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(Genesis 2:18) Now the Lord God said, It is not good (sufficient, satisfactory) that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper (suitable, adapted, complementary) for him.

Many (many) years ago, I was starting up my business and had just employed my first web designer.

We seemed to be working well together, and without giving too much information, he told me that he’d been let down on the deposit for a house for his wife and kids. He needed an ‘x’ amount by a specific date, but the alternative monies he’d procured wouldn’t be in place by the time the bank required them. As such, could I ‘loan’ him the amount in question? He ‘promised’ to pay everything back by such and such a date.

It so happened that my wife and I were in the process of looking for a house and had saved up our own deposit money. Anyway, as I couldn’t see any harm and yet totally against my wife’s wishes - I released the money to him.

I should have listened to my wife... apparently, he used the money to pay off some of his huge debts and then went bankrupt—we lost everything!

The worst part wasn’t the fact that I felt I’d been so perfectly conned, but that I had to listen to my wife sobbing for weeks over my abject stupidity … I could feel the Lord on my case for days asking me to forgive him and that He'd help me, but I couldn’t (wouldn’t). In fact, I became so embittered in my quest for revenge that I became pretty ill…!

Three or four weeks later, I had a dream where I saw him screaming and sobbing in fear as he desperately tried to stop himself from sliding down a slimy, horrid hole straight into the mouth of hell! Instead of contentment at his predicament, I found myself screaming and trying to help! Crying in anguish, I awoke abruptly and straight away felt the Lord’s Presence and heard him say, “But isn’t this what you wanted? You wouldn’t listen to me or forgive him, and so …

For the next week, all I did was pray and intercede for his soul. After that, the Lord Blessed me incredibly (I’d like to say that the blessing involved getting all the money back that we’d lost [which we did]. Still, the more tremendous blessing (to me) was losing my stupid, stubborn pride and recognising that I needed to involve the Lord and my wife in ALL my decisions! (Ecc 4:12) A threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches. Christ-conquerors are safe from Devil-death.” (Rev 2:11) 

Heavenly Father, giver of life and health: Comfort and relieve those who are sick amongst us—such as Barbara and Ian fighting cancer. Please also pray for a quick and full healing for Jay after a total knee operation and give your power of healing to those who minister to their needs so that they may be strengthened in their weakness and have confidence in your loving care. We pray this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.