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She Heard, She Came, She Received

Posted by Deanna on Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 in Faith | Comments (1)

As I pondered Wives of Faith’s theme for this next season, “Come As You Are,” I am reminded of the scripture Mark 5:25-34.  This is the story about a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years.  She spent all of her money on many physicians and still was not healed.  She had heard about Jesus and heard He was in town.  Somehow she knew if she could just touch the hem of His garment, she would be healed.  She made her way through the crowd, came behind Jesus and touched His garment.  Immediately, she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction.  Jesus knew someone had touched Him because He felt the power go out of Him.  With excitement and enthusiasm, He asked the disciples who touched Him.  Because of the crowd of people pressing up against Him, they did not see who it was.  Finally, when Jesus sees this woman face to face, He tells her that her faith has made her well and to go in peace and be healed of her affliction.

Imagine for a moment that you are this woman, sick for twelve years, having seen many doctors with no relief and you are broke.  You had heard that this man named Jesus who healed a multitude of people and performed many miracles was in town and He could heal you.  You are desperate for some relief and will do anything to get to Jesus, even if all you could do is touch the hem of His garment.  You have played this image over and over in your head.  You have gone back to the people that told you about Jesus and asked them to tell you again about this man that can heal you.  You go to where He is and make your way through the crowd to only touch the hem of His garment.  Immediately, you feel relief.  Afterwards, with a sense of awe and reverence, you finally have an encounter with this man named Jesus.  You see the excitement in His face because He knows that you heard about Him from others, you asked about Him, you came to see Him and you exercised your faith.  With much love and kindness, He cups your face in His hands, just like a father would his child’s, and blesses you.   After receiving His blessing, that peace that passes all human understanding comes cascading over you.  You walk away from Him never to be the same, changed forever.

Have you ever been sick and tired of being sick and tired?  I can only imagine that this is the place she was in and was very desperate for some relief.  Are you desperate for some relief?  You may not need relief in your body, but maybe your mind or your soul needs relief.

I think we can all agree that the military lifestyle can wreak havoc on our body, mind and soul if we allow it to.  You may be doing just fine and that is great, but do you know someone that is desperate for a healing?  Do you know someone that is desperate enough to push through a crowd just to touch the hem of His garment?  If so, tell them about Wives of Faith, tell them this is a safe place and they are more than welcome to come as they are. This is a place where Jesus is introduced to some and shared more intimately with others.  It is the cry of all of us at Wives of Faith that military wives from all walks of life will hear about Jesus from you, they will come to Wives of Faith to receive from Him and we will all go on our journey of life carrying His peace.

Dear Lord, I am desperate for some relief in my life.  I do believe that you are the Great Physician and You will bring healing to my life and other lives.  I long to hear You say to me, “Daughter, your faith has made you well.  Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”  Help me share with other daughters the healing that You so graciously give.  Amen.

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Freedom to Say No

Posted by Deanna on Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 in Daily Encouragements, Deployment | Comments (0)

“Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, and the strength of salvation;
the fear of the Lord is His treasure.”  Isaiah 33:6 (NKJV) Read More→

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Not Too Late To Set 2010 Goals

Posted by Deanna on Saturday, January 30th, 2010 in Deployment | Comments (3)

At the beginning of each year, there is a desire within me for a new beginning, a fresh start.  We are four weeks into the New Year and yes that desire is still there, but something is different.  In a “normal” year, I like to sit down the first week of January and make a list of goals of what I want to accomplish during the upcoming year.  Realization is starting to settle in and I am figuring out that 2010 is not one of those “normal” years.  I am in the midst of my husband’s deployment, working full time and a mother of a busy teenager.  So, at the end of the day, my only goal is to get in bed and try to fall asleep at a decent hour so I can start the next day all over again.  Does this sound familiar to some of you?

Goal setting for me has always been about what I want to accomplish in the New Year.  Even though I have not taken the time to write out my goals for this New Year, God has used the last couple of weeks preparing my heart for His goals that He has for me.  Whether it is through reading His word, listening to excellent teachings of His word, having conversations or quiet time in prayer, God is speaking to me and this year I do not want to miss what He is saying.  I would like to share with you some thoughts and scriptures that God has given me that may help you look at goal setting differently and also help you reach your God-given potential this year.

Just recently I read and studied the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead in John 11.  Jesus had asked for the stone to be rolled away from the tomb.  Martha’s response was no different than how we would have responded.  She told him there would be a stench since Lazarus had been dead for four days.  Jesus replies to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”  A question that was asked of me, I now ask of you.  What stone in your life are you refusing to roll away?  I truly believe that if God has given us dreams and visions for our life, He will sometimes ask us to roll away some stones.  Do you believe?  Do you want to see the glory of God?  This year allow and cooperate with God as He prepares you for what He has in store for you.

Whatever goals God has given you to achieve this year, refuse to live your life without passion and enthusiasm.  Ecclesiastes 9: 10 (NKJ) states, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.”  Refuse to overlook or lose sight of the gift that God placed in you.  Paul, in his letters to Timothy, tells him in 1 Timothy 4:14, “Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.”  Paul reminds him again in 2 Timothy 1:6, “Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.”

This new year, join me as I prayerfully ask God what He wants to accomplish through me in 2010.  He has something spectacular prepared for each of us.  Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) states, “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

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