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Our Unbelieving Spouse, The Kids and Halloween
Read more: Our Unbelieving Spouse, The Kids and HalloweenI posted this last year, October 30, 2014 Greetings, It’s a Thursday afternoon. I’m in my office typing, sorting and thinking. Worship music is playing softly, drifting down the hall from the kitchen. Rain is on the way. Oh, thank you Papa!!!! I have some thoughts about tomorrow. Halloween was always one of the highlights…
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Unequally Yoked and the Atheist Blogs
Read more: Unequally Yoked and the Atheist BlogsWeekends we re-post from our archives, articles which remain relevant for the spiritually mismatched marriage. This post is part III in this series. Click on Part I and Part II to read the precursors to this article. This was originally posted on April 20, 2012. ***** Unequally Yoked and the Atheist Blogs Part III A few…
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How Do We Love?
Read more: How Do We Love?My friends, I’d planned to talk briefly about love and then move into thankfulness, but the Holy Spirit impressed our Father’s heart on this subject upon me and I want to give that ample space. So today we will talk about love, the second key in this Abundant Life series. I want to tell you…
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Do We Have to Forgive?
Read more: Do We Have to Forgive?The week before last I mentioned three keys to walking in the abundant life. This is about walking in more fullness in our faith, intimacy with God and the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has been showing me some new insights to one of these in particular and the enemy has been…
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The Shoes of the Gospel of Peace
Read more: The Shoes of the Gospel of PeaceHello SUMites, My friends, fall is in the air and in some places it’s already winter! Wacky weather! But I LOVE this time of year and I am especially fond of my pumpkin flavored coffee. Yum and eee! Weather is a perfect metaphor of our lives. Our circumstances will and often change drastically, unexpectedly and…
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Archive Post: The Sanctified Unbeliever
Read more: Archive Post: The Sanctified UnbelieverMy friends, today's post is from September 20, 2011 and addresses a very powerful verse for the spiritually mismatched-sanctification. This is part of our authority in Christ and a topic that needs frequent revisiting. It is a truth that is full of hope for all SUMites. Our faith plays a powerful roll in God's relentless…
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Reminders That Our God Is A God Of Miracles – This is One!
Read more: Reminders That Our God Is A God Of Miracles – This is One!Sometimes we need reminded. Sometimes we cry out, “God, help me overcome my unbelief.” It’s moments like I’m about to describe which will fill you with fresh hope and faith in the divine! I want to introduce you to Keira & Kylea. (Photo below) They are seven and eleven years old. These sisters are something…
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Guest Post: Abiding…Not Just Visiting by Ian Acheson
Read more: Guest Post: Abiding…Not Just Visiting by Ian AchesonDear friends, our very own Ian Acheson has a wonderful post for us today about how we spend time with God. This is such a good reminder of how much our God loves just spending time with us and for us to be be in His presence. And the importance of reading and knowing God's…
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A Miller Family Update: The Battle for My Family
Read more: A Miller Family Update: The Battle for My FamilyJuly 2015: My daughter Leslie and I out for a day of fun. Dear friends, before I jump into those three keys I mentioned last week, I would like to give you an update on some interesting changes in my family-my daughter Leslie and my husband. And I want to thank Karyn for giving me…
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What Happens When You Hunger For More Of God – Lynn’s Story
Read more: What Happens When You Hunger For More Of God – Lynn’s StoryThis is an unlikely story. This is a story of a God who loves one ordinary woman with such capacity and faithfulness that He would move His hand in astounding circumstances to touch her life and respond to the cry of her heart. This is my story. An ordinary blonde, sometimes whacky and somehow hopeful,…
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Unequally Yoked and the Atheist Blogs
Read more: Unequally Yoked and the Atheist BlogsWeekends we re-post from our archives, articles which remain relevant for the spiritually mismatched marriage. I'm posting today (Saturday) as I'm out of town attending the Open Heavens Conference. I hope to share some amazing stories from the week on Monday and then we will pick up our Spiritual Warfare series after that. This particular…
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Unequally Yoked and the Atheist Blogs
Read more: Unequally Yoked and the Atheist BlogsWeekends we re-post from our archives, articles which remain relevant for the spiritually mismatched marriage. I'm posting today (Friday) and the follow up post, tomorrow (Saturday) as I'm out of town attending the Open Heavens Conference. I hope to share some amazing stories from the week on Monday and then we will pick up our…
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Your Mismatched Marriage Isn’t a “But” (part 2)
Read more: Your Mismatched Marriage Isn’t a “But” (part 2)My friends, on Tuesday we started talking about seeing our marriages instead of a but, to see them as a "But God…" My heart is to encourage you to walk in God's truths and to be all that His heart and love have declared and planned for you to be. The more I work in…
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Your Mismatched Marriage Isn’t a “But” (part 1)
Read more: Your Mismatched Marriage Isn’t a “But” (part 1)My friends, I want to touch on an area that I feel the Holy Spirit has placed on my heart. I sense there are some of you out there who are reading this spiritual warfare series and seeing your marriages (regardless of how you got there) as blocks to all that God has for you.…
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Authority – The Believer’s Responsibility
Read more: Authority – The Believer’s ResponsibilityLast Monday we took a look at authority. The central message of this post is to clearly establish through scripture that Jesus passed His authority to His disciples, including modern day disciples. That would be us. We are commanded to follow in His teachings and to fulfil the purposes of the Kingdom of God. The…
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The Physical Connection
Read more: The Physical ConnectionToday's archival post is from August 18, 2009 and was a guest post on Patty Wysong's blog, Adding Zest. Since we've been covering spiritual warfare, this post is another aspect of the importance our armor can play in staying connected to our pre-believer. Love you, my friends! ~Dineen ****** One of the most difficult parts…
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Let’s Talk Trash!
Read more: Let’s Talk Trash!The Shield of Righteousness Hello Nation of Amazing Believers! You are conquerors. Overcomers, sealed by the blood of Jesus. You are destined for GREATNESS. You are filled with the love our Sovereign God and blessed with the power of the Holy Spirit. You are people who live in a standard of truth and righteousness. You…
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Wearing Our Armor-God’s Word
Read more: Wearing Our Armor-God’s WordMy friends, I want to share with you today how I “pray on” my armor. And I do this out loud whenever possible. I know that can be awkward at times in our spiritually mismatched places, but I find bathrooms, closets and cars to be good places when needed! Lord, today I am putting on…
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Under the Umbrella of Our Amor and Identity
Read more: Under the Umbrella of Our Amor and IdentityMy friends, forgive me if my last post confused you but I promise that as I wrap this up it will all make sense. As the Holy Spirit has revealed more and more of the importance and power God’s Word plays in our lives, I am undone by it. And my prayer is that by…
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They Are ALWAYS Listening. Our Authority
Read more: They Are ALWAYS Listening. Our AuthorityThis is one of the most important post to read. Please take the time to make it to the bottom. Hugs, Lynn SUMites, after writing the post, Legal Permissions, that I was originally intended to post today, the Holy Spirit strongly impressed upon me that we need to first consider our authority in Jesus. That…
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The Belt of Truth
Read more: The Belt of TruthOkay, I feel better. Let's get going….. Do you have a Buddha statue in your front yard? How about a stone idol that you worship in your front room? Ahem, NO! My friends, the enemy isn’t that obvious. Do you know how he goes about with his deceptions? He asks a question. Now the serpent…
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We are Righteous, Shielded and Unlimited!
Read more: We are Righteous, Shielded and Unlimited!My friends, I heard a speaker once explain that the belt was a crucial part of a Roman soldier’s armor, because it held the rest in place. I find that so symbolic in that it is the first piece of armor that Paul speaks of and because all that we are and do as believers…
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Lies, Fear and Armor. Oh my!
Read more: Lies, Fear and Armor. Oh my!Over my next couple posts (possibly more) I want to talk to you about our identity and our armor. I’ve felt the need the last few weeks to pray on my armor every day and as I’ve done so the Holy Spirit has shown me a stunning truth. Our identity in Christ and the Armor…
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Are You Stepping Out From Under The Umbrella of God’s Protection?
Read more: Are You Stepping Out From Under The Umbrella of God’s Protection?The response to our series is overwhelmingly enthusiastic. It’s becoming crystal clear that God’s people are yearning to know the truth about whom we battle and how to win. I’m so encouraged by your eagerness and your commitment to the process. We need to start with understanding the Theater of War of the Kingdom of…