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Day 18 – Confess Your Sins to Each Other . . .

October 18, 2018 by Patti 3 Comments

The Write 31 Days Challenge – 31 Days,Every Day,One Topic

Day 18

(day 1 starts here)

I was ready now to get down to some real work and God had some surprises ahead with the many people and ways He would use to minister His healing in my life.

Note: I feel led to insert something very important here. I know there are those who teach that once you become a Christ follower you are immediately transformed and there is no need to “dig up the past.” In God’s eyes YES. Through Christ we are positionally free.

That said, my own life (and the lives of many others I know) proves that even after salvation there may be past wounds that need to be addressed, especially if there is unforgiveness involved. I honestly think that kind of teaching does a disservice to people and can put a lot of pressure on us to pretend that all is well, while we wonder why it isn’t.

One of my avenues of healing came through a study our church embarked on from Cleansing Stream Ministries. This consisted of several weeks of teaching, doing homework, and discussing what we’d learned in small groups. At the end of the training came a weekend retreat where several area churches came together in one large gathering that lasted Friday night and all day Saturday. Each session began with praise and worship, followed by a teaching, and finally, an opportunity to go forward to be prayed for by trained prayer ministers.

We drove down to Portland, Oregon on a Friday afternoon, stopping along the way to have lunch and shop at Powell’s Books. I mention this bookstore by name because it is giNORmous and well worth a visit if you are ever in Portland 🙂 

The enemy was hot on my tail that weekend and preceded each session with some crazy attempt to derail me. Click To Tweet

While in the bookstore I became suddenly sick to my stomach. After an extended time in the bathroom at Powell’s we headed to our hotel where I continued feeling sick to my stomach. I honestly didn’t think I’d make it to Friday night’s session but my stomach finally settled down and I was able to go to our first session, which turned out to be pretty amazing.

The next morning, as we drove  into the church parking lot I saw a whole group of the “beautiful people” from our church entering the front door together.  I became angry just looking at them and told my husband I didn’t want anything to do with “those people” and I was going to sit by myself.

And I did just that. In the back of the church.  As I sat by myself stewing a prayer counselor approached and asked if she could pray for me. Could I say, NO? Of course not. So she prayed, the inner turmoil eased, and I stayed through the session. Amazing again!

Finally, right before the final session on Saturday afternoon I received a call from my daughter, telling me that she’d just crashed her motorcycle.  She was bruised up a bit but she was okay. My emotions though? OYE!!!

But God prevailed over every attack of the enemy! Click To Tweet

The entire retreat was great but the following is the most powerful thing that happened to me that weekend:

I don’t recall what the particular teaching was that session but afterwards I went forward for prayer.  I also can’t remember who it was that prayed for me. A man, a woman, or maybe an angel. What I do remember is that this person said to me, “You have a spirit of death hanging over you.  What is that?”

Without thinking it through the word came rushing out of my mouth - Abortion. Click To Tweet

It was as if a light came on as I realized what had been causing my obsession with death.  I’d taken a life by having an abortion.

The enemy of our souls loves for us to keep our secrets hidden inside. When we confess our sins to God we receive His forgiveness (I John 1:9), but it was in confessing my secret sin to another person that a weight was lifted off my heavy shoulders.

“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.” James 5:16

More healing came later, back at home, when I shared this story with my small group, and even later as I’ve continued to share my story with the hope that others will also come to a place of healing.

If interested, you can read my full Abortion Story HERE.

Tomorrow, Day 19, I’ll be back to share a story of a girl. Her Name was Abortion.

Blessings loves,

You can start this series from Day 1 right HERE, and if you’re enjoying reading along please feel free to share away!

 

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Sunday:

SundaysAtHome, LifeOnLakeshoreDrive, SilverPenniesSundays, RusticAndRefined, Spiritual Sundays

Monday:

IShouldBeMoppingTheFloor, TheDedicatedHouse, Dwellings, ProjectInspired,  InspireMeMonday, CelebrateYourStory, What Joy is Mine/Monday Musings, Darling Downs Diaries, The Art of Homemaking, MomentsOfHope, Glimpses, SittingAmongFriends, InspireMeMonday, GodSizedDreams

 

Tuesday:

TalkOfTheTown, HomeStoriesAtoZ, AStrollThruLife, CoastalCharm, CedarHillFarmhouse, TuesdaysAtOurHome, TheWinthropChronicles,  Rich Faith Rising Unite Linky, Testimony Tuesday,Cheerleaders of Faith,Tell His Story

Wednesday:

SavvySouthernStyle, A Wise Woman Builds Her Home, Woman to Woman Word Filled Wednesdays, Coffee for Your Heart, MessyMarriage, ThreeWordWednesday,  WriterWednesday

Thursday:

ShareYourStyle, ImpartingGrace, EmbracingChange, HaveADailyCupOfMrsOlson, MyRepurposedLife, ADelightsomeLife, KatherinesCorner,  Thought Provoking Thursday, SincerelyPaulas, ThoughtfulThursday, Tune-inThursday

Friday:

FrenchCountryCottage, TheCharmOfHome, TheDedicatedHouseAnythingBlueFriday, ShabbyliciousFriday, Faith’nFriends,  Dance With Jesus FreshMarketFriday

Saturday:

FunkyJunkInteriors, SaturdaySparks, TheInspirationGallery, Make My Saturday Sweet

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Day 17 – Calling in the Troops & Forgiving Myself

October 17, 2018 by Patti 3 Comments

The Write 31 Days Challenge – 31 Days,Every Day,One Topic

Day 17

(day 1 starts here)

My husband felt helpless to help me, especially because I’d not wanted him to share with others how messed up I really was. But on the night when he found me at my worst, my frazzled, someone-please-help-me-with-my-wife hubby, placed a call to some trusted friends within the church. The reconnaissance team, the wearers of spiritual armor, the warriors in prayer.

This would be the beginning of season of change and I was more than ready.

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When I Thought I’d Lost Me He Knew Where I Left Me . . .Getting Downright Honest Here.

August 14, 2018 by Patti 25 Comments

How do I begin after reading so many welcoming comments on I’m Baaaaack . . .?

Here we are in our beautiful new lake home. A dream come true.

One would think life has been glorious right?  And in fact, in spite of people’s warnings, the building process was quite wonderful and fun and exciting.  It was also what saved me, on so many days, from falling into complete despair.

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Get Rid of the Grinchy Christmas Spirit for Good!

December 8, 2017 by Patti 14 Comments

How are you feeling this holiday season?  Based upon my quiet observation of:  people rolling down their windows and laying on horns to let those stopped in the middle of the intersection know just how stupid they really are, tired shoppers snapping at exhausted clerks in long lines at the shopping mall, or sobbing toddlers in a heap on the floor begging their mamas to be done already, I’d say that there is quite a bit of Grinchyness of spirit going around this year.

So I’m pulling up a post from Christmas past to share with you again.  I do hope it strikes a chord with those of you who may be feeling a bit undone and lacking in Christmas cheer.

Click on the link HERE – From Grinchy to Gracious to see how you can get rid of the Grinchy Christmas spirit for good!

I’ve been known to link up to the following great parties!!!

Sunday:

SundaysAtHome, TheDIYShowoff, LifeOnLakeshoreDrive, SilverPenniesSundays, RusticAndRefined, Spiritual Sundays

Monday:

IShouldBeMoppingTheFloor, TheDedicatedHouse, Dwellings, ProjectInspired,  InspireMeMonday, BetweenNapsOnThePorch, CelebrateYourStory, What Joy is Mine/Monday Musings, Darling Downs Diaries, The Art of Homemaking, MomentsOfHope, Glimpses, SittingAmongFriends, InspireMeMonday, GodSizedDreams

 

Tuesday:

TalkOfTheTown, HomeStoriesAtoZ, AStrollThruLife, CoastalCharm, CedarHillFarmhouse, TuesdaysAtOurHome, TheWinthropChronicles,  Rich Faith Rising Unite Linky, Testimony Tuesday,Cheerleaders of Faith,Tell His Story

Wednesday:

SavvySouthernStyle, A Wise Woman Builds Her Home, Woman to Woman Word Filled Wednesdays, Coffee for Your Heart, MessyMarriage, ThreeWordWednesday,  WriterWednesday

Thursday:

ShareYourStyle, ImpartingGrace, EmbracingChange, HaveADailyCupOfMrsOlson, MyRepurposedLife, ADelightsomeLife, KatherinesCorner,  Thought Provoking Thursday, SincerelyPaulas, ThoughtfulThursday, Tune-inThursday

Friday:

FrenchCountryCottage, TheCharmOfHome, TheDedicatedHouseAnythingBlueFriday, ShabbyliciousFriday, Sweet Inspiration,  Faith’nFriends, Missional Women Faith Filled Fridays, Dance With Jesus FreshMarketFriday

Saturday:

FunkyJunkInteriors, OneMoreTimeEvents,  SaturdaySparks, TheInspirationGallery, Make My Saturday Sweet

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Freedom Friday – God is Greater Than all our Storms

September 8, 2017 by Patti 10 Comments

A brand new day is dawning here in South Carolina and the weather forecasters say it will be a beautiful weekend, sunshine and 70’s.  But a storm is coming, and we’ve had a state of emergency declared, as Hurricane Irma blows her way toward Florida and then into the southeastern states.

Today my mood is light and, like the weekend forecast, I anticipate a fun weekend ahead with my hubby.  Right now the worries over my own life storms seem far, far away . . .

We all have stuff that can weigh us down don’t we?  The negative thoughts (real or imagined) that assault our minds, or actual outward circumstances that we can’t control.  The good news is:

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