The Energy Booster – Granny’s Recipe                    

12^th October 2007

 
“He’s a precious friend to me; took me out of misery; brought me out of sin and shame...”

I now understand what my grandmother meant when she used to sing that song.  Another song she often sung was ‘Closer than a brother, my Jesus is to me…’  Songs like these, played a role in exercising my vocal chords as I was growing up.  However, I never really understood the powerful message behind them. 

As an adult, now daily relying on God for the impossible, I sing these songs with passion and understanding.  As my maturity develops, I realise that when I get on my knees, I find strength to stand again and boldness to face the enemy.  When I call on Jesus, He hears my cry and answers me.  He truly is that ‘Precious friend’ for He’s ‘Closer than a brother’ to me. 

 
I once stood at the edge of my sanity.  I was desperately in need of a friend to help me understand what was taking place and how to deal with the situation at hand.  But no one was there. 

Although the friends I have would do just about anything to help, they had no idea what was taking place.  Neither were they available when I was most in need.  That, I now understand, was for my good.  God wanted me to learn total dependency on Him. 

At the time, we had allowed the enemy into our home, through complacency in our marriage.  That later brought chaos and threatened the health of our marriage.  This temporary interruption found me ‘crying out’ to God for guidance and insight.  He revealed to me what was taking place and what we needed to do in resolving the problem at hand.  Jesus never left me standing alone – He met my needs.  

The enemy had claims on my husband’s life and as a young believer, at the time, he just was not prepared and so he was an easy prey.  I had to remind the enemy that ‘What God ordains, He will maintain’. 

This reminder was much for my benefit in releasing the fear the devil had placed in me of losing my husband.  You see, God had showed to me this young man in a dream, in my teen years.  I didn’t recognise him when I first met him (in college) because it was not yet time for this revelation.  I was quite naïve at the time and just wasn’t ready for a relationship of that kind.  But two years into our marriage, God brought it back to me in clear view. The exact picture I saw more than a decade prior to that (in my dream) was now before me in real time. 

So I took hold of this reminder and found my strength through prayer.  I was not afraid to cry out to God on behalf of my husband.  And soon, my husband was looking into my eyes and saying:

‘Thank you for not giving up on me...’

 
I smiled, just like grandma did in those days.  That was the point when I realised that once again, I had overcome. 

Today, like my grandmother, I can say:

‘Closer than a brother, my Jesus is to me.  He’s my dearest friend…..everything I need’. 

He’s the one friend I know will not let me down.  I will never have to wonder if He’ll be there when I call, for He never leaves me.  And though I make my request and don’t hear from Him, He always comes through for me, right on time.  He chooses the people that are in my life, so that He can speak to me through them.  He’s in the operating room when the doctor is at work; every threat on my health (physical and spiritual) has been removed.  The enemy fears, for I do not hesitate to call on Jesus’ name.  In addition, though the answer is not always what I expect to hear, He never fails to reply.

Distance and life circumstances (entering a marriage and starting a family) may at times cause a strain on relationships with friends, relatives and associates (a general lack of maintenance).  However, Jesus is one friend we cannot afford to lose – this is one relationship I need to maintain.  So everyday I’ll strive to learn more about Him by reading the bible; talking to Him and listening to Him.  I hope you’ll do the same.  I’m not going to wait on the Pastor, Bishop or Priest to do it for me, for one day I will have to give an account.  Knowing my grandma’s Jesus won’t do it – I have to know Him for myself. 

 
Here are a couple of breakthroughs based on Granny’s recipe:

Health Breakthrough    Financial Breakthrough     Granny's Recipe


© Janice S Ramkissoon 2007