I was raised an Anglican and heard the words Father Son and Holy Spirit since I was born, yet I never really understood who the Holy Spirit was. I could grasp the idea of Jesus and my Heavenly Father, but the Holy Spirit was a bit of a mystery.
Lord, what do you want to speak to me this morning about the eyes of my heart and focus?
Lord, what do you want to speak to me concerning law and grace?
Below Shelli shares how God prompted her to teach children to hear God's voice and the transformation in their lives and families. We have tools to teach every age level how to hear God's voice, from 3 years old to 93!
Four days after leaving the hospital from my heart bypass surgery, I met for the first time with a nurse practitioner at the office of my “functional medicine” MD, Dr. Jose Fernandez who was recommended to me by my chiropractor. She told us to purchase a $30 blood pressure monitor and check my blood pressure morning and evening. I did. You can also purchase one from Amazon.
I saw it steadily going down, which concerned me. So I called the hospital where the surgery was performed and talked to the head nurse on the floor I was on. She informed me the first of the two numbers given in a blood pressure test is the number to be concerned about and it should not go below 90 (I was still at 92.) The first number (systolic) is your blood pressure when the heart beats and pressure is exerted in the arteries, and the second number (diastolic) is blood pressure between each heartbeat when the heart is at rest and not pumping blood into the arteries.
While in the hospital recovering from bypass surgery, I found the most effective prayers I prayed were those using imagery, where I saw the prayer need already met by my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and we were celebrating together in a field. Since I grew up on a dairy farm, I LOVE open grassy fields. We were laughing and having fun!
When we pray in tongues, our spirit prays. We are speaking mysteries to God, and we are building ourselves up in the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 14:2,4). Malachi Talabi shares a vision and his journaling concerning this revelation below. It is powerful!
(Much of the information below is my summary of the book, How God Changes Your Brain by Andrew Newberg M.D. and Mark Robert Waldman. I have added my own reflections to their ideas.)
Satan is a thief who comes to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10). Facing surgery next Monday for the diagnosis of bladder cancer…much fear, doubt, pictures of my death, the laughter of others who have spoken evil things about me flash through my mind. I recognize them all from satan, the accuser, liar and thief. I renounce and rebuke demons of self pity, fear, doubt and unbelief.
My first choice is always prayer and nutrition. I believe that if you give your body the right tools to work with, it has been designed by God to heal itself. The right tools include great nutrition. I also believe that, in a crisis situation, pharmaceuticals can be a good stopgap measure.
