Category: Growth Process

For the past two decades I have been journaling during my quiet time.  Recently I started to feel like I should go back and review those journals and type out the lessons. There are many things that I have learned over the years that are engrained in my life, they have become part of who I am. There are some lessons, that like the parable of the seed, fell on bad ground.  At the time in my life I was not in a place that those seeds could take root.  I need to be reminded of those so that I can continue to grow.
There are some lesson that I am still learning.  Things I know that God continues to show me time and time again, like the children of Israel because I need them to move forward in my journey.   I need to review them so I can move forward.
These journals are not in order.  I will do my best to date them as they happened, even if they are not typed in that order.  I am hopeful that my journey may help others.  Help others to see:

It is okay to start somewhere.
That God meets us right where we are
He speaks to us in a way that we can understand.
Sometimes it comes in waves and other times in a single sentence.

For me, I grew up in church but never learned about a personal relationship with a heavenly Father that loves me.  I could quote the scriptures and tell the stories, but they were just that words and stories.  I had to start with learning lessons in general.  Grand ideas found in the scripture that were applicable to lives in general.  Then I started to learn how to apply them to my own life.  Now I am able to help others learn to apply the lessons to their life.  If nothing else, I hope that it helps you to grow in faith because for the most part, the person who wrote these journals, is a life transformed.  Below you will find writings from these journals.

Pleasant Words

”Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.“ ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16‬:‭24‬ ‭ We are often careful to speak pleasant words to others, but failed to use the same pleasantries with those closest to us, or with ourselves. I know that I am guilty of this. I was very good to... Continue Reading →

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The Tongue

”There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing.“. ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭12‬:‭18‬ ‭‬ I know at times I have been a person that speaks rashly, although for decades my heart has not been to hurt others with my words. I know others have experienced the... Continue Reading →

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Pieces

He heals the brokenheartedAnd binds up their wounds. Psalms 147:3 God knows when I am in personal distress, when I feel like I've been wounded in a million pieces. He also knows the moment the first crack appears. His desire is for me to seek Him in those moments. If I don't come immediately, He will still be there... Continue Reading →

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Pardoned and Healed

”Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases;“. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭103‬:‭2‬-‭3‬ ‭‬‬ There are many benefits of being a child of God. His love, His mercy, His forgiveness, salvation, His grace, His protection, His favor, He is Provider, just to name a... Continue Reading →

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Call to Me

O Lord my God,I cried to You for help, and You healed me. Psalm 30:2 This word healed is Strong's H7495 - rāp̄ā' - a figurative healing meaning restored and often forgiveness. God promised if we cry out to Him, He will restore and forgive us. He created us for a relationship with Him. He wants us to call to... Continue Reading →

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Discipline and Glory

“Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves,So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.For He inflicts pain, and gives relief;He wounds, and His hands also heal." Job 5:17-18 As I ran out this passage, I wanted to argue, "That is not who my God is. My God doesn't inflict pain or wound me. He is good." This verse was... Continue Reading →

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Appointed in The Church

The passage from 1 Corinthians 12:28 discusses the roles and gifts appointed by God in the church, including apostles, prophets, teachers, miracles, healings, helps, and administrations. The author emphasizes the importance of these roles in the church and questions why some are overlooked. They express a desire to see these roles and gifts fully embraced and utilized in the modern-day Church.

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Grounds for Healing

”And He said, “If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the... Continue Reading →

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He Will

”I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and to his mourners, Creating the praise of the lips. Peace, peace to him who is far and to him who is near,” Says the Lord, “and I will heal him.”“‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭57‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭ Just as God... Continue Reading →

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Rewrite your story

”Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them.“. Psalms‬ ‭139‬:‭16‬ ‭ Maybe you have heard the advice of learning to rewrite your story. This is common in a person who is experiencing trauma,... Continue Reading →

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