March 1
God keeps us alive so that we do not die prematurely:
Lord, You have brought up my soul from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Psalms 30:3
Testimony
The Lump Disappeared
Three years ago, doctors at the hospital in Mo i Rana discovered that I had developed a lump on the right side of my neck. It was as large as a grape. They couldn't operate to remove it at the hospital here, but they wanted me to go to the hospital in Bodø to have it operated on. A few days before I left, I called you for prayer. I was afraid it could be cancer. After you prayed for me, I got worse, but the morning I was supposed to leave for Bodø, I was filled with vitality and strength. It was a Monday. At the hospital in Bodø, I was examined by three doctors several days in a row that week. Tests were taken of the tumor. I expected to be operated on the Friday of the same week I arrived at the hospital. On Friday, a doctor came to me and said: “There will be no surgery. We can't operate on your neck because there is no longer any lump there. You can fly home tomorrow.” I was both surprised and happy, for God had heard your prayer and healed me.
I Was on the Brink of Dying from Angina
For four years, I suffered from a severe form of angina. At the worst, I could take up to eight to nine nitro a day. Additionally, I had to use nitrospray, heart pills, and sometimes I also needed oxygen. Sometimes it was critical, and then I had to go to Buskerud Hospital by ambulance. In the year 2000, I was sent to the National Hospital to unblock some arteries. But there, the doctor found that the main artery to the heart was almost blocked. They couldn't operate because the heart wasn't strong enough. The doctors had to drain 22 liters of fluid from my lungs because the heart was so weak. The doctor said that I could die at any time.