My name is Cyndy Long.

I want to share with you today the goodness of God's love. The healing touch His love can bring to each of our lives. Jesus loves us so much; He takes His love beyond the cross. His relationship with each of us is as uniquely different as we are. His love for us never changes.

I never had a close relationship with my father. He was an alcoholic and abusive. Him and my Mother divorced when I was 11. My Mom had to get a second job to support us. I was left to raise my two brothers and baby sister. At the age of 17, my mother remarried, I moved out. I married. I divorced.

I found myself a single mother after 12 years of marriage to an abusive man. I had not worked, had no car and two young boys. A good friend helped me move & took me in. After a year, I had gotten to the point that I could support the boys and myself. We said good-bye to Tracy and her family and moved into our own apartment. The LORD brought a wonderful man into my life. We were married. I had been out of church for quite sometime. The Lord never stopped talking to my heart. I started going back to church again. Soon, my husband started going and accepted Christ as His savior. We were happy.

We had been married for a little over a year. I started having some health problems. We went to see several DR's until we were referred to a neurologist. He ran some tests. I had Multiple Sclerosis. This is a disease that has the ability to cripple, blind, and eventually kill. There is no cure for MS.

 In our wedding vows a year earlier we had pledged. For better or worse. In sickness and in health. Now we faced this disease. Us and God. We requested prayer and people did. Not only our local church body and friends but people from all around the world through the Internet ministry Sbdycrs4u.com were on their knees, lifting us to the Father in faith.
We requested they pray God's will.

My decline was swift. I was diagnosed in May and using a cane in December. I was on so much medication my job suffered. All along I had the support of my husband and church family. Still, there were days when I just wanted to stay in bed and cry. In February of 2001 the disease attacked my legs. I could not support myself to walk. MRI's had shown scared tissue on my spine. As I was hospitalized again for treatment, another MRI showed there were now plaques or scars on my brain. We cried together in my hospital room. It was not news we wanted to hear. We were convinced that God was in control as hard as it was to bear.

I left the hospital in a wheel chair. Physical therapy and Chemotherapy my future. I still had my husband. Three great kids. Good praying friends and most of all Jesus. He never left me. We cast our burden on Him.

The days ahead were not pretty. The Chemo made me sick, and I started loosing my hair. Physical therapy was slow. God was working. Friends of ours came to us with a burden to pray for healing. Michael prayed twelve simple words, In the name of Jesus; MS come out of her body. Amen.
It was early March.

Physical therapy was grueling. During the process of building up the strength in my legs, God was leading me to stop taking my medicine. One by one we eliminated the 18 pills I was taking a day. I graduated to a walker then to a cane again, then no cane. One Wednesday evening I shared with my church I felt God was healing me. Many people had been praying for healing. I saw my Doctor in April. He could not believe his eyes.

I walked into his office. After flipping through his chart to look for reasons.. which brought him more questions. He ask me if we should do an MRI. I told him He was the doctor. I was scheduled for an MRI.. It was the worst one I'd ever had. The machine would not work at first. The lady pinched me with the cuff. That had never happened before. But then came the results. Are you ready for this? It showed that my plaques were gone. All of them. No sign that I had ever even had the disease. I WAS HEALED!!!

The love of Jesus brings healing to all our lives. Healing from the snares of sin through His death and resurrection. Our salvation. Healing from emotional pain as He promises to bear our burdens for us. Our stronghold in times of trouble and sometimes miraculous physical healing. We are all miracles in the eyes of our Father. Our lives are so precious to him.
Praise Him for His love for us never changes.

Cyndy Long
mikecyndyl@aol.com