healing

  • How do you lead people in healing prayer sessions?

    Three of us hopped on a Zoom and had a chat about healing prayer sessions and how they could be different than other healing and deliverance modalities. Request a session below or learn more: https://www.coachinginfreedom.com http://www.freedomcoachingcircle.ca https://www.merriellen.com/books https://www.merriellen.com/events #prayerlife #prayerful #connectingwithjesus #presenceofgod #immanuelapproach #immanuelprayer #immanuel #soulcare #spiritualgrowth #spiritualdirector  #spiritualdirectionandsoulcare #healingcareministries #healingcare #christianspiritualdirector #christianspirituality #christianspiritualformation #christianspiritual…

  • Letter to the One Who is Bleeding

    Photo by cottonbro studio Dear Beloved, I write to you as someone who understands the deep desire to be seen, heard, and valued. There’s an ache within, longing for validation, significance, and understanding. I see you.I hear you. You express yourself online, sharing your struggles, your hurts, your battles. Your heart spills onto the digital…

  • The Impossible Turn Around

    Photo by Jill Wellington Do you ever feel lost in the battle? A recent client was feeling lost too. I recently asked her how the situation was now going… “Merri Ellen, thank you for reminding me!”  She had completely forgotten!  I was amazed. I remember how she was once so exhausted that she did the…

  • Stuck in Enabling?

    There’s an ungodly tie between you and another when there’s an enabling relationship.  It could feel like you have a chain around your heart tied to the other person. It’s when you consciously or unconsciously, allow another person’s harmful or negative behavior to continue.  Examples: 1. Substance abuse enabling: A person in a relationship with…

  • My 12 Step Prayer

    1. Father God, I am nothing without you 2. God, you are my firm foundation 3. Jesus, I bind my will to your will 4. God, search my heart 5. God, I confess all sin to you 6. Jesus, heal my heart from wounding 7. God, I loose from my soul, all that is evil…

  • How the Book Launch Day Went…

    My day started with my pup insisting she sit on my lap as I tried to get ready to hop on zooms with people… (and my hubby sitting across from us smiling with his morning cup of coffee.) And then…I found myself playing dolls over Zoom with a little girl in Germany! 😀 Her mom…

  • Our Sin and Gifting Come from the Same Drive

    This nugget has come up several times in the last few days with numerous people. Our sin and gifting come from the same drive, but it’s where we look that determines whether we are in sin or walking in our calling. Below is a reflection given in April 2023 in Augusta, Georgia which includes this…

  • God, Show Me More of You

    ENCOUNTER THE ONE WHO SEES YOU AND HEARS YOU One day I received yet another email from a woman who was struggling with anxiety and depression. She was looking for hope and had heard bits and pieces of my story but wanted to hear more. Her email resonated with me deeply, reminding me of my…

  • How to Be Fulfilled?

    I woke up at 3:33am this morning and found myself pouring into the research of our basic human needs. And then this happened… (Heads up: It starts with research language and some definitionsbut then it turns into a prayer strategy.) What We Need and How to Become Fulfilled Psychologist Abraham Maslow (1943, 1954):  Study of Human Motivation: Maslow’s…

  • Having a Healed Heart

    Having a healed heart is crucial for walking in God’s kingdom, and to be His ambassador of spreading His light, love and salvation!  If you say you love Jesus but your heart is not healed, you will not reflect Him. Instead, you will reflect yourself and your circumstances. Here are some helpful keys for you…