Hello fellow friends,
I have been wanting to write for so long but I have been having trouble with the blog. I believe it is the devil at work preventing me from telling you the glory God continues to show us through all of the struggles.
This past week Kole has had a lot of trouble. Some of the symptoms that the devil has put on him are headaches, leg pains, doesn't want to eat, pains all over his body, and seeing double vision. Through it all the symptoms do not last long because God takes care of him. We pray to our Lord Jesus in his name and rebuke Satan as he tries to make us doubt that the Lord Jesus has saved our Kole.
Do not get me wrong, I struggle daily with doubt and faith but when I stumble the Lord picks me up with his word and many answered prayers. The key for me is that I believe every word that is written in the bible. When God says in Mark 9:23 "If I can?" Jesus asked. "Anything is possible if you have faith." God has been so good but I want him to answer my prayers right now. Boy I can be demanding. But as I look back at how God has answered every prayer, I may have had to wait but he never left me or forsake me. Not to mention, I have more trust for Him than I would ever have had if he would have given me what I asked for right away.

The last couple of nights Kole has not been able to sleep very well. He just is not comfortable. Then yesterday, he was having all kinds of pains. We all prayed for him and God took all the pain away. Praise Him because He always answers. I prayed that He would sleep well and not have any pain during the night or today. God answered! Praise Him! Kole had a great night and he has not had any pain to speak of. Now I am praying that his eyes will cooperate and he will be able to see better.

I was struggling last Saturday with the fact that God was still allowing the devil to put these awful symptoms on Kole. I swept through the bible looking for affirmation that he was answering my prayers. Anyway, I got on my email and here my sister had written me about the this pastor she had just heard on TV about answering prayer. I thanked God for answering my prayer. I was relieved from my spiritual anguish. He used Daniel 10 and explained that God has already answered my prayer but it all has to be in his time. KOle is healed. God has told me so many times. He continues to tell me and reassure me.

I believe we will see that Kole will not be attacked by the evil devil much longer. Please pray for Kole and our family that we will continue to have faith in the Lord and that we will hear God when he talks to us. Also, we can thank God for so much. God has answered our call for him to eat. Even when he was in pain yesterday he said, " I still want to eat my quesadillas." He ended up eating 2 and a half quesadillas and 3 helpings of pudding. That was so fun to see.
Thank you all for praying and thinking of our family during this trying time. God always keeps his promises and we are so excited to see how Kole will be used to glorify His name.
God bless,
Janni