30. Kicking Asthma Out Testimony 11.18.19

30. Testimony time!! I’ll start with a summary of the weekend and end with me coming home and throwing out my pro air inhaler because Jesus gave me new lungs last night as asthma and any last urge to smoke again were kicked to the curb for good. After needing inhalers and not being able to do cardio or run for so many years, I can breathe better than I have been able to for as long as I can remember. Praise Jesus that even though I’ve had asthma since I was a kid and smoked since I was like 12 (both cigarettes and weed) that last night, my throat and lungs opened up like never before at the ripe old age of 36. I’m still coughing sometimes and really confused at how open everything in my chest and throat feels. I can tell you with one hundred percent certainty that Jesus heals.

I’ll also talk about how I spaced out and took the wrong way home only to be led to a sheetz at 1am to pray for the girl working there who had been going through a divorce and changing her life for the better. I straight up asked a stranger if I could hold her hands in sheetz and pray for her and she told me that she was going to cry. This is is why I do what I do. This is why I have so much passion to listen to the Lord through the Holy Spirit. Helping people experience tangible accounts with the Lord is my passion. Jesus loves each and every one of us. He doesn’t pick and choose. He died for every human being on this planet and wether we agree or disagree on any issue shouldn’t matter. What matters is that Jesus loves everyone equally.

Romans 5:8 - But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

1 John 4:16 - And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

Saturday evening was deliverance service. It’s a lengthy process usually lasting about 3 hours. As far as deliverance goes, this one was pretty quiet. Lots of coughs, yawns, but no intense manifestations. It really speaks to the health of their church. They have an inner healing focus there and it shows. People we being set free from many things (myself included). I don’t think there’s a time that I’ve gone to a service for deliverance and I don’t feel something leave or come up into my throat and out. I’ve been pretty jacked up over the years though. These demon things hide so well. They don’t want to be seen. They want to stay behind the scenes manipulating your thoughts and emotions to destroy your joy, peace of mind, our churches and our praise. They are sent by the enemy to kill, steal and destroy. In my experience that’s what I see more than head spinning exorcism, people being set free from things and thinking “I didn’t even know that was in me”. When I was experiencing deliverance for the first time in my own home back in September, I lost control of my facial muscles and began to snarl on one side of my face. My nose and lip were curling and snarling and I was filled with so much rage out of no where. I almost threw my new Microsoft surface at the wall. I was that enraged. I didn’t even know that was in me. Until it was no longer welcome and asked to leave, it stayed hidden. I didn’t know that researching different religions opens up doors, I didn’t know that yoga poses were an open invitation for the devil. I didn’t realize that watching horror movies for years invited things to attach to me. I didn’t realize the way that the average every day things of the world can open you up to demonic attack. Ya’ll want to watch ghost hunter shows and go on ghost hunts looking for things but heaven forbid you believe that churches cast out demons in Jesus name. Trust me if you are looking for something it will find you. See demons don’t just run through the streets jumping on people for no reason. They have to have an opening. All they need is a crack to squeeze through. During deliverance there’s a long list of things you renounce and cast out. Once you experience the feeling of things leaving your or lifting off of you when certain words are spoken and called out, it’s eye opening. I had no idea that certain normal every day things were leaving cracks open in my mind and heart that those little demon jerks could slide right into. That tricky spirit of trauma comes in any times there’s an accident, a traumatic emotional event, a physical accident. That sucker can hold that door open for all of his friends if you let him. Next thing you know there’s a big ole demon party all over your emotions, thoughts, words etc.

John 10:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Mark 16:17-18 King James Version (KJV)
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

Once deliverance was over Kevin did an altar call to start with some healing. As people are coming up for prayer I’m watching what he says and does and it’s almost like my seeing in the Spirit was activated at a higher level. I could see what he was calling out, I was practicing in my head to see what he’d call out next and was getting pretty accurate with that. As things died down and the crowd thinned out Kevin looks over and does the nod for me to come up. I freeze and do that thing where I point to my chest like me? Yep another nod, so I go up and I’m closer to the action and watching him pray and this man comes up with neuropathy in his hands and feet. So Kevin prays for it to leave this guys arms and it comes out. Kevin asks the guy how he’s feeling and the guy says it’s out of his hands but still in his feet. So Kevin looks at me and is like “pray for his feet and cast it out.” I’m all Joe Cool on the outside but on the inside I’m freaking out. Can I seriously be doing this? So the guy sits down and I’m kneeling in front of him and I’m praying for his feet with one hand on each foot. As I’m doing this, Kevin is giving me pointers on what to say and the Holy Spirit does the rest. After I pray I ask how the guy is doing (even though I was pretty sure it was still there). The guy says that it’s a little better but it’s still there. So I hit it up again, this time taking both hands and putting them on his one foot. I felt this stuff stuck in his foot, like I can’t even describe it. I felt where it was and I put both hands there, one on each side of his foot, I pray and say “in the name of Jesus, neuropathy come out” and as I slide my hands from the base of his heel to his toes I feel that crap come out of his toes. All the way out. Now I’m all excited and I immediately switch to the other foot and do the two hands pull this crap out of his toes stuff. Kevin asks the guy how he’s doing and the guy stands up, shakes his feet and says to me with a huge smile on his face “it’s gone”! I was stunned. I’m awe of Jesus but stunned. Im like “YES Jesus!” Then I totally high five this big, tall smiling biker looking dude because Jesus just healed his feet through me as the vessel. I’m still in shock, but it will only get better from here.

This other lady comes up and Kevin asks me to pray for her heart. So I hit up her heart and lungs and I could just tell there was something blocking things. I couldn’t figure it out. I prayed for her a few times and Kevin prayed for her. She didn’t get healed Saturday night or Sunday morning, but Sunday night she left so much better than what she came. For some reason Saturday just wasn’t her night and neither was Sunday morning. See there’s no magic formula for what you need to do to be healed or for healing to take place. You have to believe that the Lord God Almighty wants you healed and you must believe in Jesus. The rest is all up to the Lord God.

I saw countless people healed from many things this weekend. MS, scoliosis, migraines, broken backs, legs growing out as hips were realigned by the Lord God Almighty, leg pain, nerve pain, hearing loss restored, skin cancer. This one guy came in Saturday with a huge skin cancer tag on his back and by Sunday morning service it fell off. It fell off!! Praise Jesus!!!

Sunday morning was healing service. The message was fantastic. The service started at 10:30am and I think it wrapped up at like 3pm. I can hardly describe what I saw. The worship in that church was so amazing. All the kids come to the altar and have percussion instruments and flags to wave as they praise. The church body there at Crossroads Alliance in Ebensburg was awesome. The fire of God was all over that building. Countless people healed of back issues, pain issues, nerve issues, insomnia, headaches, Lyme disease. The lady with MS came up and needed to be walked up to the altar and by the time she left church she was walking unassisted with the biggest smile on her face. The lady with the heart and lung issues didn’t get prayer in this service either. God showed up for her during impartation in the evening. It’s all in His timing and orchestration. We are simply the vessels who care and are willing enough to step out and try in the name of Jesus. Kevin spoke a really good message regarding this topic. One of the main points being that not many people want to do this stuff for the Lord. So the Lord will use those who are willing to step out. Anyone who is willing to step out.

As we were having worship I felt the need to get down on my knees, so I went down on my knees. Something I wouldn’t normally do because of what I thought people would think. Would they think I’m being too spiritual or showing off or what? Get out of here pride I don’t have time for your garbage today. I also felt the need to fast this weekend so I didn’t really eat much Saturday until I went to sheetz to grab a bite with Kevin and Daniel after service. Sunday I didn’t eat at all. That was my action item declaring that I knew the Lord God would move for me that day. I needed to put in my effort to show my gratitude to the Lord. Plus he likes to totally take away my appetite and taste buds when he wants me to fast making it pretty easy for me.

Kevin preached a great message in the impartation service Sunday evening and one of his stories was about the demons in the hogs. Most of us are familiar with the Mark 5 story of the crazy dude who was possessed, naked, no one could control or help him and how the demons left him when Jesus showed up. What’s the next part of that story? The guy was in his right mind at the feet of Jesus clothed and he wants to go with Jesus and follow him. What does Jesus say? Does he say sure come on, no. Does he say ok go to seminary school or take this many classes and then you can share your story? NO!! He says hey man, go to your home town as a testimony and tell them about me. Share your story and message.

Mark 5:18-20
18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis[b] how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.

Jesus didn’t care about this guys background or his schooling. He cared about his spirit, his fire for the way Jesus changed his life, and the dudes willingness to share his story! Stop thinking that you’re not called to greater glory with Jesus. If I can do it, anyone can. This is why I over share my testimonies. So you all can see how real this is.

Luke 10:9 King James Version (KJV)
9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

So far in my laying hands prayer life in the name of Jesus I’ve helped someone quit smoking. I’ve helped someone with ankle pain. I’ve helped someone kick neuropathy out of their feet. I think that’s a good start in the name of Jesus. I can’t wait for a missionary experience with this team. I can’t stinking wait. I absolutely love these people. I’ve met Daniel and Angelo over the weekend from the Set Free ministries team and I immediately fell in love with their hearts and their stories within like 5 mins of hearing them. I love to hear people’s life stories. I love to hear the way Jesus has miraculously changed people’s lives. It’s my new favorite thing.

Sunday evening was impartation and activation. I’d say close to 20 people came up for the altar call to receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit from Jesus. Hearing the way Kevin describes speaking in tongues and how he breaks it down and helps people receive their prayer language is an amazing thing to see. It absolutely helped me to understand what it is and where it comes from. The altar call is a simple one. If you haven’t been baptized in the Holy Spirit come up. If you have already and haven’t received your prayer language yet come up. Then he simply asks Jesus to come and Baptize them in the Holy Spirit. Kevin then goes down the line helping people understand and taking away fear and people were tongues talking like bosses.

Then came the activation part. Everyone who wants to be activated in ministry come up. Immediately I’m up there with like 30 other people. Hands go up and as Kevin is praying you can feel the presence of the Lord. I don’t think I even opened my eyes I just stood there hands up receiving whatever the good Lord God Almighty had for me. Next thing I know Kevin comes over puts his hands on me and says “you want it all, take it” and boom I fall back into a chair like my whole body has been electrocuted and I start this insane coughing fit. I can’t open my eyes and I’m like coughing and convulsing like pulling my knees up to my chest in this chair leaning back coughing my head off, dizzy, I can’t think straight. I felt like I was having a seizure all over my body. It took a good few minutes before I could even open my eyes. Still coughing like a nut, I’m thinking I thought I was delivered? I guess I wasn’t, then I start feeling like my chest opening up as I’m coughing and I have to run to the bathroom. In the bathroom I go into this insane deep coughing fit and once whatever yucky stuff was stuck in me came out, I stood back up and took a deep breath. Then I went out to wash my hands and I’m looking in the mirror and taking another deep breath. My throat feels open, my lungs feel open. What the heck was that? I still keep coughing up like flem for a bit but I’m thinking to myself, Holy crapola. I can breathe!!! I can breathe like never before!!!! This can’t be real life. I seriously couldn’t have had asthma and years of smoking damage instantly kicked out of me like that, right?! This is crazy!! So I go back to my seat and I’m still confused like my brain won’t even work. I’m looking around and everything is brighter like hitting my eyes and everything is louder and I can hear different conversations all over the room at the same volume like I’ve just been bit by some radioactive spider or something. This is nuts. I stick around and was able to hear Daniels story and see one of the videos he’s made about mission trips. I hear Angelos story of how he was looking for a greater connection to the lord and went the spiritual way with meditation and tapestry and Hindu bowls and altars and how he went to Hell in an out of body experience and his experience was similar to mine. He was stuck there a while though and finally had to say “ok Jesus if you’re real get me out of here” and boom Jesus got him out of there and he’s been on fire for sharing the word and his experience and love for Jesus ever since. He and his family were leaving service to go pray at a hospital for someone with cancer and I know, that I know, that I know that something tangible will happen with that family through him. Then I was given an opportunity to see the video Daniel took of his mission trip and it was amazing. So many smiling happy faces. Dancing, worship, healing. It was absolutely amazing to see.

I finally was able to stand up, I was still shaky but it was time to head home. I knew the way home pretty well and hit the road. I have no clue what happened but from being on 22 I missed the exit for 66. I ended up on 99 up through the mountain and came down 982 to 119. It took an extra 20 mins or so, by the time I got to 982 I was spent. I was shaking, I was confused about how I could breathe again, I mean not confused, of course it was Jesus but I guess I feel so undeserving that it boggles my mind that I’d be worth healing to the Lord after everything I’ve done in my life. All the terrible things. How am I worthy. That’s the amazing thing about Jesus, his love for your belief in him is all it takes. So I’m in tears thanking the Lord for all he’s done this weekend and for me my entire life. As I’m crying the Lord says “stop at sheetz”.

So I get to where 982 meets 119 and sheetz is there and the Lord says go into sheetz. I go to the red light and I start to do that reasoning with God thing I do. Saying lord I don’t need anything, I’m not going to just go in for no reason. I turn left and head down 119 toward home. BOOM conviction. “Turn around, Ash.” Come on this is crazy it’s almost 1am I’m tired. “Turn around, Ash.” Ok fine, I’ll pull a U turn thinking to myself ok this is what I wanted, I wanted to be used so let’s just see how this goes. If Gods in this, I’ll know that I did the right thing. I reluctantly pull into sheetz. I go in and grab a snack and head to the counter to check out. The girl rings me up and I say “ok this is crazy but I’m a Christian and the Lord put it on my heart to come here, is there anything I can pray for you for? Any pain or issues?” She looks at me and does a half laugh like huh really? Then she looks at me and says “I’ve gone through a divorce and I’m trying to put things back together and it’s been rough but I started a new relationship.” So I say to her “is it ok if I pray for you?” And I hold out my hands. She takes my hands and I just start praying and thanking god for the new direction in her life and I pray for the lord to open her eyes to see herself the way that he sees her and to heal her heart of past hurts and trauma and to bless her new life giving beauty for ashes, wether this new relationship works out or not. As I’m praying she goes, “I think I’m going to cry.” I finished up the prayer and told her to have a good night and got back in my car. Once I got in the car I did one of those like drummer things on my steering wheel and was like “Yes Lord!” And I headed down 119.

Then it gets even better, of course I’m speeding because well, it’s me. So I’m going down 119 and I don’t know how I didn’t see him but I passed a state trooper. What do you know? I’m getting pulled over. So it’s 1am and I’m pulled over after praying for a stranger thinking this is my luck. He asked where I was coming from and I told him, he went back to his suv with my info and I’m patiently waiting in the car, exhausted and nervous. I don’t really have money for a ticket right now. The officer comes to the window with a written warning. A warning. 69 in a 55 on 119 with a state at 1am and I got a written warning. So I don’t even hesitate and I’m like “thank you so much officer, is there anything I can pray for you for?” He then tells me that his daughter is very involved in her church and she has him covered but he thanked me for the offer, I told him to have a great evening and I went home.

So yeah I’d say that this healing/deliverance/prayer ministry is absolutely where I need to be in this moment. ❤️✝️🙏🏼🙌🏻

Matthew 10:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
8 Heal the sick, [a]cleanse the lepers, [b]raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

Isaiah 53:5 King James Version (KJV)
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Luke 10:16-18
16 Then he said to the disciples, “Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God, who sent me.”
17 When the seventy-two disciples returned, they joyfully reported to him, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!”
18 “Yes,” he told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning! 19 Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you. 20 But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.”