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Q. My wife has been very successful as an established professional in our country. But ever since she became a born again, Spirit-filled Christian, she has had all hell break loose against her with persecution from family, friends, and on her job. She has literally lost everything. To top it off, her health has also deteriorated. She has been a real gift to me, and I want her to see some breakthrough in her life!

A. Concerning your wife’s health, there are three things you can do: (1) See to it that she has access to adequate medical
care. (2) Be a source of faith and encouragement to her. Help her maintain her faith stance. (3) Spend personal time ministering to the Lord, making yourself available to the Holy Spirit. Brother Hagin used to call this “putting up your spiritual antenna.” The Holy Spirit can show you things to do spiritually and naturally for her healing. As for persecution, you and your wife must realize that people are operating out of their flesh because they have not been born again. Their thoughts, words, and actions are going to be governed by their flesh. Jesus said plainly in John 15:18–21, “If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. . . . If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you. . . . All these things will they do
unto you for my name’s sake.” Second Timothy 3:12–14 tells us: “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. But CONTINUE THOU in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.” In spite of how we as Christians are treated, we are to continue in the things that we have learned and been assured of during times of persecution. We are to embrace Luke 6:27–28: “LOVE your enemies, DO GOOD to them which hate you, BLESS them that curse you, and PRAY FOR them which despitefully use you.” Notice that loving, doing good, blessing, and praying are proactive things we are to embrace and do toward those who hate us, curse us, and despitefully use us. So in the end, in spite of how you are treated, maintain your course. Don’t shrink back. Don’t lose your courage. Above all, refuse to take on the mentality of a victim. Be a light-bearer, an ambassador toward those who are still living in darkness.

 


Q. I have a daughter who is developmentally delayed. Her diagnosis is one of “severe” brain damage. She is 20 months old, cannot do anything for herself, and does not walk or talk. I am in faith about her condition, but my concern is for her soul. How do I ensure that she goes to Heaven since she cannot repent? She will not be able to ask for baptism of her own volition. I pray for her. I read the Bible with her, even though her condition makes it a trying task. What should I do? Please pray for her also.
A. If the child is never able to reach a point of “reasoning” or “conscience,” God’s mercy and justice would usher her into Jesus’ heavenly kingdom regardless of age. Paul said in Romans 7:7–9 that he considered himself to be “alive” (alive unto God is the implied meaning) until he became knowledgeable of the law. Salvation is a matter of knowledge and understanding, and without the ability to reason, your daughter is void of any intellectual capacity to know God or sin. She is innocent and blameless in the sight of God because of her lack of knowledge of what sin is and Who He is. Therefore, when she passes from this life, she will go into eternity and be with Jesus. Now, you do understand that things would change if she is healed and her mind and heart are released from this condition. If she became able to learn, understand, and comprehend the things of God, then she would be held accountable to what she knew. But in her current state, your little daughter is alive unto God and is not in need of “salvation” because her heart and mind have been suspended in the infancy stage.