ions o) po%n.s o) pork, an. mi11ions an. mi11ions are sick, ne+er stopping to consi.er 3hat -o. has sai. a2o%t 3hat they sho%1. eat. -o. p%t his stamp o) appro+a1 on the eating o) 2ee), 3hen proper1y 21e., an. some other meats, *4(KI858 the /!# an. the $A((8 W545 "(# 5!#5". 1hese are the animals which you may eat/ the o3, the sheep, the #oat, the deer, the #a:elle, the roe deer, the wild #oat, the mountain #oat, the antelope, and the mountain sheep *nd you may eat e"ery animal with clo"en hoo"es, ha"in# the hoof split into two parts, and that chews the cud, amon# the animals 1hese you may eat of all that are in the waters/ you may eat all that ha"e fins and scales *nd whate"er does not ha"e fins and scales you shall not eat( it is unclean for you D8e%teronomy 14;4&,,BE. 1his shall be a perpetual statute throu#hout your #enerations in all your dwellin#s/ you shall eat neither fat nor blood DAe+itic%s ;10E. 5+es sin in the -ar.en 3as to try to reason o%t a p1a%si21e e=c%se )or .iso2eying -o.s comman., rather than take it )rom (ne 3ho ha. a11 3is.om an. po3er. So it is to.ay among the pork eaters. #hey say, 9We are not %n.er the Aa3L Ies%s ma.e a11 meats c1eanL *a%1 sai., G5+ery creat%re o) -o. is goo., an. nothing to 2e re)%se., i) it 2e recei+e. 3ith 01

thanksgi+ingL When *eter sa3 the +ision o) the %nc1ean anima1s 1et .o3n in the sheet an. hear. -o. say, 7+hat God has cleansed you must not call common8 D!cts 1C;1'E that ma.e pork an. a11 other meat c1ean.: So .oes man reason, seeking to get aro%n. -o.s Wor.. pro+e.: meat comes )rom grass eating anima1s ? none )rom sca+engers or )rom meat&eating anima1s. I 1ea+e this matter o) c1ean an. %nc1ean meats )or yo% to p%rs%e in -o.s Wor., )or I kno3 yo% 1o+e Him an. respect His Wis.om. !OD)S APPROVED LIST !s to )ish, the c1ean an. %nc1ean are 1iste.. Ies%s, a)ter His res%rrection, ate )ish an. honeycom2, an. cooke. a )ish 2reak)ast )or his tire. an. .isco%rage. )isher&.iscip1es. DIohn 2 1;B& 1 E. Ies%s, the night 2e)ore His cr%ci)i=ion, ate the *asso+er 3ith the t3e1+e in the %pper room. DA%ke 22;1'E. Ies%s ca11e. an egg a 9goo. gi)t,: saying the same o) 2rea. an. )ish. DA%ke 11;12&1 E. #he 1an. o) Canaan 3as .escri2e. as a 1an. 9)1o3ing 3ith mi1k an. honey: th%s p%tting -o.s stamp o) appro+a1 on these items. (ther )oo.s on -o.s appro+e. 1ist inc1%.e; -4!*5S; +hen you come into your nei#hbor8s "ineyard, you may eat your fill of #rapes at your pleasure D8e%teronomy 2 ;24E. 02

/I-S; 1hen they came to the ;alley of &shcol, and there cut down a branch with one cluster of #rapes( they carried it between two of them on a pole 1hey also brou#ht some of the pome#ranates and fi#s D"%m2ers 1 ;2 E. 'ow the ne3t day, when they had come out from )ethany, %e was hun#ry *nd seein# from afar a )ig tree ha"in# lea"es, %e went to see if perhaps %e would find somethin# on it...:Mark 11;12,1 E. !**A5S; 1he "ine has dried up, *nd the fi# tree has withered( 1he pome#ranate tree, 1he palm tree also, *nd the apple tree,*ll of the trees of the field are withered( Surely 9oy withered away from the sons of men DIoe1 1;12E. *(M5-4!"!#5S; 1hey also brou#ht some of the pome#ranates and fi#s D"%m2ers 1 ;2 E. *!AM 8!#5S; *nd you shall take for yoursel"es on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, the bou#hs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook( and you shall re9oice before the $ord your God for se"en days DAe+itic%s 2 ;4CE. !AA /47I#S; *nd God said, See I ha"e #i"en you e"ery herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and e"ery tree whose fruit yields seed( to you it shall before food D-enesis 1;2BE.

H54$S; Same as !AA /47I#S. (AIK5S; * land of wheat and barley, of "ines and fi# trees and pome#ranates, a land of oli"e oil and honey D8e%teronomy 8;8E. (AIK5 (IA; *nd if you brin# as an offerin# a #rain offerin# baked in the o"en, it shall be unlea"ened cakes of fine flour mi3ed with oil, or unlea"ened wafers anointed with oil )ut if your offerin# is a #rain offerin# baked in a pan, it shall be of fine flour, unlea"ened, mi3ed with oil -ou shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it( it is a #rain offerin# *nd if your offerin# is a #rain offerin# baked in a co"ered pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil DAe+itic%s 2;4&0E. WH5!#; %e would ha"e fed them also with the finest of wheat( *nd with honey from the rock I would ha"e satisfied you D*sa1m 81;1,E. $45!8; *nd %e took bread, #a"e thanks and broke it, and #a"e it to them, sayin# DA%ke 22;1BE. C(4"; *nd )oa: said unto her, *t mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the "ine#ar *nd he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left D4%th 2;14 Fi11E. *nd 5esse said unto Da"id his son, 1ake now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loa"es, and run to the camp to thy brethren( DI Sam%e1 10;10 FIKE. 04

4(!S#I"- 5!4S; *nd there came a man from )aal-shalisha, and brou#ht the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loa"es of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof *nd he said, Gi"e unto the people, that they may eat II Fings 4;42 FIKE. *nd if thou offer a meat offerin# of thy firstfruits unto the $ord, thou shalt offer for the meat offerin# of thy firstfruits #reen ears of corn dried by the fire, e"en corn beaten out of full ears DAe+itic%s 2;14 FIKE. $!4A56; So she stayed close by the youn# women of )oa:, to #lean until the end of barley har"est and wheat har"est( and she dwelt with her mother-in-law<=uth 2;2 E. S!A#; *nd e"ery offerin# of your #rain offerin# you shall season with salt( you shall not allow the salt of the co"enant of your God to be lackin# from your #rain offerin# +ith all your offerin#s you shall offer salt DAe+itic%s 2;1 E. Salt is #ood, but if the salt loses its fla"or, how will you season it? %a"e salt in yoursel"es, and ha"e peace with one another DMark B;'CE. H("56; :!n. with honey from the rock I would ha"e satisfied you D*sa1m 81;1,E. *(##!-5 DS#5WE; *nd &lisha returned to Gil#al, and there was a famine in the land 'ow the sons of the prophets were sittin# before him( and he

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said to his ser"ant, >ut on the lar#e pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets DII Fings 4; 8E. MIAF; So it shall be, from the abundance of milk they #i"e, that he will eat curds( !or curds and honey e"eryone will eat who is left in the land DIsaiah 0;22E. $7##54; *nd it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a youn# cow, and two sheep( *nd it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall #i"e he shall eat butter( for butter and honey shall e"eryone eat that is left in the land DIsaiah 0;21,22 FIKE. CH55S5; *nd carry these ten cheese to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers fare, and brin# back news of them DI Sam%e1 10;18E. -(!#S MIAF; -ou shall ha"e enou#h #oats8 milk for your food, !or the food of your household, *nd the nourishment of your maidser"ants D*ro+er2s 20;20E. A(C7S#S, -4!SSH(**54S; 1hese you may eat/ the locust after its kind, the destroyin# locust after its kind, the cricket after its kind, and the #rasshopper after its kind )ut all other flyin# insects which ha"e four feet shall be an abomination to you DAe+itic%s 11;22,2 E. DSpecia1 note )rom /rances H%nter; *raise -o. that He .i.nt say yo% SH!AA eat. He @%st sai. yo% 0,

M!6 eat! Char1es says, 9We are rep%1se. at the tho%ght o) eating crickets, grasshoppers, an. 1oc%sts 3hich -o. sanctione., 2%t 3e .e+o%r pork 3hich -o. sai. 3as an a2omination. Isnt that @%st 1ike the .e+i1 to re+erse -o.s men%?:E !AM("8S; *nd their father Israel said to them, 7If it must be so, then do this/ 1ake some of the best fruits of the land in your "essels and carry down a present for the man,a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds D-enesis 4 ;11E. "7#S; Same as a2o+e?(1. Fing Iames says 9n%ts:. $55/; *nd you may eat e"ery animal with clo"en hoo"es, ha"in# the hoof split into two parts, and that chews the cud, amon# the animals D8e%teronomy 14;,E M7##("; 1hese are the animals which you may eat/ the o3, the sheep, the #oat D8e%teronomy 14;4E. -(!# M5!#; Same as a2o+e. /ISH; 1hen, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread 5esus said to them, 7)rin# some of the fish which you ha"e 9ust cau#ht 8 Simon >eter went up and dra##ed the net to land, full of lar#e fish, one hundred and fifty-three( and althou#h there 00

were so many, the net was not broken 5esus said to them, 72ome and eat breakfast DIohn 2 1;B&12E. 5--S; ?r if he asks for an e##, will he offer him a scorpion? DA%ke 11;12E. K5"IS("; 1hese are the animals you shall eat the deer, the #a:elle, the roe deer, the wild #oat, the mountain #oat, the antelope, and the mountain sheep D8e%teronomy 14;4,'E. Strong .rink is )or2i..en to -o.s chi1.ren an. no sensi21e person to.ay co%1. <%estion -o.s 3is.om here, 3hen 3e see the 3recks, 2oth o) cars an. men, that res%1t )rom .rink. !merica is )ast 2ecoming a nation o) .r%nkar.s an. in .anger o) going the 3ay o) a11 .r%nken nations 2e)ore her. D/rances; Since 3e are the temp1e o) -o. an. are priests in His king.om, rea. Ae+itic%s 1C;B; Do not drink wine or into3icatin# drink, you, nor your Sons with you, when you #o into the tabernacle of meetin#, lest you die It shall be a statute fore"er throu#hout your #eneration @ #he cr%= o) the 3ho1e <%estion is 3hether 3e 3i11 2e1ie+e that -o. is a11&goo. an. a11&3ise an. a11&1o+ing, an. kno3s m%ch 2etter 3hat is goo. )or %s than 3e .o o%rse1+esL or 3hether 3e think, as .i. 5+e, that His i.eas are 9o1. )ogey: an. His comman.ments can 2e 2roken 3ith imp%nity. #he sa)e r%1e in o%r eating is to make e+erything 3e eat, i) not c1assi)ie. in -o.s Wor. an. appro+e. 2y Him, pass this test; 08

1herefore, whether you eat or drink, or whate"er you do, do all to the #lory of God DI Corinthians 1C; 1E. Can yo% g1ori)y -o. 2y eating something 2eca%se 3e 91ike it,: 3hen He has )or2i..en it? Can yo% g1ori)y -o. 2y .rinking into=icating 2e+erages 3hen He has )or2i..en it? Can yo% g1ori)y -o. 2y smoking, 3hen to2acco is kno3n to 2e harm)%1 an. o)ten .angero%s to heart an. 1%ngs? Can yo% g1ori)y -o. 2y eating many o) the rich, spicy, sticky 9messes: that many peop1e cons%me? *a%1 3arne. o) some 3hose -o. 3as their 2e11y, an. 3e ha+e many s%ch to.ay. D*hi1ippians ;1BE. -o. has 2een progressi+e1y, o+er the years, teaching me ho3 an. 3hat to eat. ! n%m2er o) years ago 3e )e1t impresse. to stop eating pork, an. I )o%n. myse1) 1ess s%scepti21e to co1.s, as 3e11 as in3ar.1y 21esse., as 3e a13ays are 3hen 3e o2ey -o.. /or many years I ha. s%))ere. ho%rs an. ho%rs o) pain in my stomach, 2ro%ght on 2y ignorance o) eating, as 3e11 as 3orry, ner+o%sness, an. emotiona1 %pset, many things I 9co%1.nt eat:. #hey 3o%1. %pset my stomach an. ca%se na%sea an. pain. !2o%t )i+e times I 3as .angero%s1y sick 3ith )oo. poisoning )rom o1. grease, tainte. meat, s3o11en canne. corn, sa1a. .ressing, an. spoi1e. mi1k. (n top o) that, I s%))ere. )rom chronic in.igestion, co1.s, )re<%ent attacks o) in)1%en>a, sin%s tro%21e, hay )e+er.

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HEALED #hen the Aor. ga+e me the grace to stan. on His promise in 5=o.%s 2 ; 'L So you shall ser"e the $ord your God, and %e will bless your bread and your water *nd I will take sickness away from the .IDS1 of you, for that8s where I was sick, ri#ht in my middle !n. praise the Aor. )or His goo.ness an. po3er. He has 2een my on1y *hysician )or some 8 years, an. the $i21e an. His grace my .ai1y me.icine. When I 2egin to )ee1 2a.1y, I take a 9-ospi1,: re2%ke the .e+i1, an. thank -o. )or keeping me 3e11. !n., to His g1ory, I can say that He has not s%))ere. me to miss a .ays acti+ities 2eca%se o) sickness in the past 8 years. #here hasnt 2een a .ay 3hen I 3as not a21e to get %p an. 9p%t my shoes on: an. go a2o%t His 2%siness. 6ears ago 3hen I 3as s%))ering 3ith my stomach, a .ear o1. 1a.y to1. me that, i) I aske. -o. to, He 3o%1. te11 me 3hat to eat that 3as goo. )or me. I ne+er )orgot that, tho%gh it 3as a 1ong time a)ter3ar.s 2e)ore I .i. m%ch a2o%t it. 6ears 1ater I came %pon that promise; +ho satisfies your mouth with #ood thin#s, So that your youth is renewed like the ea#le8s D*sa1ms 1C ;'E. 9-oo. things!: I 2egan to p%t the taste test to some things Dnot a per+erte. taste )or harm)%1 thingsE. I )o%n. goo. 2ee), steak or roast, i) proper1y cooke., taste. 9goo.: an. ma.e me )ee1 9goo.:. I ha. ne+er )o%n. any +egetarian .iet that ha. the same e))ect. I )o%n. the )r%it an. n%ts an. ra3 +egeta21es s%ch as 1ett%ce, carrots, ce1ery, taste. 8C

9goo.: an. 3ere 9goo.: )or me. Mi1k 3as 9goo.,: so 3as 2%tter Drea1 2%tter&no margarine )or meE, an. eggs an. 2eans, an. 3ho1e 3heat cerea1, 3ho1e 3heat 2rea., ra3 app1es, peaches, grapes, pearsL s%n&.rie. .ates, raisins, pr%nesL 2ake. potatoes, right1y cooke. 2eets, carrots, t%rnips, corn, peas, an. asparag%sL 3ho1e oranges, grape)r%it, pecans, a1mon.s. I 1earne. )rom rea.ing an. e=perience that in most cases )oo. in its nat%ra1 state?the 3ay -o. ma.e it?3as 2etter, an. 2etter )or yo% than 3hen 9processe.: an. 9messe. %p: 2y man, not3ithstan.ing a11 the high po3ere. a.+ertising o+er ra.io, ne3spaper, etc., o) package. )oo.s. #his past year 3e 1earne. another step; to eat simp1er mea1s, not so many .i))erent )oo.s at one mea1, an. to eat starches together, s%ch as cerea1 an. 2rea. 3ith mi1kL an. proteins an. aci. )oo. together, as meats 3ith app1es an. oranges, 2%t not 3ith 2rea. or mi1k. I kno3 there are a 1ot o) )a.s in these respects an. 3e are not .ogmatic in o%r a.+ice or o%r eating. When 3e eat o%t, or 3ith )rien.s, 3e eat 93hat is set 2e)ore %s: as Ies%s to1. His .iscip1es, 2%t passing %p the pork an. the rich .esserts. !)ter a mea1 3ith some o) the rich, greasy )oo. an. sticky s3eet .esserts that some ser+e, I can pro+e in my o3n 2o.y the 3is.om o) -o.s appro+e. 1ist. Heres a samp1e o) a .ays men% at o%r ho%se; $45!F/!S#; (range @%ice or ha1) an app1eL 2o31 o) cooke. cerea1 3ith ha1) an. ha1) Dstee1 c%t 3ho1e 3heat, )1a=, soy, 3heat germEL 2%ttere. toast, 81

o) 2rea. ma.e )rom stone gro%n. 3ho1e 3heat )1o%r Dmy 3i)e makes o%r o3n 2rea.EL g1ass o) mi1kL a )e3 s%n&.rie. .ates or raisins an. three or )o%r ra3 a1mon.s. "((" M5!A; $ee) roastL pinto 2eansL 2ake. s3eet potatoL ra3 carrots, ce1ery, 1ett%ceL or cooke. 2eets or ca22ageL an app1e or ra3 grapesL a1mon.s. S7**54; Ha1) an orange, 2ee) steakL 2ake. Irish potatoL ra3 ce1ery, 1ett%ce, grapes or .rie. .ates, a1mon.s or pecans. #he proo) 3ith %s, IS in the 9p%..ing,: )or 3e )ee1 yo%nger, happier an. hea1thier than )or many years, tho%gh I am 8' an. my 3i)e 8C, 2%t many can har.1y 2e1ie+e it. I 3a1k )rom one to )i+e mi1es a .ay an. can 3ork a11 .ay at 3riting, keeping 2ooks, or typing, an. then 3rite 1etters 9ha1) the night,: 3itho%t )ee1ing 3orn o%t. !n. I thank the Aor. that He has satis)ie. o%r mo%ths 3ith goo. things so that o%r yo%th IS rene3e. 1ike the eag1es. E$ERCISE !1ong 3ith )oo., m%st come proper e=ercise. !merica is 2ecoming a 9sit&.o3n: nation. #he a+erage person 3o%1. hesitate to go more than a 21ock or t3o %n1ess he ro.e in a car. We sit at a .esk, 3e sit at entertainments, 3e sit in ch%rch, 3e sit an. sit an. sit. !n. o%r m%sc1es gro3 so)t an. )1a22y, o%r resistance 1o3, an. e+ery chi11 3in. 3reaks ha+oc %pon %s. We nee. e+ery .ay to 3ork or 3a1k or p1ay in -o.s o%t.oor s%nshine an. )resh air. We 2reathe gaso1ine an. gas sto+e )%mes, cigarette an. cigar 82

smoke, a11 .ay an. m%ch o) the night, an. 3on.er 3hy o%r 1%ngs are 3eak. $y )ai1ing to e=ercise %nti1 o%r 1%ngs m%st p%mp in ga11ons an. ga11ons o) )resh air to carry o)) to=ic poisons, 3e s%))er 3eak hearts, har.ene. arteries, constipation, 3eak 1%ngs, poor .igestion, etc., etc. SLEEP We nee. rest)%1 nat%ra1 s1eep, an. p1enty o) it. Sometimes a)ter a +ery e=ha%sting .ay, 3hen I am too tire. to 3rite or rea. or e+en to think, I spen. nine or ten ho%rs in a goo. 2e., an. get %p )ee1ing )ine again. Mi11ions to.ay go to 2e. 3ith s1eeping pi11s, many 2eca%se they are not at peace 3ith -o. or their )e11o3s or themse1+es. $%t -o. has promise. His chi1.ren s1eep. !n. I thank Him )or it e+ery night 3hen I go to 2e., an. e+ery morning 3hen I 3ake %p. D*sa1m 4;8L *sa1m 120;2E. We ha+e no )ears to keep %s a3ake, e+en tho%gh o%r .oors are not 1ocke. at night. We ha+e no 3orries o+er money or hea1th, 2eca%se 3e ha+e committe. o%rse1+es an. o%r keeping o+er to Him 3ho 9is a21e to keep that 3hich is committe. %nto Him.: -o. has in+ite. %s to enter into His rest, an. cease )rom o%r o3n )ear)%1, )it)%1 e))orts to sa+e the 3or1. or o%rse1+es. 1here remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God !or he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his $et us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same e3ample of unbelief DHe2re3s 4;B&11 FIKE. 8

PEACE Ies%s, 3hi1e on earth, .i. more than any 1i+ing man in three an. one&ha1) years, yet He 3as ne+er h%rrie. or ne+er 3orrie.. He mere1y .i. <%ick1y, g1a.1y, o2e.ient1y, 3hat -o. 2i. Him to .o, 2y the po3er o) the Ho1y -host. Since He 3as a13ays eager to .o His /athers 3i11, there 3as no )riction, no 1ost motion, no in.ecision, no )%ss or )ear or )r%stration. It is )riction that 3ears %s o%t, 2oth men an. machinery. (i1 makes the engine r%n smooth1y, an. the 9oi1 o) g1a.ness: 3hich on1y -o. can )%rnish, smoothes an. <%iets o%t the )ear, the )riction, the )%ming an. the )%ssing, an. permits -o. to ha+e His 3ay in o%r 3i11s, o%r min.s, o%r spirits, an. o%r 2o.ies. !n. 3here+er -o. is in comp1ete contro1, there is a13ays comp1ete +ictory an. per)ect peace. -o. is Ao+e an. a1so Hea1th an. *o3er an. *eace. !or he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints but let them not turn a#ain to folly D*sa1m 8';8 FIKE. !OD)S !OOD FOOD (ne more 3or. a2o%t )oo.. -o. ma.e %s an. He has pro+i.e. @%st the right )oo. )or o%r 2o.ies. I%st 3hat 3i11 make them strong, an. keep them strong an. 3e11. (%r 2o.ies are mar+e1o%s mirac1es, 3ith 2%i1t&in centra1 heat, air con.itioning or coo1ing, 2%t i) 3e )1a%nt His 3is.om an. 2reak His 1a3s o) hea1th, 3e can har.1y e=pect Him to keep %s 3e11 )or 1ong at a time. #he nearer 3e can get 2ack to -o.s nat%ra1 3ay o) .oing things, the 2etter o)) 3e are in 84

e+erything. 6et to ser+e mankin. 3ho 1i+e in cities, some o) %s m%st 1i+e in %nnat%ra1 s%rro%n.ings. $%t 3e can choose to get as m%ch as possi21e o) His goo. )oo., goo. e=ercise, goo. )resh air, goo. so%n. s1eep, an. goo. positi+e thinking, an. His grace 3i11 make %p )or the rest. #o me it is a mockery, a1most 21asphemy, )or a person to come )or prayer an. e=pect -o. to hea1 them 3hen they are 2reaking a1most a11 His r%1es o) hea1th. Some smoke, many eat things that positi+e1y poison their 2o.ies. Many ne+er e=ercise or 2reathe the )resh o%t.oor air. #hey .rink co))ee, tea, 9cokes,: eat can.y, cakes, etc., an. then gr%m21e 2eca%se they 9s%))er so many a))1ictions: as tho%gh it 3ere -o.s )a%1t. It is a 3on.er that He is as patient an. merci)%1 3ith %s as He is. He .oes 3ant %s to 2e 3e11, 2%t I 2e1ie+e, e+en more, He 3ants %s to 2e1ie+e an. tr%st His 1o+e an. 3is.om an. to o2ey His Wor.. He has p%t certain con.itions on o%r 2eing hea1e.. In 5=o.%s 2 ;2', the con.ition is; -ou shall ser"e the $ord your God, an. not yo%r 2e11y nor yo%r o3n .esires. I pray that the Aor. 3i11 %se this to yo%r goo. an. His g1ory, an. tr%1y 9Satis)y yo%r mo%th 3ith goo. things so that yo%r yo%th is rene3e. 1ike the eag1es.: I.!. 8ennis

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that o%ght to 2e share. 3ith the $o.y o) Christ. !s I 1ooke. %p an. type. o%t a11 the script%res on 3hat -o. to1. %s to eat, I 3as )ascinate. that e+en tho%gh I ha+e rea. a11 o) these script%res many times, 3hen yo% take them o%t o) the $i21e an. p%t them a11 together at one time, it certain1y .oes te11 %s +ery p1ain1y that -o. gi+es the 9go&ahea.: on certain )oo.s, an. says that other )oo.s are 9.etesta21e:. /rances

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CHAPTER SEVEN
WHAT IS GOOD HEALTH WORTH?
!t one o) o%r meetings recent1y a 3oman came %p 3ho is a .ia2etic an. 3as comp1aining a2o%t her e=treme e=ha%stion. I ha. the entire congregation stan. an. ye11 9I hate s%gar!: hoping to impregnate their min.s 3ith the i.ea that s%gar is a2so1%te1y not goo. )or anyone. She sai., 98o yo% mean that I cant e+en ha+e a 1itt1e piece o) pie 3ith ice cream once in a 3hi1e?: I sai., 9"o,: 2eca%se that 1itt1e 2it o) sinD)or a .ia2eticE 3i11 1ea. to 2igger sins. #hen she p%t the )rosting on o%r con+ersation 3hen she sai., 9$%t I AIF5 s%gar!: So .i. I, 2%t not any more! Most sinners 1o+e sin, 2%t -o. certain1y .oesnt. !n. the same thing is tr%e o) those 3ho are 2othere. 3ith the symptoms o) either hypog1ycemia or .ia2etes. #hey 91o+e: s3eet things 3hich are a rea1 .isaster area )or them. I 3ant to reach the potentia1 +ictim o) hypo& g1ycernia an. .ia2etes as m%ch as I 3ant to reach the in.i+i.%a1s 3ho a1rea.y kno3 they ha+e a ma1)%nction o) the pancreas. *ro2a21y the reason )or this is that 3hen the pancreas isnt )%nctioning proper1y, it can ca%se n%mero%s other symptoms 3hich I persona11y .i. not e=perience, 2%t )rom rea.ing se+era1 2ooks on the s%2@ect, I am con+ince. m%st 2e apparent in many cases. /irst o) a11, 1et me +ery simp1y e=p1ain 3hat these t3o .iseases are. I am not a .octor, an. i) 80

there is any <%estion in yo%r min. a2o%t 3hether yo% are a potentia1 can.i.ate )or either .ia2etes or hypog1ycemia, get to yo%r .octor imme.iate1y! I 2e1ie+e one o) the reasons -o. is ha+ing me 3rite this 2ook is to he1p a 1ot o) peop1e o%t o) a )a1se )aith 3hich says its immora1 to go to a .octor. I s%ppose there are those in.i+i.%a1s 3ho ne+er r%n into a pro21em o) any kin. that .oesnt get hea1e., 2%t the ma@ority o) %s .ont operate in that rea1m. Aet me say right here, its no sin to go to a .octor, an. .ont 1et anyone p%t con.emnation on yo% 2eca%se yo% .o! 8ia2etes is simp1y a case 3here the pancreas is not s%pp1ying or pro.%cing ins%1in )or the 2o.y. Hypog1ycemia is the res%1t o) the 2o.y pro.%cing too m%ch ins%1in an. e+en tho%gh they are opposites, the symptoms are +ery simi1ar. #he person 3ith hypog1ycemia is o)ten ner+o%s, irrita21e, s1eep1ess, tire., e.gy, an. s%2@ect to %ncontro11a21e )its o) temper, has .i))ic%1ties in concentrating, an. a comp1ete1y %n@%sti)ie. )ee1ing that something terri21e is a2o%t to happen. Sometimes peop1e 3ith hypog1ycemia may 2e se=%a11y )rigi., ha+e nightmares, .i>>iness, 21%rre. +ision an. e+en at times consi.er s%ici.e. Many times in.i+i.%a1s 3ith these symptoms 3i11 2e p%t into a c1ass o) 9hypocon.riacs: 3ho .o nothing 2%t think a2o%t the things that are 3rong 3ith them, 3hen their 2o.y is simp1y o+ers%pp1ying them 3ith ins%1in. 6o% 3i11 remem2er 3hen I 3as in the !t1anta airport I )e1t e=ha%ste. an. horri21e 3hen I ha. 9o+er.ose.: myse1) 3ith ins%1in me.ication. #he 88

hypog1ycemic in.i+i.%a1, 2eca%se o) eating too m%ch s3eets, 3i11 a1so p%t themse1+es into an ins%1in shock, pro.%ce. 2y their o3n 2o.y o+ers%pp1ying their norma1 nee.s. I ate can.y to 2ring myse1) o%t o) ins%1in shock 2eca%se the pancreas 3orks 3hen s%gar has 2een eaten so I nee.e. something to o))set the pro21em o) too m%ch ins%1in. #he person 3ith 1o3 21oo. s%gar makes himse1) or herse1) 3orse 2y eating s%gar 2eca%se they o+er stim%1ate their a1rea.y o+erpro.%cing pancreas. In either case, s%gar is a ki11er )or 2oth types o) in.i+i.%a1s. ()ten the person 3ith hypog1ycemia is consi.ere. a ne%rotic, s1ight1y eccentric, or @%st a p1ain n%t. /ami1ies )in. it har. at times to sympathi>e 3ith a person 3ho has ha. a persona1ity change an. they think it is 3itho%t any apparent ca%se. May2e a g1%cose to1erance test 3o%1. he1p in this area. 5+en in 3hat is ca11e. comp1ete me.ica1 check%ps, .ia2etes or hypog1ycemia can 2e o+er1ooke.. I 3ent thro%gh one o) the 2est Christian c1inics in the 7nite. States, an. nothing sho3e. %p concerning .ia2etes. It can 2e misse. 2y the 2est o) .octors an. c1inics i) the g1%cose to1erance test is not taken. Statistics sho3 that one o%t o) e+ery )o%r in.i+i.%a1s has signs o) a ten.ency to3ar. .ia2etes. (ne .octor sai. that 9the 1o3 21oo. s%gar o) to.ay is the .ia2etes o) tomorro3.: When the pancreas is o+eracti+e, as it is in hypog1ycemia, it )ina11y gi+es %p )rom o+er3ork

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an. <%its comp1ete1y, 3hich then thro3s that person into .ia2etes. I kno3 that I ha+e o+ersimp1i)ie. trying to e=p1ain these t3o .iseases, 2%t I hope I ha+e p%t eno%gh in to tease yo%r min. eno%gh to get to a .octor to )in. o%t the pro21em in yo%r 1i)e i) yo% ha+e one. 8i. yo% kno3 that !mericans stim%1ate the pancreas 3ith a teaspoon)%1 o) s%gar e+ery ' min%tes, 24 ho%rs a .ay )or a 1i)etime. #hats perhaps eno%gh s%gar to e=ha%st the pancreas an. pro2a21y ca%se .ia2etes. It is certain1y eno%gh to o+er stim%1ate the g1an. an. thro3 %s a11 into ins%1in shock. Isnt that a shocking .isco+ery? It is not my .esire nor my intention to attempt to me.ica11y c1assi)y anyone, 2%t to 2ring a message o) hope )or hea1ing an. an enco%ragement to seek he1p i) yo% nee. it an. ha+e ha. any o) the symptoms 3hich are mentione. any3here in this 2ook. My tota1 .esire is to ha+e %s a11 c1ean %p o%r act, 2oth spirit%a11y an. physica11y. #ake a goo. 1ook at yo%r pantry. Ho3 m%ch s%gar an. s%gar pro.%cts are there? Ho3 many cake mi=es, ho3 m%ch s%garcoate. cerea1s are there? Ho3 many cans o) )r%it .o yo% ha+e on yo%r she1+es that are )i11e. 3ith 9hea+y syr%p:? Ho3 many cans o) pop .o yo% ha+e that are 1oa.e. 3ith ca))eine an. s%gar? Ho3 a2o%t can.y? Ho3 a2o%t the cookie @ar? Is it )%11? Ho3 a2o%t Ie11&(? Its appro=imate1y 84N s%gar. !n. ho3 a2o%t the ice cream an. sa%ces in yo%r re)rigerator? !11 1oa.e. 3ith cocaine Dmy term )or s%garE.

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I remem2er hearing someone mention that they ate 3ho1e grain cerea1s 3itho%t s%gar. I tho%ght, 9Ho3 a3)%1?3ho co%1. e+er eat cerea1 3itho%t a 1ot o) s%gar?: I .isco+ere. that 3ho1e grain cerea1 is are a 1ot 2etter 3itho%t s%gar than they are 3ith s%gar. I am )ascinate. at the 3ay Char1es an. I eat a11 )oo.s 3itho%t s%gar to.ay 3hen )ormer1y 3e 1oa.e. them %p! I 2e1ie+e -o. has gi+en %s Dthe $o.y o) ChristE a tremen.o%s @o2 to .o in these 1ast )e3 years 2e)ore He ret%rns. We nee. to 2e in tip&top hea1th to 2e a21e to go 3hen He ca11s %s to go. We sho%1.nt 3ant to stay at home 2eca%se 3ere 9tire.: or ha+e some other reason. We nee. to 2egin to think inte11igent1y 3here o%r hea1th is concerne., an. not 2e r%1e. 2y the senses 3hich te11 %s that 3e nee. to ha+e .essert a)ter mea1s. 6o% can ha+e .essert, 2%t 1ets make it an app1e or a ha1) o) a 2anana. *raise -o. )or re)rigeration to.ay so 3e can ha+e )resh )r%it a11 year 1ong. I think a2o%t 3hat I.!. 8ennis sai. a2o%t eating pork, an. I remem2er a )e3 years ago 3hen Char1es 3as 3orking in o%r o))ice at home. He ha. @%st rea. that 9Ies%s .ie. )or %s 2eca%se He 3ante. to,: an. in the sti11ness o) o%r o))ice, -o. spoke to him an. sai., 9I .ont 3ant yo% to eat pork any more.: Char1es ne+er <%estione. -o. 2eca%se he 3ante. to p1ease Him. Char1es has ne+er eaten pork )rom that .ay to this. He kne3 -o. kne3 3hat 3as goo. )or him. #hat co%1. ha+e 2een a 2ig .ecision )or Char1es, 2eca%se he 3as a pork 1o+er. He 1o+e. 2acon, sa%sage an. ham a1most 2etter than anything B1

e1se. When 3e 3ere tra+e1ing on the roa., he 3o%1. or.er ham an. eggs a1most e+ery morning )or 2reak)ast. He 1o+e. 9)at 2ack: an. 2eans Dan. so .i. IE 2%t 3e .ont eat them any more, 2eca%se Char1es .esire is to p1ease -o. a2o+e a11 e1se. -o. .i.nt te11 me not to eat pork, 2%t s%..en1y the .esire )or anything 3ith pork or ham in it a1so .isappeare. )rom my 1i)e. May2e it 3as the script%re p%tting pork an. mice in the same category that took the .esire right o%t o) me. I .ont kno3 3hat it 3as, 2%t the .esire is gone. We 3ere recent1y 3ith 8.A. $ro3ning 3ho pastors the Fings3ay Cathe.ra1 in 8es Moines, Io3a, an. he sai. -o. ha. .ea1t 3ith him in the matter o) s%gar a co%p1e o) years ago. !t that time he 3ore a 4, si>e coat. #o.ay, he 3ears a 42. He ma.e a tremen.o%s statement to -o., 9-o., I .ont ha+e any 3i11 po3er. I ha+e the 3i11 an. yo%+e got the po3er, so 1ets p%t it together.: He sai. he 3as instant1y .e1i+ere. o) a .esire )or s%gar. #ry it! Char1es an. I ha+e starte. taking a +itamin e+ery .ay. We ha+e many 2ran.s in o%r pantry, 2%t 3e are especia11y partia1 to a S%per $ Comp1e= +ita& B, !45 6(7 #I458? to,: an. in the sti11ness o) o%r o))ice, -o. spoke to him an. sai., 9I .ont 3ant yo% to eat pork any more.: Char1es ne+er <%estione. -o. 2eca%se he 3ante. to p1ease Him. Char1es has ne+er eaten pork )rom that .ay to this. He kne3 -o. kne3 3hat 3as goo. )or him. #hat co%1. ha+e 2een a 2ig .ecision )or Char1es, 2eca%se he 3as a pork 1o+er. He 1o+e. B2

2acon, sa%sage an. ham a1most 2etter than anything e1se. When 3e 3ere tra+e1ing on the roa., he 3o%1. or.er ham an. eggs a1most e+ery morning )or 2reak)ast. He 1o+e. 9)at 2ack: an. 2eans Dan. so .i. IE 2%t 3e .ont eat them any more, 2eca%se Char1es .esire is to p1ease -o. a2o+e a11 e1se. -o. .i.nt te11 me not to eat pork, 2%t s%..en1y the .esire )or anything 3ith pork or ham in it a1so .isappeare. )rom my 1i)e. May2e it 3as the script%re p%tting pork an. mice in the same category that took the .esire right o%t o) me. I .ont kno3 3hat it 3as, 2%t the .esire is gone. We 3ere recent1y 3ith 8.A. $ro3ning 3ho pastors the Fings3ay Cathe.ra1 in 8es Moines, Io3a, an. he sai. -o. ha. .ea1t 3ith him in the matter o) s%gar a co%p1e o) years ago. !t that time he 3ore a 4, si>e coat. #o.ay, he 3ears a 42. He ma.e a tremen.o%s statement to -o., 9-o., I .ont ha+e any 3i11 po3er. I ha+e the 3i11 an. yo%+e got the po3er, so 1ets p%t it together.: He sai. he 3as instant1y .e1i+ere. o) a .esire )or s%gar. #ry it! Char1es an. I ha+e starte. taking a +itamin e+ery .ay. We ha+e many 2ran.s in o%r pantry, 2%t 3e are especia11y partia1 to a S%per $ Comp1e= +itamin 3hich seems to gi+e some energy 2%t .oes not increase the appetite. #hat has a13ays 2een my pro21em in the past. !ny +itamin 3o%1. make me 3ant to c1ean o%t the re)rigerator o) anything an. e+erything in it ten times a .ay! 6o% sho%1. e=periment %nti1 yo% )in. the +itamin or +itamins that s%it yo%r partic%1ar 2o.y nee.s the 2est. -o. @%st .roppe. a 2om2she11 in my min. recent1y 3here gran.chi1.ren are concerne.. Ioans B

)o%r 1itt1e ones ha+e a13ays 1o+e. -ran.mas pocket2ook 2eca%se they a13ays kne3 there 3as something goo. in it )or them. May2e @%st a co%p1e o) mints, or a 2ag o) can.y in o%r $i21e 2ag to gi+e to them 3hen 3e got o)) the p1ane, 2%t a13ays something that 9tick1e. their pa1ates.: S%..en1y I rea1i>e. 3hat I 3as .oing to my gran.chi1.ren 3hom I 1o+e .ear1y. I 3as enco%raging them to get a11 9hype.: %p on s%gar so they co%1.nt go to s1eep at night, creating ca+ities in their teeth an. a possi21e pro21em 1ater on in 1i)e. "o3 they sti11 1o+e -ran.mas pocket2ook 2eca%se it a13ays has something in it )or them. $%t its "(# can.y! #hey met %s in the 8a11as airport the other .ay 3hen 3e ha. an ho%rs 1ayo+er an. 3e got o)) 3ith a @ar o) .ry roaste. pean%ts, %nsa1te., an. they ha. a 2a11 eating them. "%tritio%s an. goo., 2%t no s%gar! We a11 m%st ha+e 1ooke. 1ike a 2%nch o) monkeys to anyone 3ho passe. 2y, 2eca%se each 1itt1e gir1 ha. a han.)%1 o) pean%ts, an. so .i. -ran.ma an. -ran.pa! My son an. his )ami1y are comp1ete1y .i))erent. ! )e3 years ago 3e 3ere 3ith them on my 2irth.ay an. they ga+e me a 2o= o) can.y. I opene. it an. passe. it aro%n. )or e+eryone to eat. #he )o%r chi1.ren there sai., 9"o thanks, 3e .ont 1ike can.y!: *raise -o., their mother raise. them on )r%it )or .essert instea. o) cakes an. pies. It shocke. me at the time that they .i.nt 1ike can.y, 2%t to.ay I am grate)%1 to -o. that they .ont. -ran.mothers, hear the 3arning )rom -o. a2o%t yo%r gran.chi1.ren. Aets stop 2ringing them 9goo.ies: 3hich are rea11y 92a..ies: in .isg%ise. B4

Aets get o%r chi1.ren a3ay )rom 3hat the .e+i1 is trying to .o. ! )rien. o) o%rs share. a pro21em concerning a hyper&acti+e chi1.. He ha. so m%ch energy that it 3as impossi21e )or anyone to contro1 him. #hey co%1. not .isco+er the ca%se nor the c%re %nti1 someone sai., 9Why .ont yo% take him o)) o) a11 s%gar.: #hey .i., an. in a +ery short time the chi1. 3as norma1. S%gar )or o%r chi1.ren an. gran.chi1.ren comes )rom the ca%1.ron o) the .e+i1 himse1)! What is goo. hea1th 3orth? #he .e+i1 a13ays a.+ertises -o.s goo.ness 2y per+ersion trying to make the co%nter)eit 1ook an. taste 2etter than the gen%ine. We think s3eet )oo.s 1ook an. taste 2etter than )r%it or +egeta21es, 2%t 2eca%se 3e ha+e .estroye. or .amage. o%r taste 2%.s 3ith per+erte. )oo.s, the tr%th is hi..en )rom %s. Aets get o%r taste 2%.s 3orking norma11y again! !n. 1ets not r%in the taste 2%.s an. hea1th o) o%r gran.chi1.ren. I @%st rerea. my 2ook God8s *nswer 1o !at, an. .eci.e. it 3as sti11 the per)ect ans3er, not on1y )or )at peop1e, peop1e 3ith or 3itho%t .ia2etes or hypog1ycemia, 2%t a1so )or the hea1th an. a1ertness o) the entire )ami1y. $eca%se o) the .isastro%s e))ects o) .ia2etes in my 2o.y, I got .isco%rage. 3hen my 3eight came 2ack, 2%t praise -o., no3 I kno3 there 3asnt anything 3rong 3ith God8s *nswer 1o !at 5+erything in it is sti11 the ans3er! Im %sing the g%i.e1ines in God8s *nswer 1o !at again. #hat imper)ect pancreas 3as 3hat thre3 me o)), 2%t praise -o. I+e got a ne3 one an. 1ots o) other hea1th 21essings 2esi.es! B'

#his morning Char1es an. I ha. %ncooke. oatmea1 3ith a )e3 21%e2erries, t3o stra32erries, )o%r pecans, an. a part o) a 2anana c%t into it. We %se. a2o%t one&ha1) c%p o) reg%1ar mi1k, no s%gar, an. it 3as .e1icio%s! I) yo% ha. e+er to1. me 3e. 2e eating oatmea1 or cerea1 o) any kin. 3itho%t s%gar, I 3o%1. ha+e to1. yo% that yo% 3ere o)) yo%r rocker. (atmea1 is 3ho1egrain, no s%gar a..e., no a..iti+es, nat%ra1, )i2er, 1o3 so.i%m, no cho1estero1 an. economica1 2esi.es. #ry it, yo% might 2e s%rprise. ho3 goo. it is! #he origina1 recipe )or 9S3iss (atmea1: appears in the )a2%1o%s Skinnie .innie =ecipe )ook I ha+e share. this story )rom the +ery .epths o) my heart 3ith yo%, 2eca%se I 2e1ie+e -o. has a message )or the $o.y o) Christ 3ho may2e 3i11 hear an. 2e1ie+e thro%gh the message in this 2ook. I .i.nt think it co%1. happen to me, 2%t it .i.! 6o% may not think it can happen to yo%, 2%t it can! 6o% .ont nee. to 1et it happen, 2eca%se 2y tempering yo%r appetite 3here s%gar is concerne., yo% can e+a.e the pro21ems I 3ent thro%gh. My heart is crying o%t to yo% to get yo%rse1) prepare. )or the soon ret%rn o) the Aor. Ies%s Christ. We can ne+er .o it i) 3e ha+e a 1ack o) energy. I 3ish I .3as the 3or1.s most e1o<%ent 3riter so that I co%1. con+ey to yo% 3hat has happene. since -o. hea1e. me an. I 3ent o)) o) s%gar comp1ete1y! It is a1most impossi21e )or me to 2e1ie+e ho3 a11 o) my menta1 )ac%1ties ha+e ret%rne., e+en sharper than I e+er remem2er. My a2i1ity to p1o3 thro%gh 3ork is incre.i21e. I can .ictate h%n.re.s o) 1etters B,

3itho%t e+er r%nning o%t o) Ho1y -host steam! I can 3rite the ta21oi. p1%s a11 the other 1etters I compose 3itho%t any .i))ic%1ty at a11. My min. seems to 2e a21e to r%n in )i)ty .irections a11 at the same time, an. yet think c1ear1y on each iss%e! I%st as cocaine c1o%.s the .r%g %sers min., I 2e1ie+e s%gar .oes the same thing, on1y 3orse. #he 9high: yo% get )rom s%gar is a temporary thing, 2%t the payment )or it is 1ong&term an. @%st as e=pensi+e as cocaine. S%gar sho%1. 2e thro3n o%t o) e+ery home, an. this inc1%.es 2ro3n s%gar as 3e11! S%gar is s%gar, regar.1ess o) 3hat co1or it is. 4emem2er, Im not a .octor, so I cant prescri2e )or yo%, 2%t I certain1y can recommen. some goo., common sense things. (ne o) them is to +isit yo%r .octor i) yo% ha+e any <%estion a2o%t yo%r +%1nera2i1ity to either o) these t3o .iseases mentione. in this 2ook. #he secon. is to thro3 a11 those .esserts o%t o) yo%r 1i)e 3hich contain s%gar. "e=t, te11 the .e+i1 that yo% H!#5 s%gar! Aay yo%r han. on the area 3here yo%r pancreas 1ies, an. 2e1ie+e 3ith me )or a ne3 pancreas )or yo% as yo% 1ay the other han. on this 2ook. We+e praye. an. aske. -o. to so anoint e+ery 2ook that comes o)) o) the press 3ith s%ch Ho1y Spirit po3er that )1ames o) )ire 3i11 shoot o%t o) this 2ook at yo%r pancreas! "o3, yo% ca11 it into 2eing 3ith %s 2y praying, !ather, in the name of 5esus, I command a new pancreas in my body 1hank you, 5esus >raise you, !ather!

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*.S. !s I proo)e. the )ina1 typesetting copy o) this 2ook, -o.s Ho1y Spirit n%.ge. me to 3rite a 1itt1e *.S. so that e+eryone may recei+e a11 the he1p they nee. to keep them o%t o) the trap into 3hich I )e11. 6o% may ha+e rea. this 2ook an. tho%ght, 9Isnt it a3)%1 3hat /rances ha. to go thro%gh. I praise -o. that I+e ne+er s1ept )or si= straight .ays!: Mine 3as an ac%te case, 2%t something o) 3hich I sho%1. ha+e 2een a3are o) 1ong 2e)ore. I ignore. a11 the 1itt1e symptoms comp1ete1y, pro2a21y 2eca%se the tho%ght o) me 2eing a .ia2etic 3as the )%rthest thing )rom my min.. I) anyone ha. e+en s%ggeste. to me that I 3as a possi21e can.i.ate )or .ia2etes, I pro2a21y 3o%1. not ha+e e+en consi.ere. that 1ike1ihoo.. !t this point an. time, yo% perhaps are not 3here I 3as, 2eca%se i) yo% 3ere, yo% 3o%1. kno3 3hat yo%r pro21em 3as. So I 3ant especia11y to reach that in.i+i.%a1 3ho has @%st 1itt1e tiny signs o) a change in the 2o.y that might 2e so s1ight that yo% are not e+en a3are o) them. !n. I 3ant yo% to catch the .e+i1 at the +ery start o) his attack on yo% instea. o) 3aiting as 1ong as I .i. 2e)ore I )ina11y got smart an. rea1i>e. that something ha. .rastica11y gone 3rong 3ith my 2o.y. Whi1e I .o not 3ant to 2e an a1armist, there are a )e3 things that stan. o%t in my min. as 2eing the )irst e+i.ences o) a rea1 pro21em. 8o yo% ha+e s3e11ing in yo%r 1egs? 8oes yo%r 2o.y retain 3ater? 8o yo%r han.s )ee1 a 1itt1e s3o11en an. sti)) in the mornings e+en tho%gh they B8

1ose this )ee1ing short1y a)ter yo% 9get going: in the morning? 8o yo% ha+e a )ee1ing in yo%r 1egs that they are hea+ier than norma1? 8o yo% )in. it .i))ic%1t to mo+e as <%ick1y as yo% norma11y .o? !11 o) these signs 3ere 1itt1e things that 3ere present in my 2o.y )or a 1ong time. #he 1onger some 1itt1e symptom stays in yo%r 2o.y, the 1onger it 3i11 take yo% to recogni>e that it is a2norma1. I ha. gotten so %se. to the )act that my 2o.y retaine. )1%i. that I ne+er rea1i>e. it 3as a 9ne3: thing happening to me, an. ha. increase. in its scope. I reca11 that I 3as a3are that there seeme. to 2e an e=cessi+e retention o) 3ater, 2%t as the years 3ent on, I .i.nt e+en think a2o%t it as something %n%s%a1 2eca%se it 3as norma1 )or me to retain 3ater a11 the time #he 9hea+iness: in my 1egs 3as an encroachment %pon my 2o.y that 3as one o) the most .i))ic%1t )or me to pinpoint 3hen it starte.. It 3as an insi.io%s, treachero%s pro21em 3hich came so gra.%a11y that I .i.nt e+en rea1i>e it 3as there %nti1 it 3as rea11y there! 8o yo% 2o%nce %p )rom a chair as )ast as yo% )ormer1y .i.? 8o yo% )in. it easier to sit in a chair an. 1et someone e1se get %p )or yo%? #hese 3ere some o) the )irst 1itt1e signs as I remem2er them, an. I attri2%te. the 1ack o) .esire to get %p an. get something I nee.e. to the )act that I ha. 2een on my )eet speaking so m%ch that I 3as @%st p1ain tire.. #he .e+i1 is a 1iar, an. there is not a 2it o) tr%th in him, an. 2e 3i11 come in sneaky an. .i+erse 3ays to )oo1 yo% an. keep yo%r eyes o)) o) the rea1 pro21em. Ies%s ga+e %s a11 po3er in hea+en in earth BB

an. He sai., )ehold, I #i"e you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and o"er all the power of the enemy, and nothin# shall by any means hurt you DA%ke 1C;1B "FIKE. Ies%s has gi+en %s po3er to stomp the .e+i1 right o%t o) o%r 1i+es, 2%t He e=pects %s not to .o the things that p1ay right into the .e+i1s han.s. I o+erhear. a .ia2etic the other night say, 9I re2%ke the s%gar in this ice cream in the name o) Ies%s an. it sha11 not h%rt me!: /oo1ish, )oo1ish, )oo1ish. Ies%s has gi+en %s the a%thority to stomp the .e+i1, 2%t remem2er it is the .e+i1 3ho 3ants to get in+o1+e. 3ith a11 those gooey messes 3hich .o 1ook so s%per .e1icio%s an. taste e=act1y the same 3ay. #heyre )a2%1o%s! $%t Ies%s gi+es %s the po3er to o+ercome the .esire )or the )oo. o) the .e+i1 3hich is the thing that harms %s so m%ch! 6o% can ne+er stomp o%t the .e+i1 3hen yo% contin%e to .o the things he 3ants yo% to .o. !s 1ong as yo% contin%e to 2e1ie+e that s%gar isnt going to h%rt yo%, yo% are p1aying right into the .e+i1s han.s. He can con+ince yo% that yo% a2so1%te1y cannot say 9no: to s%gar! He can con+ince yo% that yo% .o not ha+e the 3i11 po3er to o+ercome yo%r .esire )or something s3eet, 2%t remem2er, 6(7 ha+e M(45 po3er than he .oes, so @%st 1a%gh in his )ace an. go eat some 21%e2erries! I )ina11y .isco+ere. his e+i1 p1ot to .estroy my 2o.y 3ith the s3eet things I 1o+e. so m%ch an. I @%st <%it %sing his pro.%cts. !n. 3hi1e 3ere on the s%2@ect o) )oo., 1et me gi+e yo% another goo. hint in this area 2e)ore I take %p the ne=t point an. symptom to 1ook )or in yo%r 1CC

o3n se1)&ana1ysis to either prepare yo%rse1) )or a +isit to the .octor, or to correct it 2e)ore yo% nee. to seek o%tsi.e he1p. 6o% can pray a11 yo% 3ant to an. ask -o. to he1p yo%, 2%t i) yo% contin%e to eat the things that are marke. as a .isaster area, yo%r prayer 3i11 go %nans3ere.! We are s%2@ect to a.+ertising 3here+er 3e go. #e1e+ision sho3s one commercia1 a)ter the other, an. each one is .esigne. to make yo% imme.iate1y r%n to the store an. p%rchase 3hat theyre ta1king a2o%t, or get on the te1ephone an. ca11 some Wats 1ine n%m2er to get some pro.%ct that yo% 3i11 pro2a21y ne+er %se. !mericans are comp%1si+e 2%yers an. thats 3hy 3e nee. to 2e care)%1 to not )a11 )or a11 the a.+ertising gimmicks. Snack )oo.s 1ike potato chips an. simi1ar )oo.s are a stan.ar. part o) most 1%nches. Chi1.ren 1o+e them )or 9snacks:, 2et3een mea1s an. 3e m%nch on them 3hi1e .rinking cokes an. 3atching #K. #hese are some o) the 3orst )oo.s 3e can eat an. yet theyre ser+e. at a1most e+ery 1%ncheon I+e atten.e.. 5+ery reception has a11 kin.s o) 2ea%ti)%1 .ips s%rro%n.e. 2y potato chips or some simi1ar pro.%ct. We+e .isco+ere. that 3ho1e&3heat crackers 3ith no a..iti+es are m%ch 2etter tasting than these other 1itt1e items, an. sho%1. 2e %se. )or any kin. o) a .ip yo% choose, 3ith e=ce11ent res%1ts. Ca))eine .rinks a1so nee. to 2e tosse. o%t the 3in.o3. $oth in co))ee an. co1a .rinks, it .oes nothing 2%t aggra+ate hypog1ycemia an. .ia2etic patients. 5+en 3ith the s%gar1ess .rinks, the ca))eine is sti11 present, an. pro2a21y .oes as m%ch 1C1

.amage as anything 3e eat or .rink. -oo. o1. 3ater is a 3on.er)%1 s%2stit%te )or a11 the other .rinks, 2eca%se so many .rinks 3hich are 1a2e1e. as 9@%ice: ha+e on1y a 1itt1e 2it o) @%ice, 2%t a tremen.o%s amo%nt o) s%gar or corn syr%p, 3hich is sti11 s%gar. #he c1oser 3e get to eating an. .rinking the things as -o. ma.e them, the 2etter o)) 3e 3i11 2e! *ro2a21y the secon. area 3here the .e+i1 .ea1s 3ith %s e+en more than the )irst one is in o%r min.s. (+er an. o+er again I ha+e 1ai. han.s on in.i+i.%a1s 3ho ha+e con)esse. that their pro21em is a 1oss o) memory. We 1a%ghing1y toss it o)) as 9o1. age: 3hen goo. memory is a thing that 3e nee. to maintain a11 o) o%r 1i+es. #he most .ramatic instant change that I notice. in myse1) 3hen I gro%n. to a ha1t on the s%gar an. thre3 it a11 o%t the 3in.o3, 3as the imme.iate ret%rn o) my a2i1ity to remem2er e+en remote .etai1s 3hich recent1y seeme. to +anish )rom my min. 3hen I nee.e. to reca11 them. I) )or no other reason than an e=periment, each o) %s o%ght to try gi+ing %p s%gar )or a 3eek or ten .ays, @%st to see ho3 smart 3e rea11y can 2e. Feep it %p )ore+er an. then 3e11 rea1i>e ho3 smart 3e can 2e since 3e possess the min. o) Christ! We can get so easi1y trappe. into eating things that contain s%gar i) 3e .ont 1ook at the 1a2e1s. Most peop1e at some time 2%y 1%nch meat )or a <%ick snack. 8i. yo% e+er 1ook at the 1a2e1? Most o) them contain s%gar, corn syr%p, .e=trose or some other s3eetening agent. I 1ooke. at a n%m2er o) them the other night 3hi1e I 3as in the s%permarket, an. 3as shocke. to .isco+er ho3 many o) them 1C2

ha+e these hi..en ingre.ients in them 3hich 3e might ne+er s%spect )rom the taste a1one! !1ong 3ith the s%gar a))ecting the min., it seeme. my a2i1ity to a11o3 the 1o+e o) -o. to )1o3 thro%gh me 3as hin.ere. 2y something. #o.ay I can see that my a2i1ity to )ee1 an. e=press 1o+e 3as c%rtai1e. %nti1 I thre3 the s%gar o%t. I am not a .octor, an. .o not c1aim to kno3 m%ch a2o%t me.ica1 things, 2%t I on1y kno3 3hat thro3ing the s%gar o%t .i. to increase my keenness an. a3areness o) emotions in my o3n 1i)e. 5+erything goes into )oc%s 2etter an. e+erything can 2e appreciate. m%ch more 3hen s%gar is a 9has 2een: in yo%r 1i)e. 6o% m%st rea11y mean 2%siness, or yo% 3o%1.nt ha+e gone this )ar in the 2ook, 2%t i) yo%re ha+ing pro21ems getting the 1o+e o) s%gar o%t o) yo%r 1i)e, or i) yo% ha+e any other pro21ems 3ith .ia2etes or hypog1ycemia, p1ease .ont hesitate to 3rite to me, so that 3e can pray )or yo%, or e+en sen. yo% an anointe. 1itt1e prayer c1oth to gi+e yo% some a..itiona1 Ho1y -host po3er to o+ercome yo%r pro21ems an. yo%r 3rong .esires D)or s%garE. I%st to ha+e someone agree 3ith yo% in prayer can accomp1ish mirac1es in yo%r 1i)e, an. to kno3 that someone is stan.ing in agreement 3ith yo% o)ten spe11s the .i))erence 2et3een +ictory an. .e)eat. "ot on1y 3i11 Char1es an. I pray )or yo%, 2%t o%r entire sta)) 3i11 pray )or yo% %nti1 3e ha+e choppe. o)) the han.s o) the .e+i1 to make him 1oose his grip on yo%r 2o.y. "othing is impossi21e 3ith -o.! I) 3e can 2egin to 2e1ie+e that 3e act%a11y .o ha+e the 1C

a%thority passe. on to %s 2y Ies%s, an. 3e 2egin to %se it, 3e can p%t the .e+i1 on the r%n so )ast, he11 ne+er 2e a21e to get 2ack to %s.

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