Several years ago I began working with affirmations to assist with shifting my thought patterns. Initially, it felt awkward, but over time I became used to the process and ultimately became passionate about it. I was able to clearly see Continue reading Affirmations and the Abundant Flow (Multiplication)
After receiving several comments from people who had been wounded by the words of others, I realized God was highlighting something He wanted me to touch on. (I share some similar thoughts in my post Choosing to Hear God (Exodus Continue reading What to Do When Words Injure You
In a recent Daily Downloads from Heaven, God surprised me by naming it “Let Gratitude Build Your Strength.” I had to pause to assess whether I believed that or not – not that I’d think gratitude was bad, but that Continue reading In Gratitude is Strength (Nehemiah 8:10)
We’ve shared posts that go into What is a Prophetic Word? and How-To Receive a Prophetic Word as well as a wide variety of other topics on the prophetic, but I realized some further descriptors about the types of Personal Continue reading Types of Personal Prophetic Words
Many years back, a prophet named Richard Knight shared an analogy about operating in the prophetic that was so profound it has stuck with me a decade and a half later. He likened operating in the prophetic to being a Continue reading Being a Yielded Vessel of God’s (John 15)
Too often we pray and tell God very specifically what we want, or what we’d like to see happen. Then we get mad or hurt or feel betrayed if He doesn’t do exactly what we’ve said. We need to bear Continue reading God is God (and we are not)
Often in our desire to please God, we hold ourselves to a standard of perfection that only Jesus could achieve. Then we waste time and energy being frustrated with ourselves for not being perfect. But the fact is God isn’t Continue reading Expect Imperfection
In the post Decreasing Static, we touched on the fact that relationship with certain people can create “static” (or internal noise) that inhibits your ability to hear God. If you have someone who is constantly causing drama or hurt, or Continue reading Wisely Investing Your Emotional Resources (Matthew 10:14)
As we work to increase our ability to hear God, we must be conscious of the amount of “static” we allow to bring interference. Certain people, places, activities, etc will tend to cause internal noise (aka static), which interferes with Continue reading Decreasing Static
I realize this seems like a very basic topic, but a large number of believers struggle with doing this very thing. Some struggle due to a lack of time, others simply get frustrated because of a lack of understanding and Continue reading How-to Read the Word
