Author: Melinda

I, like Mary, am mostly found at the feet of Jesus asking for words that give life. I blog straight from the heart with the encouragement gleaned from sitting at His feet. So sit down at the well and drink deep. Know you are His Beloved. I am 46, on disability due to Fibromyalgia, a worshiper, a daughter of a King, a wife with the best husband in the world, a mother of four beautiful girls, a student pursuing a degree in Christian Counseling, a writer, a vocalist, and coffee lover. My best friend is a good book, and my nemesis is the perpetual laundry pile. I love to watch movies that take me away, quilt, crochet, knit, and learn. I pray the words written here are not written in vain but are purposed by God to encourage His Beloved. Thank you for stopping by. Oh, How He Loves Us!
Heart Strings

Rid Yourself of Self Hatred

Melinda

When you hate yourself you give way to psychosomatic illnesses due to feeling guilty, because you are saying you should be punished. God wants us to prosper and be in good health, even as our soul prospers.(3 John 2) Forgiving yourself removes sickness of the soul which makes way for righteousness consciousness. It's Worship Wednesday!… Continue reading Rid Yourself of Self Hatred

Heart Strings

Marvelous Monday: How to Put on Spiritual Armor

Melinda

Do you know how to put your spiritual armor on? Here's an example: I place upon my head the helmet of salvation. I am saved. I place upon my chest the breastplate of righteousness, Jesus' righteousness. I place upon my waist the belt of truth, God your Word is truth. I place upon my feet… Continue reading Marvelous Monday: How to Put on Spiritual Armor

Depression, Encouragement, Faith, Heart Strings, Light, Prayer

Seeing The Light

Melinda

Sunlight After the Storm Courtesy of PublicDomainPictures.net In Him was life, and the life. was the light of men. John1:4 This morning it was dark and rainy outside. Now the sun is shining behind all the clouds just peeking through. Yet that overcomes lthe darkness. Are you surrounded by clouds, a season of darkness in… Continue reading Seeing The Light

Another Samaritan Woman, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Front Lines of the Mind, My Mess is a Message

Childhood Sexual Abuse and We Too

Melinda

I was sexually abused by my father for 14 years. Then sexually abused in my first marriage among emotional, and physical abuse. It has been a long road to recovery that I am still on to renew my mind with the word of God and the help of my therapist and EMDR therapy. I wrote… Continue reading Childhood Sexual Abuse and We Too

Another Samaritan Woman, evangelism, Heart Strings, Living Water, Women in Ministry

The Importance of Testimony

Melinda

If you only knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, "Give me a drink, " you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.  John 4:10 NKJV Read John 4:1-39 Hot in a Parched Land It is the middle of the day.  Hot, in a… Continue reading The Importance of Testimony