No Matter How We Hurt Ourselves

Scripture Verse "'Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? …

A Great Psalm for Healing

Scripture Verse "Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, who …

A Prayer in Time of Sickness

Heavenly Father, thank You for life, joy, health and peace. I'm not feeling so well today. But I know You are here. Help me to find rest and comfort in Your presence. Lord, heal me. I choose life. I choose health. I need Your help. By Your Holy Spirit, please strengthen me in my spirit, …

Youth Is Renewed

"Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. ... Who satisfies you with good as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's." -- Psalm 103:1, 5 Today in our healing prayer class, we talked about Psalm 103, and particularly came to …

God’s Love Heals

You are loved. You are valuable and valued. God loves you. He wants to be around you. He's personal enough to see you. His love is refreshing. Life-giving. He heals because He loves you. God answers prayers. You’re important to Him. He hears the cry of your heart. You’re the apple of His eye***. He …

Crucified with Christ

What does it mean to be crucified with Christ? It means that my life ends, right? Life as I once knew it? Is that a good thing? Let’s take a look. When I’m crucified with Christ, what really comes to an end? Selfishness … living for myself instead of living for the one who made …

Thank You for My Meltdown

Today I had a meltdown, God. It didn’t last long, but it was real. Through it, I was reminded that You are real too. I want to thank You for my meltdown and for the things You showed me through it. Thank You that You’re always here. Thank You that I can always cry out …

Dog Fear … Gone!

When I got home tonight, I discovered I’m no longer afraid of the dogs. I rent a beautiful apartment on the property of a wonderful family. They have three dogs. One is very docile and always greets me with a friendly tail wag when I arrive. He never seems to bark. The other two always …

Holding onto Peace

I felt so tired tonight and I asked God why. Why should I be this tired on a Monday? He gently reminded me of my meltdown this morning. He’s told me that a lot lately. I lack energy for no apparent reason. I’m healthy. I’m resting. I’ve resumed my spiritual disciplines. I’m taking regular sabbatical …

Fear Is out the Door

It's been 4 1/2 years since I asked God to deliver me of fear. He has been faithful and thorough! Early on, He freed me of many big fears. Since then, He's been fine tuning to free me of smaller ones. I always know He's about to pull another fear string out of my heart …