Healed by faith

My name is Adriana. I was in a very difficult situation. I was sad, depressed, and distant from my family, very embarrassed when I was out in public. It all started with an allergy, until doctors diagnosed lupus on my face. I was treated by doctors for five years, trying everything from pills, treatments, creams, steroids, Chinese bugs to Chinese mushrooms. Everything they said, I tried during five years. My face began to get worse and I had to use a clay mask on my face because I could not stand the fever in my face and had to change the mask from time to time. My face was swelling from the steroids and it was as red as a tomato. I had no strength, to the point that I could not hold my own baby. My bones and joints hurt. I was very tired with both my mind and body very weak, tired and without energy. My memory would come and go as if I was switched off or disconnected. I did not look at my face in the mirror because it would make me angry, sad, and caused a mix of feelings. Until my husband said: "What are you waiting for? Use your faith”. I would say that I had faith, but I think at that time, my faith had no actions. I started making a chain of prayer, placing my faith in God alone and no longer wanted to use drugs because I didn’t even have enough money. I had tried to be healed for more than five years. Through the prayer chains and putting all my strength in God, I reached my victory and my health. The chains of prayer at church is what really helped me and opened my mind to understanding that everything is possible for he who believes. Jesus took away our diseases, and once I realized this, the miracle happened in my life. As time passed by, I forgot how my face looked before. I was completely healed, with determination, perseverance, and a complete surrender of my life and body to God. Today I look in the mirror and I feel much happier with my husband and family, and i can say : I know God and His power.

Hard life?

About three consecutive months ago, every Tuesday I have visited the people who are sick in a hospital that is in the city in which I am in. And every day that I go there, there is always a different situation, but there are 3 that caught my attention very much: a lady whose entire family was there, simply waiting for death to arrive because she had cancer in all of her body, and us trying to teach her that there is a cure through the power of the faith. And another young man who has problems in his bones, he is only 25 years old, but his appearance is of a man of 50 years old, very defenseless, weak and couldn't even speak a word, he was condemned to that bed. And another man who didn't have any family members to take care of him, and when we entered the room, I looked to his face and saw a great despair and he pointed to a cup of water that was next to his bed, signaling that he was thirsty. And I called the nurse, and he told me: 'Now I cannot go, you should help him.' I was very surprised with the relaxation of a professional in front of such a weak and very dependent person who simply wanted to drink water, and I returned to the room and gave him good and water in his mouth. He drank water with so much despair that he even dropped it on his body, in other words he asked for water for so many hours since he didn't even have the strength to hold a cup of water. And in front of situations so sad, I thought my God how wonderful the Lord has been in my life. And with so many people that see, walk, eat, drink everything they desire, speak when they want and even dare to think: my life is very difficult, when in reality difficult is:

- Not being able to hold a pen to write, because of the arthritis in their hands.
- Not being able to feel their feet touch the sand in the beach, because of a wheelchair, due to an accident they suffered.
- Have the desire to use the bathroom, to do one's basic needs of life, and have to wait for the good will of a nurse or family member to become available to guide them to the bathroom, because they cannot move their body alone.
- For many women who cannot comb their own hair, or put on make up and have to depend on someone else to do it, due to some sickness.

Difficult situations for us, but for God everything is possible .We have seen many people with physical deficients and yet they are able to overcome problems and make the difference in this world in their social life, conquering a good job, in sports, reaching happiness and even with their examples they bring happiness and strength to other people. Imagine us, who are perfect, we have health, can walk, dance, run, why can we not make the difference? Because of the complaints and we constantly think, "Why must life be so hard for me?"

There are things so simple: put the foot on the ground, use a bathroom, brush one's hair, look at the colors, write a letter, type on a computer, things that we do every day, and we only value them when we cannot do them anymore.

In reality the life created by God has no limits. He created the world in 7 days and with his power he made so many marvelous things to that we make enjoy now. But unfortunately a lot are not able to look at life in this manner and are always complaining, in front of situations so small and simple to resolve, some have even taken their own lives, even though they were perfectly fine in their health, forgiving about the sacrifice that God did for us, He gave your life for each one of us have life.


Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering. Hebrews 13:1-3

What´s your priority?

Constitution: Chile (Reuters)

Just as he felt the land tremble, Mario Leal threw himself into the water and swam desperately 300 meters to the other side to look for help. Behind remained his wife and two of the children, of whom he never saw again. According to witnesses, at least 200 people that encamped like them in the Island of Orrego, continued to be disappeared five days after the earthquake and the violent tsunamis that swept in the morning of Saturday, to the center and south of Chile.
“All who were there were killed. There were complete families 10, 12 people. Everyone was encamped. I lost everything. All of my family and my house,” said Reuters Leal, still shocked and with a lost look. The shouts for help from the island kept resounding in the head of the 30 year old fisherman, that never managed a boat to rescue them. The man buried his wife on Wednesday. His sons of 7 and 9 years old continued to be disappeared. To be confirmed, the deaths of hundreds of farmers on the island would say that the official toll of deaths would be 802 for each one of the most powerful earthquakes in the recent history and the mortal tsunami, with waves up to 15 meters, that preceded them.

Another survivor in the Island Orrego was Mariela Rojas, that who saw the sea grow, placed his only life-vest available to his son of 2 and ½ years. “I held on to him and I did not let him go and we let the wave take us,” said the women of 23 years old.

The violent sea left them 20 kilometers of distance, under the bridge where they were rescued. Since then she found refuged with her son Tommy in the peak of a hill in the devastated city of Constitution, in front of the island, and she denies to get down.

The survivors of the Orrego Island, in the opening of the river Maule, said that the zoned marines did nothing to help them.
Witnesses said that the three big waves hit the island, the third occurred 3 hours after the earthquake.

With the last world happenings, tsunamis, earthquakes, catastrophes and big tragedies, many people that were passing through problems that they never imaged to encounter, and others that die without every imagining that it would be there time to die. And that it would be so fast, and in a catastrophic way. We se in the news, that many fathers of family that destroy their families, so many dreams that are lost within minutes and sadnesses that stay forever.

A lot of people prioritize their life, without giving importance to the day of their death, unfortunately the people run behind so many dreams, projects and place everything in first place, except for God. The priorities are many: school, children, the dream of being a mother, reach a social position, the desire to outshine in this world that is so competitive, a house, etc...

Working for our objectives is extremely important, but cannot be our main priority. Because if we have a certainty in life, the only is that one day all of us are going to die. And that one day death will arrive and this is for everyone without an exception. Because of this our priority should be our spiritual life, so that we can reach our salvation, meanwhile we have time.

Everything in this life has its consequences. Every action has a reaction, and the law of life cannot be changed. So we believe in truth without conviction, with humility and the Word of God teaches us “I am the truth,” Jesus did not say “I will teach you the truth,” but He is the truth. And for many not even the truth is a priority, so they live in lies. They do not approach the truth, whom is God himself.

Let us take advantage of the opportunity that is given to us.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going. (Ecclesiastes 9:10)

Prayer: How to develop this power?

The prayer is not a way for us to control our husbands, sons or the persons that are near us. We have learned with God that it is exactly the contrary. The power of the prayer that exists inside of us is for us to use. But believing in the power of God to transform any situation, marriage, relationship, circumstances and moments or phases that you may be facing. I, myself, have used this power but in a wrong manner. I thought that only through my prayer God would do exactly what I wanted, but many times we commit mistakes for not listening to the voice of God and we don’t receive the blessings from God. For me the prayer is really a power inside of us, but God did not give it to us as a weapon to tame or dominate people, or for them to agree with our will. No!

But yes, the prayer is a marvelous tool that is at our disposition to be used with love and wisdom. For example: as the wife we should learn how to do more of what is correct, than to always want have the reason, criticize less and learn how to please more the husband, speak less and listen more to him. In regards to the children, be more of an example than to only give advice, listen to them more than complain, teach them about the errors rather than point the finger to them, and as Servants of God we should learn how to give more our life, to be the offering, because many times during the prayer, we ask so much of Him, but we aren’t able to do for Him as He deserves.

Doing this so, we will be inviting God to enter into the life of our family, so that they can take possession of the blessing and become happy people. Normally when the differences appear in the marriage or problems in the family, arguments between friends, or even inside the family occur, and usually, the prayer is always the last resource. We always look to discuss, ignore, confront, and debate or to even opt for silence, and everything without satisfactory results. But certainty when the prayer comes first, those unpleasant forms of acts can be avoided. And thus we learn to pray before taking actions, and there is the big secret of living in the dependency of God.