How much pain do we have?

By: Jim Gandolf, January 6, 2012

I was in one of our major accounts this morning. I was looking over the shelf space and pricing. I walked by the pain pills section of this store. I just did not realize how many different kind of pain medicine there is; out there. I stood at that spot in the store and started to look over the brands, size, shape, and prices! I just can’t believe that we here in America that we are in that much pain? Major Drug Company brands in this section of the store; and with private labeling; with all kinds of claims that their product, is going to be the cure; for your pain. I then looked at the sales data for pain pills or your headache quick fix pill (Sales are down from last years numbers). Then I looked it up the word ache in Webster: Ache: to suffer a usually dull persistent pain b: to become distressed or disturbed (as with anxiety or regret) c: to feel compassion Then I looked up what to do is you have pain in the Bible. The one Bible verse came to my mind that sticks heart is: Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; (James 5:14 NASB). Now I know that can cover a head ache too! Or is life just easer to put a pill down your throat? Is your elders in tune with this Bible Verse (James 5:14)? My suggestion to you is; maybe the Lord is getting to America and starting to move through millions of consumers sales in this category of pain pills had dropped dramatically from last year. I pray to the Lord that these types of medicines are being used only when needed. Or the Lord is moving through your Church elders and making the elders more available for what that title is to stands for. When you see people; in your Church starting to get healed of problems that doctors can’t fix, without prescribing something that the patients saw on a television commercial last night. Look I know some medical devises are needed. Some medications are need in some people. If you are a believer in Christ; all you do need is him. I went to church seven years ago. I was distracted in life at the time. I was a smoker; and that was troubling me very strong for my son’s health that had compactions with a medical problem. At the end of the service the minster asked if there was any one that needs prayer. I never thought I would ever need to go up to the front of a Church to receive prayer from anyone. I left my little son at the chair at Church and for some reason (I have never went to the front of a Church for anything at this point in my life). This person I did not know at all put his hands on my stomach and started to pray. I thought it was over some personal issue with a female friend, that I was going through. I felt a calm come over me. A tear started to come down my cheek and I could not control what was happening to me. I felt great after that experience. But as I used to do; while leaving Church; I would light up a smoke stick as I would drive away from Church. I started to do this action. When; I lit up the cigarette; I just didn’t feel that I needed that at all anymore at all. I flipped the cigarette out the window and never toughed one again. I felt as that I never need a cigarette ever again. I went to a friend’s house to explain what happened at that Church; and they laughed at me. That friend made fun of me for many years for what I experienced. I still pray for that friend every time I can think about him. My point is I was going to find the Lord after that experience I went through seven years ago. I have found the Lord in every way I can while I ask the Lord in prayer. The Lord is the now in all of our lives. Some people pray to lose weight. The Lord will not only help you lose weight; but change your eating habits.

I have seen people healed of cancer with the Lord, since seven years ago. I have seen people get out of wheel chairs. I have seen a man fall on the ground because he can’t walk. Then after the elders laid there hand on this feisty man. Two week later playing volley ball with me and winning that match. I was moved and scared when my doctor diagnosed me with diabetes and started to lose my eye site so bad. I could not even see that well to get to church. My sugar levels were at 498, and then I started to take pill and change my diet, and pray. My sugar dropped down to 158 and lost my eye site over that. My eyes were all over focusing. I was a mess. It was Wednesday night, a few years ago, a Bible study group; that I watched these elders of this Church I belong to heal everything with the Lords guidance. I told my wife I was going to go to Church that night. I put two pair of glasses on my face so I could see at night that well. It was dark February was the time of year. I have not been to Bible study group for a few weeks while I was going through this life experience. I would cry for no reason at all (Really that’s not me). I did not know that much about this diabetes drama or that much information at all. All I was reading was not good for me. No hope or anything at all. You just don’t get rid of this mess at all, from what I was reading. I did get to Church that night and everyone was happy to see me; and I started to confess what I was going through. These elders just stopped what they were doing and one elder put oil on my forehead and all of these wonderful men were working through the Lord. The prayers were being shouted loud and strong and mild end to the prayers. That oil that that one elder put on my forehead tingled like witch hazel would (a natural herb used in many positive ways). Now this lasted for days. I just could not wash that off at all. By Friday my eyes changed so dramatically I got a new eye glass prescription and could see, much better. That Saturday night before bed; I started to cry out to the Lord with thanks. Three months after that, with a great change in my diet and praying from a whole mess of people my doctor took me off medication said he has not seen such a great transformation. He said jokingly; “Jim, I want you to take something so; take a baby aspirin, one a day!” I got in the car with my wife and said, “Thank you Lord for this healing to ourselves, with the his help.” Yes; America we have had free health care all along. Just go to Church and worship the Lord. Communities will heal, the sick, and the dead will be raised in the Lords name. Our country will be healing if we all pray together. Now some people say I have lost my mind and none of these things ever happened to me at all. My children and wife have gone through a healing by elder’s praying over them. Now at the end of my little note for today; their will not be any notification of side effects at all. No disclaimers; on any do not do processes. You can even go to Church if your pregnant women! Men you can even go to Church if you have high blood pressure! Children can even go to Church if they took a cookie when they were told not to. The word of the Lord is for everyone on this earth to hear and experience. We are alive now; not in the past! We learn from that past, that is what the entire past if for; education. Now go; and get fixed with the Lords help today, for we do not know what is going to happen tomorrow, you are alive now!

Jim Gandolf

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