I am woman. Hear me pray. I am not inferior. I am not superior. I am equal. I am strong. I am made in His image. The same Jesus that dwells in you, dwells in me. The same Jesus that redeemed the world from the Fall, redeemed me. I am woman. Hear me pray. I am meek enough to kiss the boo boo on my child’s knee. Yet fierce enough...
The Spirit of the Lord
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon you…” Those are the words I heard as I lay in my bed, asking God to speak to me this morning. I’m familiar with the reference but not sure why God is speaking this to me. I just completed a women’s retreat and after most speaking engagements, I am now wrestling with feelings of inadequacy. Thoughts like, “why wasn’t anyone healed? I should...
Know
Be still Stop your striving. Desist your work. Stop fighting. Surrender your anxiety. Calm down. Be quiet. Step out of traffic. Know. Learn. Recognize. Gain an intimate understanding. Be still and know.. He is good. He is faithful. He is all-powerful. He is patient, kind, abounding in love. He holds our destiny. He is a door opener. He performs miracles. He is the lover our souls. He will never leave...
Free. Forgiven. Favored.
Rescued. Redeemed. Reconciled. That is who we are as believers. We were rescued. That word means to draw to ones self. To deliver. God delivered us from the chains of darkness – from fear, from hopelessness, from sin, from disobedience – unto Himself – into the Kingdom Of Jesus. We are no longer slaves to sin but to righteousness. Sin is no longer our master. If we find ourselves partnering with...
What’s on Your Mind?
Facebook asks, “What’s on your mind?” What is on my mind – work. 100 students taking their first test. Have I adequately prepared them? Will they do well? What could I have done differently. What is on my mind – #redefined. Will people buy it? Will it change lives? Will it bring emotional and physical healing? But those thoughts of worry are overcome when I remember, I have the mind...
A Sweet Aroma
It was eleven years ago. I was standing in front of my class teaching and this young man walked in. At our school, some of the higher functioning students with mental disabilities came to our rooms to collect the recyclables. He was one of those students. He walked right in and interrupted my lesson to tell me he had seen Horton Hears a Who over the weekend. He went on,...
I Am Melissa…
Do you believe in the accuracy of the Bible but do not believe that God’s same power to heal as revealed in these stories is applicable for you today? When my children were little, I gave my daughter a toy. Her older brother asked, “Why does Lyndsay get a toy?” I jokingly replied, “Because she is Lyndsay.” He looked at me with the indignation of a six year old and...
Full Access
Yesterday we visited St. Joseph’s Oratory, the largest church in Canada. The church is stunning. The statutes, the architectural structure, the stained glass windows all are breathtaking. It is believed Brother Bessette had healing power through his dedication to St. Joseph and many people were healed. There is a display of abandoned crutches as people left healed. B But as I walked through the halls of this beautiful church with...
Know Your Audience
My book, Redefined, is being published October 1. Yesterday, I was tasked with finding an intriguing catch phrase to put on the back cover. As I was skimming the book to find the right phrase, God began to show me why the book was written. To invite women who struggle with guilt and shame into freedom. To heal women of the pain of rejection. To encourage women there is life...
It Is Finished!
I was commenting on the humility of a former student, R. Another student said, “Well M is also humble. Even though she makes an A on most tests, she still worries about her grade and thinks she didn’t do well.” I looked at M (she is a former student and we have a great relationship) and said, “That’s not being humble. That’s being neurotic.” Then I thought about us as...