Category: Healing

Tongue-in-cheek Optimism

“Success consists of going from one failure to another failure without losing enthusiasm.” The late Sir Winston Churchill, renowned Prime Minister of England during WWII.

Fast…or Feast?

“Like all the Spiritual Disciplines, fasting hoists the sails of the soul in hopes of experiencing the gracious wind of God’s Spirit. But fasting also adds a unique dimension to your spiritual life and helps you grow in Christlikeness in ways that are unavailable through any other means. If this were not so, there would have been no need for Jesus to model and teach fasting.” Donald S. Whitney, in his book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, pg. 171. See Isaiah 58 for Inspiration re. ‘Acceptable’ Fasting…and note that Fasting is Truly Feasting When You’re Focused on Jesus and His Call.

Compassionless = Hard-hearted?

“Compassion is the divine in mankind (just as cruelty is the diabolical in us). It’s God’s promptings to us to help the helpless, parent the orphan, feed the hungry, clothe the cold, and raise the fallen. A compassionless Believer is an oxymoron. As Jesus cares, so should we.” Pastor/Author/Keynote Speaker, Ken Gurley, The Book on Prayer, pg. 251 (words in parenthesis added by me, dkb): Matthew 9:36… and, sadly, Matthew 24:12.

What is YOUR Issue?

“What is your ‘issue of blood’ (‘like’ the lady with same in the Bible who pursued and received a supernatural, healing touch from Jesus!)? Is it physical or spiritual, ‘like’ sabotaging your own success by ‘reason’ of (feelings of) unworthiness and/or attitudes and actions of ‘over and under-kill’? Character flaw(s), generational curse(s) and/or enemy stronghold(s) plaguing your life? Christ has already conquered these and wants to cure you, Fellow Struggler-Pioneer!”

Pithy Insights in Jude

“Jude makes intriguing comments on how to reach those who need God:

First, be filled with faith by praying in the spirit (v.20);

Second, keep yourself in the love of God (v.21);

Third, have compassion on those doubting (v. 22);

Fourth, rescue others from the flames (v. 23);

Fifth, show mercy tempered with fear (v.23).” Pastor/Author Ken Gurley, The Book on Prayer, pg. 251.

Cry Out to God

“Working harder and smarter is not always the answer. Since (true) life moves at the speed of relationships, those we try to change usually believe they work harder and are more intelligent than us. TRY TEARS.” Pastor/Author Ken Gurley, in The Book on Prayer, pg. 250.

“Faith-fool?”

“Faith is saying ‘yes’ (to God) before you’re ready!” Apostolic Pentecostal Preacher in wonderful message at Long Beach, CA

Ultimate Justice

“(God’s) Love is more just than justice.” Henry Ward Beecher (as found in Stormie Omartian’s devotional, That’s What Love is For, pg. 52.