Victorious

"O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting..." "but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" 1Cor. 15:54 and 57

Peggy Victory Blog. Was she victorious? At first blush there might be "an elephant in the room" we need to discuss. Peggy set up her blog to be victorious. Was she?

Cancer placed a grip on her phyiscal life and ultimately took it. The cancer is not of God. It is a mutation of death that was brought on by sin entering the world long long ago. Satan introduced sin. So at first blush cancer won. But remember with Christ we are a new creation. Christ conquered death on the cross. Satan thought he had Jesus, but think again!

When Peggy was 15 years old, she said a simple prayer at a winter camp to acknowledge and accept that Jesus Christ is her Lord and personal Savior. There were no forms to fill out, no interviews to do, no classes to take, it was a simple personal prayer of willingness to yeild her life to the Lord Almighty God through Jesus Christ. What ensued was abundant life for Peggy. As Peggy's life progressed, God continued to pour on the rich love and strong living even last week in her most frail state. After she was told that she was terminal and medical science can no longer help her, she shifted that portion of hope she had in medical science and placed it in the capable hand of Christ. Since that time Peggy said "it has been some of the best days of my life".

Why is that? A woman who is terminally ill and physically has limited hope for survival, yet she is joyful, hopeful, unwaivered faith in Jesus and focused on others. It is because she drew closer to God during this period like never before. While the cancer mutation snuck in unwelcomed and began to pull phyiscal life from Peggy, the abundant love of Jesus Christ was flooding in. Ask anyone in and around Peggy at the end, love was abundant and over flowing!!! "O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting?"

Peggy's victory is in Jesus, whether she survived or passed away. She was going to die physically at some point....all of us are. Our victory isn't triumph over preventing a physical death. We ultimately all will lose this one. The victory is in your relationship with Jesus.

All of us have been challenged to have a deeper walk with God after seeing what He has done in and around Peggy at the end of her earthly life. Some have been challenged to start their walk with Jesus, much like Peggy did when she was 15 years old. The bottom line is we need to seek victory in Jesus in everything we do. Peggy is VICTORIOUS !!! She is in victory with Christ right now. That is why on Saturday we will celebrate victory. This will not be some dark funeral, it will be a celebration of God's love He revealed to us through Peggy.

Dear Heavenly Father, while Peggy's life was taken by things not of You, we praise you for the powerful life given to Peggy when she was 15 years old, a life that is immune from the grip of death. "Thanks be to God, who gives victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

Peggy's Celebration Memorial Service will be held on
Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 2Pm at
New Life Community Church
1960 North C Street, Oxnard, California

A live feed of the service will be provided for those who cannot attend at:
www.ustream.tv/channel/newlifeoxnard

In Leu of Flowers please send gifts payable to:

Friends of Peggy Wolf Fund

Santa Barbara Bank and Trust
400 E. Esplanade Drive, Suite 101
Oxnard, CA 93030


Do you have something to tell the Wolf Family or picture to show them go to:

www.wavelength10.com/peggys_page.pdf

There you will find instructions on writing a message and showing some photos to the Wolf family. You can write a note and import some photos print out the page and bring it to the memorial service to drop off for the Wolf Family to read and share with the kids as they grow older. We appreciate all of your prayers and blessings to Peggy and the Wolf Family.