Welcome to Places In The Father’s Heart Newsletter Blog. We hope you will enjoy visiting with us through the articles we write as well as the articles we post from others.
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Resting in the Father’s Embrace,
Roger and Gerri
Time after time we hear in prayer ministry, “Roger and Gerri, I truly thought I’d forgiven ____ for their sin against me. Why don’t I sense that forgiveness has taken root in me? Why does it seem that I come back around this mountain repeatedly, only to meet myself with the sense that the issue is still unresolved?
The answer to this timeless merry-go-round is that forgiveness and healing are two different issues. Forgiveness is a simple act of our will (choice) to forgive the person who hurt us. It can be as straightforward as, “Please forgive me for stepping on your foot” or as difficult as “Please forgive me for committing adultery” or some other very deeply wounding act. Perhaps your child has violated you and dishonored you in some way. It could be that you invested years of your life into someone you thought would never betray you and then it happened. They not only turned their back on you, but they spoke terrible words against you. Woundedness comes as a part of life. We are commanded many places in the scriptures to forgive; to give the gift of forgiveness to those who don’t deserve it just as Jesus forgave us when we didn’t deserve it. We muster the courage to say the words, often times with absolutely no feelings behind them, yet something huge takes place in the realm of the spirit when our mouths say, “I forgive” and our hearts say, “I really want to do this.” It must be by faith that we courageously speak the words and then release the person of all responsibility. When we do that, we have just taken the bold first step in our own healing journey. Read the rest of this entry »
One of the most difficult circumstances in my life has been the lesson of learning to let go. Addicted to relationships and the mercy/people person that I am has often led me down a pathway that has caused me much pain and heart ache in my life. But through all the pain and heartache, I am learning how to let go in a healthy way foregoing pain for freedom, woundedness for forgiveness and experiencing great peace and rest. As I have worked on my legitimacy issues, I have come into a new place in relationship with my Father and in so doing, I believe I have discovered a great key to life…learning how to let go and release others to freely move on to their own destinies without me! It’s really not about them moving away, it’s about me maturing into the Daughter of the Most High God that He has intended me to be all along. When He fills all your love hunger needs, you will not need other relationships to do that. What happens is that when you let go, you make room for Him to give you the relationships that He intends for you to have. Believe me; they are much sweeter and much more productive than the ones you try to make happen in your life! High maintenance relationships are not fun and they require great strength physically, emotionally and spiritually to maintain. They just simply ‘wear you out’! Read the rest of this entry »
It is sad that many Christians believe that living a Godly life, a life of righteousness, has attached to it too big a price to pay, so they choose to live a worldly, self-centered life. They do not realize how big a price they are paying by rejecting the life that Father has made available for them. They have settled for a CZ in place of a diamond, fool’s gold in place of real gold, counterfeits instead of what is real. They continue to chase the all elusive happiness instead of enjoying the life giving fruit of Father’s love, the peace of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit. What a tragedy! What a waste! Read the rest of this entry »
Recently Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of Billy Graham, was interviewed by Erin Roach of the Baptist Press. In the interview she talks candidly about how necessary it is to downplay religion in exchange for relationship with the Lord. Click here to see what she has to say: http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=31807
Below is a testimony we received recently. It is a wonderful glory story of the love of the Father working profoundly in a life that was broken and lifeless…until the ministry of Jesus, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the love of the Father came to heal the broken hearted and set the captive free. Read the rest of this entry »
It is important to realize that God does not count success as we count success. In our culture today, we are bombarded by things that the world calls success. We often term success by an individual’s wealth, by the kind of vehicle they drive, by the neighborhood they live in, by the labels of the clothes they wear, by the country club they belong to, by the company they work for, or by the number of friends they have. We must remember that success is not measured by what we have; it is measured by who we are. Read the rest of this entry »
Across the world spiritual eyes are opening as religious scales are falling off and the kingdom of God is beginning to be clearly seen by many for the first time. A fresh surging flow of God’s pure love is releasing forgiveness, purity, and true holiness, consuming religious strife and debate and opening the door for pure wisdom from above enlightening our souls and driving our inner motives of life.
Eyes are opening to see that the kingdom of heaven has been at hand, right there beside us waiting for us to reach out and lay hold of it. All the attributes of Christ and Father God have been awaiting our response of grasping the full provision of the place in this life prepared for us by our Lord, Savior, and King Christ Jesus. Read the rest of this entry »
Recently professional golfing legend Lee Trevino was asked what is the greatest lesson he’s tried to pass on to his children. I loved his answer.
“One thing I’ve told them is that your word is your bond. That once you’ve lost your word, you’ve lost all your dignity. So when you tell someone that you’re going to do something, you do it. Regardless if it costs you. And it will cost you money sometimes, cost you time. But you gave them your word.” Read the rest of this entry »
Here is an excellent, short video clip on how to honor others and the impact it can carry in your world. www.blueribbonmovie.com to view.
Conflict is a part of every life here on earth. We have had our share. Al Ells of Leaders That Last in Phoenix, AZ has long been our friend and mentor . We consider him now to be one of our Spiritual Fathers in the faith. In the following article Al shares with us 10 easy steps to resolve conflict. They are excellent. We have used them countless times in our healing journey. We suggest that you make a copy for your mirror, your desk drawer and for your fridge!
http://www.leadersthatlast.org/pdfs/ten_proven_steps_to_conflict_resolution.pdf
