by Carolyn Rice | Dec 13, 2017 | spiritual growth
“You seem stronger somehow.” My friend stood next to me at the front of the church that Sunday. We had shared much lately, and she’d been mentoring me, discipling me, really. I was glad she’d noticed. I hadn’t told her that that week, I’d been memorizing scripture. I...
by Carolyn Rice | Dec 6, 2017 | healing |
Sample from Lord, I’m Broken; A 90-Day Devotional Day 51 He Knows Your Pain Page 101-102 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. Psalm 34:18 NLT Many a day I walked, head down, with tears in my eyes, away...
by Carolyn Rice | Nov 29, 2017 | Forgiveness
A Sample From Lord, I’m Broken: A 90-Day Devotional. Day 39 A Picture of Forgiveness ~Page 77-78 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly father will also forgive you. Matthew 6:14 NKJV “Would you forgive the debt?” The person who...
by Carolyn Rice | Nov 22, 2017 | healing |
That feeling of being unwanted. Ignored. Treated as less than. Rejection. Webster’s 1828 dictionary defines it as: The act of throwing away; the act of casting off or forsaking; refusal to accept or grant. How many of you have felt thrown away? Forsaken? Unaccepted by...
by Carolyn Rice | Nov 15, 2017 | healing
It was a simple email, yet, it would change my life. In my inbox sat an invitation to those who had gone through the Cleansing Stream retreat to go deeper, and take part in a two-year program of discipleship. As soon as I read it, I had this knowing that my husband...
by Carolyn Rice | Nov 8, 2017 | Uncategorized |
To plant the root of bitterness, all you must do is dwell on that wrong and stay angry. Repeat the offense to everyone who will listen. Soon you will be unable to think about anything else, and your anger will turn to hatred. You will have grown a bitter root, and you will poison those around you with it (Hebrews 12:15).
by Carolyn Rice | Nov 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Depression weighed heavy on me, every thought negative, bringing tears to my eyes. Misery clung to me, clutching my mind and heart in its evil hands. Trying to think happy thoughts or worshipping wasn’t working. In my office, a stack of cards I had recently written...
by Carolyn Rice | Oct 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Father God, I will not fear, for you are with me. I am not alone, and you will never leave me nor forsake me (Heb. 13:5). Even though my father and mother forsake me, you take me as your own (Psalm 27:10). When I have been disappointed, hurt and failed by people, I...
by Carolyn Rice | Oct 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thank you Father God, that you have heard my prayers, you have seen my weeping, and I am not alone. I rebuke every lie that has come to my mind asking if you care, and I break the lies off of my mind that have told me I am alone. The truth is, I am not alone, for my...
by Carolyn Rice | Oct 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
“I have seen people read the Bible through every year, yet remain spiritual babies,” our Bible College teacher said, “They read it just to read it, yet they don’t apply what they learn.” In the First John class, we learned the importance of not only putting the word...
