Praying as God’s Child

I was reminded this week of the importance of "just" spending time in prayer with God. Often, we get caught up in the prayer needs that surround us, including our own. We focus our prayers on the needs of others, or on the obstacles that lie in our path. The Bible tells us, in 2 …

A Pigeon of Peace

I was about to receive prayer ministry. God was stirring up "something." The past few months have been rough. I've barely held it together. I had to take time off to avert a crisis. Then I got sick. During this time, I felt my workload increasing while I barely had enough energy to breathe. I had to …

I Belong

It didn’t go the way I thought. I never got to have kids. I’m divorced. My career that I once aspired to is over, having never quite begun. I’m getting older … enough to notice. But that’s okay! I’m still alive and I’m still me. I’m still full of all the hope and dreams I …

Really Looking at Me

You really are looking at me. I “know” You are – it’s obvious. You always respond to my needs, even the ones I don’t know I have. I couldn’t see so You gave me new glasses. You knew I couldn’t pay for them, so You did. I didn’t have anything to eat and You gave me …

Have You Met Our Healing God?

Have you met our healing God? Do you know how much He desires to bring healing to any area of your life where you are not living in the true freedom of Christ? For me, it was easy to say, “God, heal me,” because so much was visibly wrong. However, I’ve met lots of folks …

Godly Remembrance

Recently was the anniversary date of a difficult situation. It’s been years since I had to deal literally with that circumstance, but the anniversary still affects me. It’s not conscious. I may not even remember the date or think about it. But when I start to feel the spiritual and emotional impact, I remember, and …

Roots of Self-Hatred

In yesterday's post, I mentioned false accusation, and the way I used to “help” others to accuse me. I want to share a little more about why I behaved that way. Folks who have not dealt with self-hatred or abuse sometimes find that behavior puzzling. The best way I can explain it is this: If …

False Accusation

I mentioned yesterday that I am trying to grow in recognizing when the enemy has brought emotions into my heart that aren’t really mine. This is not a new struggle, but God is taking my healing to a new place. I’ve always struggled with false accusation. Whenever someone would accuse me falsely, I would help …

Wet Blanket from the Enemy

I’m starting to learn that it’s not always me who causes my own emotional struggles. For several years, I’ve walked through inner healing and learned to identify the things I’ve done in my life to bring emotional consequences. I’ve been healed in many areas and still have much more healing ahead of me (we all …

It’s So Much Easier to Trust Him

One more thought regarding what I shared the past two days, about trusting God for the words of a talk I was asked to give. After the talk was over, I was hit with a wave of exhaustion. I had wasted so much energy being nervous and wondering if God would be there for me. …