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The following
comments were taken straight from comments that our students
submitted after our courses, counseling or training seminars.
I AM A "NEW" PASTOR
I wanted to say thank you again, Carlotta and Lou. I
thought I was free before, but I am entering into a whole new level of
intimacy and power. My love for my wife and sons is really great. Thank
you so much for taking time. You have not only touched me, but my entire
family. It will also spill over into other lives that I touch by the
power of Jesus Christ. I must go now. I weep but it is with thankfulness unto God. Jesus, you are my love of my life. Thank you for
your servants. They are precious to me. A "New" Pastor, in
Christ UNLOVING
SPIRIT
The
unloving spirit stronghold study has revealed how I have not been
believing the Word of God in key areas of life. I have been
believing the lies told by self-pity, rejection, inferiority, etc.
Knowing that truth should be vertical - God's truth about me - and
not horizontal (other's opinions, favor, love, etc.) has revealed
how much plain old idolatry I had in my life. I was putting
more importance on what others thought than on what God says about
me, but didn't seem to know it.
I HAVE A NEW VOICE!
At the class where we sang the Alleluia's - I really FELT God
touching my voice... All of a sudden it didn't sound like
MY voice singing at all - it was my voice, but different
somehow. I felt like I was listening to someone else
singing out of my own mouth! I wasn't sure this really
happened until the next time I put in a praise CD in the car and
started singing with it. My voice still sounded the way it
did that day - and it still does even now! It's hard to
explain - a much "fuller" sound is coming out of my
mouth now when I sing (when He sings through me rather!)...
And I do really believe that He is leading me and preparing me
for something new. I heard Him tell me He's doing a
"new thing" in me and that I will sing a "new
song". You have also confirmed this and so has one
other person that I really trust to hear God's voice... So
I know it's coming!
UNWORTHY
AND ENRAGED
I abused myself with crack cocaine. I saw myself as the most
unworthy enraged creature of all. All of those whose
approval I wanted were dead and the ones who were alive pushed me
away.
As a Christian, at times, I saw myself as being
of little value. Although God had called me, I didn't get
the approval of those who were in Christ. Even though I knew
to show myself "approved unto God" my self-esteem was
lacking.
As of taking this class, I have been released
to focus on the Word of God and the truth of the Holy Spirit.
To God, I have great value in His Kingdom. I can take joy
that even though I may not make it as "High Priest," I
can "carry tabernacle poles" with as much Godly pride as
a High Priest who offers the sacrifices. Glory to God.
I. B. Saved
PRAYING
AND AGREEING WITH SCRIPTURE
The power of praying scripture has become more alive that ever
through this course. My choosing to agree with scripture and
allowing God to reveal the lies I have been believing, is bringing
deep peace. Now I have sweet fellowship with Him, myself and
others. My husband definitely sees change in me as I take
these old mindsets and strongholds of thinking to the cross of
Jesus and embrace my true identity in Christ.
FLYING
WITH JESUS
I have a major praise I should share with you... I
haven't been able to travel on a plane since getting sick 13
years ago - but next week, we're going to fly to Chicago to see
my Great-Aunt who is now 88! Never would I have been able
to do this without God's awesome healing power and all the
changes He's made in my life over the past 2 years!
God Bless you for your part in this :-)
PEACE
AND VICTORY
Since we started this class, I have been receiving more and
more peace and victory in my life! I am finally starting to really
believe that I am okay and that God really does love me and
provide for me! He really is nicer than we think!
LIVING
AT PEACE WITH OTHERS
This week, while praying about being at peace with others
around me and being a peacemaker, I was convicted of falling short
with my daughter. When her tone of voice or attitude
was disrespectful, my response was not to respond or to get angry.
That only further frustrated her and increased the level of
contention. Obviously, I was acting not as a peacemaker, if
my lack of response only seemed to inflame her behavior.
Now, I am trying to refrain from joining with her in
contention.
PERFORMANCE
BASED ACCEPTANCE
I have been praying for
almost 5 years concerning my inordinate desire to please people,
performance orientation, rejection issues and more. The Lord
has used the scriptures in our assignments to show me the
spiritual roots of these issues. I have finally had these
prayer answered as God has revealed the reasons for these
attitudes and behaviors! "Transformed"
I
REALIZED MY NEED FOR PRAYER COUNSELING MINISTRY
This class has made me realize the need for prayer counseling.
Christians around the world can be taught to minister to other
Christians. I had been to a secular counselor and became
more confused than I was before I went. I could not only
have saved money, but could have had a closer relationship with
God. Now I know how to trace from the "fruit to the
root" and knowing the root of the matter can start real
change in one's life.
CROSS
WALK PRAYER POWER
I learned
that condemning judgments and dishonoring of parents can cause the
problem to come back on you. Since I have learned the Cross
Walk Prayer, I am praying it all through the day and I am teaching
it to my 3 children. We have already experienced real change
from so many things in the class. I now say
"I got the power!" [God has made it so easy: in
every area that you repent of dishonoring your parents, those same
areas will begin to go well.]
LUMPS
IN MY BREAST ARE GONE!
Lou and Carlotta prayed for my healing because the Doctor
had found several lumps in my breast. I was scheduled for
surgery. When I returned to the Doctor, he couldn't believe
that there were no lumps to be found. He ran follow-up tests
and they confirmed that I had been miraculously healed by Jesus.
He wants to retest again, but I know that there won't be any
need for surgery because Jesus has touched me!
OVERCOMING
NEGATIVE PATTERNS
I was first introduced to the Cross Walk Prayer through a class I
was taking on prayer counseling ministry. I never dreamed that God
was using the class to help me finally recognize the root causes
of many destructive patterns in my life. Because God reveals what
he wants to heal, I am beginning to overcome these patterns and
replace old, ungodly structures with His truths. I wish I could
say that my life is perfect now, but it's not. I still have more
work to do. But, I am learning to trust that God is faithful to
turn even the most horrible situation into something he can use to
bless me and others, if I will deal with my own sinful
reactions. Cross Walk Life has given me the tools to deal with things on a root level and
has been effective, where secular and other Christian counseling
has failed me. I thank God for Carlotta and the ministry of CWL.
I
WAS 50% OF THE PROBLEM!
For years, we had strife at our house which was devastating to
all of us. We had tried deliverance and several Christian
counseling ministries, with only very brief relief. My spouse
had almost given up and I was desperate. Then I began to
understand my 50% of the problem. I was able to get enough
healing so that I could begin to trust God with my spouse's
problems as well. One of us had to be spiritual first!
The first month, I saw positive changes in both of us even though
I was the only one receiving counseling. Now we are both
moving forward in faith and able to SOW the love into our marriage
that we have always wanted to REAP! [It works! Repent
of your judgments and dishonor of your parents so that you do not
have to reap those things anymore. Now, sow what you want to
reap!]
MY
FAMILY CHANGED TOO!
My parents had always been
undermining and hateful to me, treating me like I was a problem. I
prayed to forgive them, release God from blame and to
forgive
myself for receiving their rejection. My mother has changed and so
have I! I took her on a day trip and we both enjoyed each other as
if we had never hated each other. I have new peace and joy. God is
truly transforming our family! I will be careful to honor my
parents from now on. (Eph.6:1-3)
MY
BITTER EXPECTATION DEFILED HER!
I had always thought that a relative was irresponsible, lazy and
mooching off my family. I prayed to release her from my judgments
against her and asked God to forgive me for having bitter
expectations that defiled her. (Romans 2:1-4, Hebrews 12:14-15)
Mom says that the relative has gotten her own home, a job and is
taking care of her children. All these changes happened within a
month of my prayer of release. [Our judgments of other people help
to keep them from growing the very way we would like them to.]
DON'T
JUDGE YOUR SPOUSE!
I was not aware of how my judgments about men had affected my
marriage and my children. When I repented of judging my husband,
he became attentive immediately. When I got home from the
counseling session, he had already begun to change. He had fed and bathed
our children and had them in bed asleep. Now he is asking me to be
more involved in the family! We are a new couple!
BACK
PAIN, FIBROMYALGIA, MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITIES, BLURRED
VISION AND BRAIN FOG
Hi Carlotta! More info
for the testimony of my healing... I just wanted to make sure that
it's clear that I'd had lower back pain for WEEKS and that going
to the chiropractor was not helping this time like it usually did.
I'd been on Tuesday and only hurt WORSE. Then while sitting at
your house for 3+ hours, I just KNEW it was going to be stiff and
painful when I tried to get up - and as you know, I got up easily
and with no pain!! This is what's so amazing about this - God
healed my back in a way that I'd KNOW it was Him!
And
the testimony continues... When I woke up on Saturday, my vision
was clear - remember I told you that my chemical/allergic
reactions always included blurred vision and foggy-headedness?
Since Sat. my vision and thinking have been CLEAR!! Even while I
was at church yesterday - which is "perfume city"!! I
just kept "standing and resisting" the temptation to
think this was just a fluke and that I'd have symptoms very
soon... And it's now Monday afternoon, and I still have no
symptoms!! I don't know if this is just the beginning of my
healing, or if I'm totally healed - but either way, I'm trusting
God to bring it to completion!!!
FAMU
PROFESSOR
I would highly recommend this course. It has been very
enjoyable. I only regret that we have time limitations and
that we cannot spend even more time fully digesting the
information. (We have already expanded the class from the
original 2 1/2 hours to 3 1/2 hours.)
Carlotta: This young fellow teacher passed away suddenly during
the third semester. We never know if we are one of last
influences in a person's life.
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