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Jun 02 2014

On the Gift of Healing, Part 2

Author: Hannah • Discussion: No Comments

In my previous post, I expounded on the fact that all Believers in Christ have the authority to heal.  It is in our born-again DNA.  I’d like to take the time, here, to talk a little more about the practicalities of healing, as I have learned through reading the Word, reading books on healing, listening to Christians who are operating powerfully and effectively in the gift of healing, and through my own personal experience.  First and foremost, I’d like to say that, when it comes to healing:

I Don’t Know What I’m Doing:
That’s right.  I said it.  I have no idea how to heal someone.  You wanna know why?  Because I’m not the one who does the healing!!  In all honesty, about 100% of the time that I go to lay my hands on someone, I have, at least, a fleeting thought of, “Crud, what do I do?  … Read the rest

May 21 2014

The Importance of the Secret Place

Author: Hannah • Discussion: 1 Comment

There was once a time when I thought my “Quiet Time” with the Lord had to fit into a prescribed method.  In fact, when I heard about people who avidly set aside time in their “prayer closet,” I always wondered how they did things.  What was the magic structure that made the time right before God?

Was it, like…:

  • 3 minutes – reading daily devotional
  • 14 minutes – reading the Bible
  • 8 minutes – praying, (using the ACTS method, of course!!)
  • ADORATION (15 seconds)
  • CONFESSION (30 seconds)
  • THANKSGIVING (15 seconds)
  • SUPPLICATION (7 minutes)

And, not only that, but I thought my quiet time was “supposed” to take place at a certain time of the day — namely before the crack of dawn — a time in which my body just simply doesn’t seem to want to function!!… Read the rest