At fifteen, with Teen Missions I would hear about Jesus our Savior. I was drawn to the joy I saw in my new friends who were Jesus followers. I longed to have this joy. That night at our evening service I would go to the alter and tell Jesus I wanted Him to save me. I longed to be free from the fear that had me captive to so much pain. I was afraid of what I could not…
Psalm 4:8 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Have you ever been deeply disappointed and not understood why your emotions felt so big? Chris Coursey in Transforming Fellowship says, “Much like an unwanted house guest, pain that is not fully processed stays with us the rest of our lives.” If you’re like me, you’ve experienced moments when the actual event does not support your big emotions. For years I would…
“Father God unlock every door of my heart. I give you permission to come and cleanse every room of my heart. For every day I have been alive, please sprinkle healing into any trauma. I ask you to cleanse every desire in me that is not of You. I ask that every addiction and distraction would bow to the name of Jesus. I pray that I would no longer be hindered by past traumas and that I would desire more…