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Dormant but not Dead God gives us permission to rest during seasons of healing, even if these seasons take longer than others think they should. Your soul may be dormant, so you do less (or seemingly nothing) to serve God, but your soul is not dead. Taking time to heal is not a sin, and … Read more Healing Injured Souls…
Some people mistake low self esteem and other forms of false humility for true humbleness. We see such people in Scriptures, from the OT judge Gideon to OT King Saul. Some people think about God little but themselves often, berating themselves, and obsessively assuming others watch them and look down on them. These people are … Read more False Humility, Hidden Pride
I want to introduce this post with a scary Bible parable (Matt.12: 43-45.) Jesus said, “Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came’ and when it comes, it … Read more Empty Places and Strongholds
Last week I talked about those who want to be imposters so they can use others. But anyone can get caught up in trying to control others, not realizing that the controller will be in bondage. Any time we try to control others, we become controlled. God has called us to honor others, but Satan … Read more Bondage of Control
Some people want to be imposters. While some of us sincerely love Jesus but have sins that cause us to feel like we are “bad” and thus imposters, others genuinely want to deceive others but act like they are “good” people. Since I already spoke about myself and others who feel like bad people who … Read more Those wanting to be Imposters
In last week’s post, “Not Forsaking the Fellowship,” I mentioned feeling like an imposter who did good things but felt like a bad person. This is a ploy of Satan to separate people from one another. When a person feels like a bad person, even if she is godly, she will hide her vulnerable side … Read more Like an Imposter
In last week’s post, “When a Child attempts Suicide” I spoke about a friend who decided to NOT take her life, instead choosing friendship and hope over isolation and death. Although she needed counseling too, she opened her heart to the love of friends and this helped her find life, because God made us social … Read more Not Forsaking the Fellowship
How heart breaking to witness someone’s suicide attempt. I was that witness, as a child, and it happened in close succession of three other attempts by children I knew. One was a close relative, another a close friend, and the third a sweet classmate. Two children survived, but one died from the suicide. All three … Read more When a Child attempts Suicide…… a child witness’s story
We might insist we know what we are thinking and doing. However, our loved ones might think we are acting like the fictional character, Don Quixote, chasing windmills and behaving foolishly, while refusing to accept hard truths. Acceptance of hard truth hurts so much, that the Bible is full of people who refused to accept … Read more No more Don Quixote….
Sometimes our souls feel dry. We don’t feel excited about the Lord or angry with him. We might not be suffering intensely, but we are not very joyful either. How do we worship God when we feel so dry, spiritually and emotionally? Please join me as I examine the lives of people in the Bible … Read more Dry Soul