Merry Christmas to All

 

Patricia with Christa - Mother and Daughter

February 2012 marks one year since my mother had her last hip revision surgery (02-11-11) followed by a mild heart attack (02-14-11)... yes on Valentine's Day, then had open heart surgery (02-18-11).


In the past ten months, she has continued to have strong faith in God to be healed through His ministering grace in her physical body.


I admire her ability to rebound, her undeniable will to return better than she was before the medical mystery and her love for the Father through every ounce of pain and conflicts which seemed endless.

My gift this Christmas was given to me last Feb 2011... actually since the medical discovery of her allergies to her metal implants over four years ago!


God has blessed our family, and we are eternally grateful!


Steel Standing continues to be prepared for publishing in eBook and print formats in 2012! Yet, another opportunity to share her courageous and true story to the masses.


We continue to give thanks to the Father for His greatest gift of all... His Son, Jesus Christ! May we all take the time Christmas Day to remember our Savior's birth.


Merry Christmas!

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A Vision in Victory!

Patricia Davis Harton - Steel Standing

Until my mother's downward health complications began taking her away from us each day until the medical mystery was revealed through prayers to the Father, I was glad and happy when miracles happened. However, I did not relish in the moment... stop in awe of God doing what He does all the time which is performing miracles every day!

Simple or universal... He is the One who is Magnificent when it comes to miracles.

"For You have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling that I may walk before God in the light of life." Psalm 57:13

Witnessing the incredible miracles of God's majestic presence, it could not be more evident than in my mother's life, physically and spiritually... she is one of His walking miracles. 

Patricia has endured, struggled, suffered, tolerated, preserved, adapted, and praised God with her every fiber during the last four years of her medical madness. The beauty of it is the beauty of her which He exemplifies as she embodies the Spirit of God in her temple, in her being!

Mother is like no other! That used to be something only her immediate family witnessed in other ways beside "steel standing" against the odds as death was obviously closer than we cared to acknowledge.

Every good thing I could say or write about Patricia can be summed up in one word: Love. She knows no other way to live. Her threshold for love is unfathomable, as is her forgiveness. May her strengths be passed to her children... this one in particular!

We are indeed excited to share Steel Standing with be available in ebook and paperbook in 2012! God, as the Author of all things, has made Steel Standing's miraculous story become available for anyone to be inspired by reading the incredible details of how one woman survived so many obstacles.

The true story of a new medical revelation will be shared with the world, scientifically referenced through our faith. Neither of us take credit for the paths and doorways God opened for her healing or the discovery of the culprit which created her health problems.

We rejoice in sharing about God's work in our lives beyond mother's recovery but how He is entwined in our every day life.

There is so much I have learned, and continue to learn. To become a writer of a book one day was a childhood desire when I was about 10 years old. Only God have provided the deep desire to tap my spirit to write about this incredible story. Otherwise, I don't know that I would have ever reached for my dream. I never imagined mother going through so much, but I never imagined writing about it until she was almost recovered from so many surgeries. God created the opportunity to share His healing through mother, and He gave me the desire of my heart to pen the story.

"Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart" Psalm 37:4

A book is more than a book! The amount of time invested, sources of information, realistic moments transitioned into story form, as the true facts on imminent dangers and blessings from implants are revealed for the first time from a very personal journey.

Indeed the great Author continues to provide the desires of my heart;

"Steel Standing," against the forces of the adversity;

"still" seeking Him in all ways;

and not allowing the enemy to "steal" away my joy as He blessed me with the ability to write.

Yes, we are steel standing strong, still praising God, as we steal away time from other things to seek the Father!

Hoo RAH!

If You Can?

Jesus said, “'If You can?' All things are possible to him who believes.” Mark 9:23

The New Testament story in the Book of Mark is remarkable!

A crowd quickly gathers around Jesus when father and his son approaches calling out “Teacher, I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit which makes him mute; and whenever it seizes him, it slams him to the ground and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth and stiffens out. I told your disciples to cast it out, and they could not do it.” Matthew 9:17-18

Did you notice the immediate illustration of faith the father of the child had in Jesus? It's the way he addressed Him... “Teacher!” If the father didn’t believe Jesus could heal his son, he would never address Him as Teacher. The Scripture further explains what happens to the man’s son when a spirit strikes him.

Today, in 2009, we might refer to such medical illnesses based on his symptoms as a seizure disorder. But do you wonder why can we don't see miracles in our present day as in what some refer to as "Biblical" days? I have witnessed miraculous healings through prayer. I have seen God’s mighty power heal several individuals afflicted with health problems and emotional issues. I believe deep seeded faith had everything to do with it.

Why don’t we don't see more miracle healings today? Jesus answers the question thousands of years ago which is applicable today...

“And He answered them, ‘O unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring Him to Me!’” Mark 9:19

Jesus speaks to those standing around as they call Him “Teacher” as the crowd continues to grow so eager to hear more of His knowledge on how to live their lives. Yet, they are an “unbelieving generation!” Is that not the same eagerness many of us have, yet the ones who believe, how deep is your faith? How far are you willing to shed your old ways of "unbelief" or barriers that may be blocking God's work in you or another you pray for?

Why do you suppose people do not relate to the Bible in today?

Many of us are a non-believing generation, which seems to be spreading down through the generations at a rampant pace. That's the sad part. The Bible is on target with today's problems and issues as it was WAY back then. Personally, I did not read the Bible as I should before I was mentored. I was draw to learn the Bible. It became passionate resource for when I needed guidance from God.

As a world that is becoming smaller with satellite communications, most would think our technology would help advance spreading the Word of the Gospel, witnessing unprecedented miracles of God. Instead, it seems to permeate the message versus enforcing it.

By not seeing grand miracles such as healings from cancer or seizures as a result of casting out bad spirits as in the times Jesus walked this earth, then we might ask ourselves if we have faith... a deep seeded faith... enough to pray with someone and believe with all your heart and soul they will be healed in Jesus Christ's name?

If we had deeper faith, walked the way the Lord would have us in each of our lives, I believe we would see the news headlines talk about more miracles and less mediocrity!

Could it be the media is a distraction to guide us as a nation into a trance, keeping our attention on the latest chaos? That is pure and simply the devil creating a distraction to keep us velcroed to our chairs. There is nothing wrong with watching the TV or listening to the radio, etc. But we need to balance our time wisely.

Do any of us give God as much time as you watch TV, or do any other hobby?

Miracles are happening all around in simple ways all the time. But when God lays it on any of our hearts to pray with someone or to pray for someone... are we sincere?

Do we really pray for one another with faith like it was our own life is at stake?

In the story... it was a father's child who needed healing. God bless all the little ones who suffer from such atrocities.

I had to examine my own faith and it was far from where it is currently, and I still have a long ways to go in learning more about God in every way!

If you have faith in Jesus with God's Word in your heart and believe HE will heal you from physical or emotional problems, He will!

But is it His will?

It's God’s decision if you are healed on earth or in heaven in you believe in Jesus, but God tells us He searches our hearts all the time. God makes that call as He sees the big picture, but I also believe God can change things if we ask, earnestly. Pray for God to heal someone if you believe and have faith. You doubt in your mind someone may not be healed then pray that they would be comforted by God as they struggle or their family struggles.

God answers prayers but what if we don't ask... how can He answer?

It may be a health or emotional problem you're facing is a mission for God to work through you as demonstrate strong unwavering faith in Him. Max Lucado's devotion was in a similar topic this week. It is faith that makes or breaks your belief. Lack of faith dwindles or diminishes your belief.

Every day, we should awake refreshed with greater faith in our Father in Heaven! Believe and watch miracles unfold all around as you pray to the Father. Ask Him to open up your spiritual eyes! Ask God to show you how to deepen your faith in Him.

Jesus cast out the demon in the boy because the child's father believed Jesus could heal him. The last verse... Jesus answering His disciples when they asked “Why could we not drive it out?” Jesus replied “This kind of cannot come out by anything but prayer!”

Pray to God for your faith to be strengthened by Him!

Believe when others doubt!

Rejoice over the smallest of miracles. God will place bigger miracles in your life as you pray to Him, praise Him, and please Him by showing others you have unwavering faith in God!

Be a believer from the tip of your toes to the top of your head and everything in between. Then and only then will you be able to experience faith in God in a new and deeper way!

If You can?

Do you doubt healing by Jesus thinking “if He can?” Then perhaps all of our prayer to Jesus should be “Yes, You can… through me!”

Believers cannot be believers if they don’t fully believe.

It’s all or nothing for God.

Believe, pray for faith, and the possible will happen!

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*Scripture references are NASB