After I found out about Lori’s suicide, I became more determined than ever to share Christ with the girls in order to offer them genuine hope. I didn’t want more young women to end up taking their own lives. One day my coworker Laura asked me, “Don’t you think you need to tone down all […]
The Fulfillment of the Vision For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. HABAKKUK 2:3, kjv As we continued working with young women, I became increasingly concerned about responding […]
If you want to eventually accept yourself and improve your self-esteem, decide right now that nothing negative about you will ever come out of your mouth. Acknowledge the good things. “I pray that your participation in the faith may become effective through knowing every good thing that is in us for the glory of Christ.” […]
“We love Him because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19). If we don’t allow God to love us, we will hardly be able to love Him in return. If we don’t make peace with ourselves, we will never be able to love others as the Bible commands us: “…You shall love your neighbor as […]
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” Ephesians 4:29 Since the age of 9, my son Danny has been playing golf with my husband Dave and me. Although a good player […]
The second key to overcoming insecurity is linked to the first: meditating on and speaking positive things about yourself. We have learned that thinking and speaking negative words about ourselves is destructive. Now, let’s consider the power in thinking and saying positive things about ourselves, in line with the Word. As we’ve seen, our thoughts […]
Perhaps you find yourself in a different situation. You may have been a believer for many years; you already enjoy the eternal blessing of salvation, you know you are going to heaven, and you have tasted the goodness of the Lord in certain areas. God be praised! But wouldn’t you like to go further in […]
“What would have become of me if I had not been assured of seeing the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living?” Psalm 27:13 A few years ago, the Spirit of God spoke to me very clearly: “Proclaim the goodness of God and do not fear criticism.” God’s goodness At the time, […]
These forms of illnesses include: spiritual illnesses, emotional illnesses, physical illnesses, illnesses arising from curses or demonic influences, mystical illnesses, and terminal illnesses (oppressive agony). I – SPIRITUAL ILLNESSES A/ Manifestations of spiritual illnesses. This refers to a spiritual morbid state caused by our own sin. We feel spiritually uncomfortable and live in a state […]
These are physical illnesses that occur in individuals whom God chooses for a specific purpose and who undergo these illnesses precisely because of their mission. They may, in some cases, later heal from them without remedy. This is found in the lives of many mystics such as Padre Pio, or Mother Marie Yvonne Aimée who […]
