Category: Life

Healing: The Prerequisite to Complete Deliverance

As I prepare for the next phase of my life, I realize that many wounds still exist from earlier personal experiences. The past has an uncanny knack of showing up at the most inopportune moments – like when you are trying to focus on something very important (like work, for example), or while praying (that’s important too), or even when you’re trying to relax. Old memories that seem like they occurred only yesterday impose their presence with little warning.

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The Journey Begins, One Step At A Time (Oct 2009)

I started on a new journey 4 years exactly, almost to the date. I remember my nervousness as I packed my things and those of my son and made a quick exit on a rainy fall night. I was nervous because it seemed crazy to those who were outsiders looking in that I would leave what seemed like a perfect situation. But those who lived inside knew that it was only a facade. Very little was real aside from the fact that we were human beings using our correct (“government”) names.

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Wholeness, by way of Brokenness

Have you ever been broken? Has your heart ever been shattered in a million pieces, or has your mind been broken by the cares of life?

Do you believe it’s impossible or it is too late for restoration and renewal?

Look to God, the Mender of broken hearts, minds and spirits. Look to Him for renewal and healing. He is the Master Healer; He knows how to create a new heart from one that seems to be destroyed beyond repair.

I thank God for healing me and for making me whole, inside and out. I thank God that I do not show the scars or pain and suffering I’ve experienced.

 

There is healing for the soul.

 

The Attitude of Gratitude

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. (1 Chronicles 16:34, NIV)

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Taking Note…..

I am noticing that it’s the little things that really matter on most days of our lives.

In the grand scheme of things it’s those moments of quiet reflection, such as when I stop to look into my son’s eyes to affirm him, or during those moments when I smile with someone else’s little girl or boy (or baby) that really matters.

We want to do BIG things and fulfill our wildest dreams, but while we are on that path to success let us not forget to pay close attention to those whom may seem insignificant or unimportant at first. Just imagine, those small moments of impartation may be the fuel that propels others to fulfill their dreams! Long after you have parted company, know that you have left an indelible impression on someone else.

Make that impression a positive one – one that can last for all eternity.

It takes some focusing and discipline, but you will feel the warmth of encouraging another person with your smile and your kind words or actions.

I see it every day with my son.

I pray you will see it in your lives too.

Taking Off The Mask

We cover our faces daily with masks

To hide the pain

To hide our reality

To hide our sins.

 

We hope we won’t have to remove our masks

Because we will show the world

We are vulnerable

We have flaws

We are actually human.

 

We cover our hearts daily with masks

To hide our pain

To run from our reality

To rationalize our sins.

 

Then God steps in front of us and removes our masks.

We feel naked

We feel vulnerable

We see our humanness.

 

When God steps in front of us and removes our masks

We feel His love

We experience His forgiveness

And we become FREE.

 

Your Response During A Season of Uncertainty

If you are alive for any length of time, life will throw uncertainty on your path. That is guaranteed.

What matters is how you respond.

Are you agitated/anxious? Do you complain? Or are you relaxing, knowing that you will be taken care of?

Because I’ve been a single mom for several years, I tend to have the mentality of  “I will fix this myself” when uncertainty knocks on my door. But over the past year or so I have learned that I cannot handle it all alone.

During those moments when we feel as if we cannot take another step or say another word, God sends HELP!!!! (Thank you, Jesus – praise break – excuse me!) We are never alone – even when we feel alone. I called out to God and He answered me with what I needed!

So the best response is to ‘cast all your cares on Him for He cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7)’ It matters to God what we go through. He comes to our rescue if we ask Him to!