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Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. Hebrews 11:1 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/heb.11.1.NLT

Yesterday I listened to a message by Kris Valloten called Your Superpower. I can honestly say that faith is such a superpower. Faith has been with me all though my journey in Christ.  I remember the first time I experienced it, I had been a Christian for the matter of 2 weeks at the most. I wanted to go on a youth camp. I was working as a trainee nurse and my roster had been set. I went to the head sister and asked for 4 days off. I explained why. She gave it to me. I needed to go on that camp. It was where I was baptised in the Holy Spirit.

The next major encounter with faith was when my daughter was born. The doctor told me she was gravely ill and needed to be sent to the Children's hospital in Sydney. He said he believed she had fibrocystic disease. My faith rose up and proclaimed, "No! She does not have that disease, she is fine!" He insisted she go, and off she went. The next encounter was when I saw her in a humidicrib with tubes everywhere.  I asked why? The nurse said, "She will not drink!" I asked what they were feeding her and was told cows milk. I said, " She needs breast milk!" They told me to provide it and I did. She was freed from her prison in a few days. Again before we were about to leave they did a blood test and it came back too high in a particular field, I told them they were wrong and to do it again. They did, I was right (and not too popular). My daughters 18mth check for fibrocystic disease came back clear, my daughter did not have that disease.

My life is littered with such stories. Again and again the Lord has strengthened my faith. You might say it had been His work in me. I love it!

In every instance faith has been the assurance of what I believed.

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