Family and Friends,
 
A late Happy Easter to you all! 
 
If you were (or are) paralyzed today and given a choice between complete physical healing or complete spiritual freedom, what would you choose?
 
As you all know, Jan has had an attack from her MS that has effected her eyesight and made it difficult for her to walk.  It has continued long enough for us to stop and ask God, "What is the root of this?"  We're not asking about the physical cause of MS, because nobody on earth knows that one.  We're asking, what inside do we need to deal with first?
 
We've spent several days reading through a book that is packed full of scripture and the basis for biblical freedom in our lives  titled "Foundations for Biblical Freedom".  The other day, after we had read several sections that hit Jan head-on, we spent an hour or more praying through and releasing lots of "stuff".  As we were praying, the story came to mind of the paralytic who was lowered through the roof for Jesus to heal. I felt like we had just gone through a similar experience, but I also felt like we understood more now.
 
You all remember the story in Mark 2 where friends of a man lowered him through a roof in order to get him close enough to be healed.  They were all desperate for physical healing.  Jesus said, "Your sins are forgiven."  It doesn't say this in the Bible, but I believe the paralyzed man began to cry.  Why?  Because at that moment he felt a tremendous burden lifted from his back and a peace that he had never known before.
 
Jan came to this point last week.  After spending hours reading and praying, she said that she felt just like the guy in the movie 'The Mission' when he finally had all of his burdens cut lose from him and cast down the ravine.  Yes, she cried a lot.  She is seeking Christ for physical healing, but the spiritual healing is a first step and is amazing!
 
As Jesus had forgiven the sins of the paralytic, his tears could have easily been misunderstood as sorrow.  Here's a guy who wants to walk and Jesus ONLY forgives his sins (as if that is not enough!).  The people in the room were perhaps even thinking, "How mean of Jesus to torture this guy.  He obviously wants to walk."  What they didn't know was at that moment this crying man was actually flying!
 
The cool part of all this is that God doesn't give us the choice that I posed at the start.  He offers us a much better option; we can be healed inside and out or remain in bondage inside and out.  We're continuing down the route that makes sense.  Jan is experiencing a lot of inner healing right now. 
 
We covet your prayers as we continue on.
 
Blessings,
 

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