healing

  • Freedom, Joy & Glory in Georgia

    “We treasured every moment spent with you all. Truly. Words aren’t adequate. Especially what I saw take place in my daughter’s lives. To hear godly women call out their identity. To get to see them experience an environment of free expression in the spirit – it’s all  more tender than I can express. Thank you,…

  • Removing the Plank: Powerful Reflection in How We Measure Others

    When I see people who say they love Jesus and yet ‘call out’ people for their errors such as ‘misguided beliefs’, I see that they truly don’t understand the cross. I see this all the time. I have fallen into this error myself at times. When I do, I need to pause and pray. Our…

  • When It’s All Too Much?

    😳 What to do with your Burdens AND Victories….? (This is another game changer for me…) Yes, you’ve heard me say or read in the book that we are invited to hand our burdens over to the Lord. (And what that ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE in the Spirit… If not, please dig into the book and be set…

  • 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…