Breakthrough Living

  • What Does God Want From Me?

    What Does God Want From Me?

    Hello SUMite Nation, The Holy Spirit is speaking the Word – PRAYER! (Don’t tune out. This is good.) “Oh man, did she just write – PRAYER.” Did you just whisper this under your breath? Let me explain what I feel the Lord is impressing upon me as well as upon most of His church right…

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  • Want To Know How To Pray For Real Results?

    Want To Know How To Pray For Real Results?

    A few weeks ago I experienced a breakthrough in my faith walk. Breakthroughs are amazing but I find in my life they usually follow a difficult season. This was true once again for me. However, the result of persevering in faith through the challenges is astonishing. So my friends, if you are in the darkest…

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  • Consuming Fears About our Children

    Consuming Fears About our Children

    On Friday I shared some truths about stepping out of this curse of the fear of man. Growing in our faith was the first truth I shared and leads to victorious living. Our faith growth, learning and living out of God’s Truths is what I stand upon every day. I’ve become a ROCK, a house…

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  • Breakthrough after years of…….

    Breakthrough after years of…….

    Part III today… Part I (click here) Part II (click here) —– Granddaughter reunion in January But, my friends, wait as I grab tissue to dab at the tears, there is STILL MORE. Yesterday, when my mother called to check up on my health progress, at the end of our phone call, I said, “Mom, thank…

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  • No Longer A Pre-believer but a Believer

    No Longer A Pre-believer but a Believer

    Today I have another amazing story that arrived in my email box. This is from Pam Anderson who has been a SUMite for a number of years. She is sharing what is happening in her home right now. I pray you are greatly encouraged and also find these breakthroughs she is experiencing are for you…

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  • Healing The Heart Of The Spiritually Mismatched

    Healing The Heart Of The Spiritually Mismatched

    Over the past several weeks we have covered many topics about loneliness and suffering. We have looked at these through the lens of God’s Word and our unique marriage struggles. I feel as though it’s time to wrap up this series. So, how do we find healing?  And how do we maintain our healing as…

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  • Conference At Merriman in Garden City, MI

    Conference At Merriman in Garden City, MI

    Perhaps for a moment in time, just perhaps, we stood upon holy ground.   Matthew 16:19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”   I bet many of you know…

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  • God Shows Up

    God Shows Up

    It’s the final day of our community fast. SUM family, what an experience. For me personally, at the beginning of the week, I was feeling far away from God. I had lost my will to pray and even reading His Word felt as a chore. I was stinging from family pain over the holidays and…

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  • The Sword Of The Spirit

    The Sword Of The Spirit

    Gang, Can you believe it? Today, is my last post in my Spiritual Warfare series. I truly hope that you were empowered and found yourself with more armor, more protection and greater understanding of the real battle that is at hand every day and every moment of our life. We have talked about the Word…

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  • Guest Post: Blessed are the Peacemakers

    Guest Post: Blessed are the Peacemakers

    Dear friends, we have some more exciting news for you today. Our very own SUMite, Ian Acheson, has come on board with us and will be posting the first Wednesday of each month. As you know, Ian is the author of Angel Guard and has written guest posts with us periodically. We are so thankful to…

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  • I Kick Disappointment To The Curb!

    I Kick Disappointment To The Curb!

    I began this series on disappointment from a place of victory. Last week I have shared my defeat, struggle in captivity of the enemy and my escape. I have told you that we face a very real enemy who is continually looked for ways to derail our faith and life in God. The enemy will…

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  • Take Six Steps Out Of Disappointment

    Take Six Steps Out Of Disappointment

    SUMite Family: I struggled in my prayer time so I made myself write down the many past encounters, blessings, provisions and favor the Lord has poured into my life over the past 20 years. My undeniable encounter, with the power and love of Christ was on October 12, 2012. That moment changed me and everything…

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  • God’s Dream For Your Life Is Bigger Than You Can Imagine!!

    God’s Dream For Your Life Is Bigger Than You Can Imagine!!

    SUMite Nation: Many of you participated in our Dream With God experience during Rosh Hashanah, 2014. If you didn’t, don’t click out. Because God is up to some crazy, neat stuff and our entire community is part of this. I thought my “Dream List” was crazy, BIG and filled with impossibilities but this past week,…

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  • Pray With Power

    Pray With Power

    I believe. I’ve decided that I believe the Bible. I believe the sun and moon stood still and there has never been a day like that before or since then. But I believe that if God tells me to command the sun, He will surely do it. And He will send the hailstones as well…

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  • Keys and Power

    Keys and Power

    On Friday we asked the question; Do we as modern day believers have access to Resurrection power? Here is the short answer:  -Ephesians 1:15-23 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance…

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  • Stop The Sun and Holy Goosies!

    Stop The Sun and Holy Goosies!

    SUMite Nation: Our favor, as Kingdom people, is dawning. If you remember from Monday’s post, the Lord has me camped on the passage in Matthew 16. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.…

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  • Spirit of Self-hatred – Annihilated…. Hallelujah!

    Spirit of Self-hatred – Annihilated…. Hallelujah!

    There are many reasons why Dineen and I serve in ministry. There are times when it’s tough as people are broken, sick, oppressed and lost. We, the mismatched are truly on the front lines in our own homes, warring for our families.  Ministry can be tough but it’s for moments like Tiffany’s that I get…

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  • This Time, I Prayed Differently For My Husband -Chronicles Of The Donovan Clan

    This Time, I Prayed Differently For My Husband -Chronicles Of The Donovan Clan

    I started to pray differently.  My friends, in the past two weeks I’ve experienced a shaking. A shaking in my prayer life, my husband has been shaken, our marriage too. God is shaking things that have been entwined in our marriage for nearly two decades.  Two weeks ago I prayed for my husband and since…

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  • Secret Sin – A Barrier To Breakthrough

    Secret Sin – A Barrier To Breakthrough

    Okay, so weird. In the past two weeks I’ve heard more messages about prayer than I could have dreamed. Even today at church, the message was: Why Pray?  My friends, let’s talk about this unique thing, we the religious, call prayer. In fact, right off the bat, I want to debunk all the “religiousness” off…

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  • Where’s My Breakthrough?

    Where’s My Breakthrough?

    My friends,  Well, I’m here. After a bout with the stomach flu. Sheesh, it’s a mystery. I experience miraculous healing in my wrist yet I continue to fight on this challenging front of colds and flues. Can I just toss this statement out there.  The Kingdom of God is often times mysterious.  I want to…

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  • Breakthrough – Disappointment- Thanksgiving and More On Our Final Day Of Fasting

    Breakthrough – Disappointment- Thanksgiving and More On Our Final Day Of Fasting

    Hello Sumite Family – Church Without Walls.  Can you believe it’s already the last day of our fast? Reading through the comments has been amazing. I have prayed for all of you. This has been an amazingly sweet time with our Lord. And as I spoke to Dineen yesterday about this fast, we marveled at…

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