forgiveness – Jackie's Blog

Stray Thoughts

I was in a ministry session. My assignment was to pray. We were in a spiritual battle. In these situations I often feel ‘spirit prompts’ toward a certain passage in the Bible. Then I pray it. Or a reminder picture will come to my mind and I will pray about that. But on this dayContinue reading “Stray Thoughts”

Forgiveness for Freedom!

How many times have I sat in a room or online and listened to a person forgive people out loud. Hundreds? It never ever gets old. Some pronouncements have broken my heart at what individuals have endured in their childhood, or in their marriages. I’ve later wept and sorrowed at these stories. And yet, becauseContinue reading “Forgiveness for Freedom!”

Open Doors 2

Last post I talked about Open Doors and it was from the perspective of God opening doors for us–good doors of opportunity! He has the Keys to open and close! Go to Him! But after I posted that I sensed the Spirit saying, “Tell them about the other kind of open doors.” So this postContinue reading “Open Doors 2”

You are going to make it! An overcomer’s story!

Our pastor wrote a great book, especially for those in their twenties and thirties. It is called “You’re Gonna Make It!” A friend said, after she heard the title, “Those words make me feel so good.” The Bible talks about a person who lives by “You are going to make it.” The Bible calls herContinue reading “You are going to make it! An overcomer’s story!”

Financial Healing – Episode 13

Loving and well meaning parents can make unintentional financial errors that trip us up. We had a very difficult twentieth year of marriage. All of the relationship and financial issues that we had buried made their way to the surface and we went to counseling. One of the issues concerned a money gift that Richard’sContinue reading “Financial Healing – Episode 13”

The Twentieth Year

When you’ve been married a long time, the years, even wonderful years, blur together in a life-long marriage. But there’s often a year that really stands out to you. It may have been that amazing first year of young love or perhaps it’s a hard year of financial difficulty. In my happy marriage there’s soContinue reading “The Twentieth Year”