“This is my beloved Son, listen to Him” (Matthew 17:5, Mark 9:7, Luke 9:35). My journey to unshakeable peace – total freedom – began when I started listening to Jesus more than I listened to people’s opinions of Jesus. When I heard Him speak His words of truth and love into my heart, my heart was set free from the lies I was unknowingly living. Friends’ and counselors’ words…..
When I was in Jericho, Palestine I personally witnessed the miraculous healing, through prayer alone, of this little boy who was born deaf and mute. Karen, our leader at The Living Bread mission base, placed her hands on the little boy’s ears and prayed simply, “Come Lord Jesus and open up this child’s ears so that he may hear how much you love him” (When Jesus Answers p. 215). I had never seen any other healing quite like it in…..
Have you ever heard people say, “I knew what do do when I prayed and then felt a sense of peace.” I used to do that too until I realized it was entirely backwards! God’s peace is our litmus test. It is to be a constant reality as we live in His Presence. When that peace is removed, then I know I have stepped out of His arms of protection. NEVER has this been more poignantly experienced than when…..