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The Gift of Desperation

Posted on March 14, 2016 by ashleydwille

The gift –of what?? Who in their right mind would classify desperation as -a gift? I would. Because every place of desperation within me that I have surrendered to the Lord, He has led me to healing and relief. In fact, … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays/Teachings | Tagged adversity, boundaries, burdens, calvary grace, Christ, desperation, faith, family, following Christ, healing, Holy Spirit, intimacy with God, jesus christ, loss, Marriage, Messiah, pain, Relationships, Religion and Spirituality, REST, rivers of living water, sorrow, spirituality, stress, strife, Suffering, theology, trouble, trust in God, way out, work of the holy spirit | Leave a comment

Christ Speaks

Posted on July 19, 2014 by ashleydwille

Christ Our Lord speaks to us: You call me Eternal then do not seek me. You call me Fair then do not love me. You call me Gracious then to not trust me. You call me Just then do not … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems | Tagged believers, blood of Jesus, Christ, church of God, end times, God Almighty, jesus christ, Lamb of God, letters to the churches, Lion of Judah, lord jesus christ, lukewarm, obedience to the Spirit, outer darkness, Prince of Peace, Resurrected Christ, Revelation, Risen Christ, Rose of Sharon, saints, seven churches, sinners, Son of God, trials, tribulation, trouble, unfaithful servcant, walk by faith, walking in the Spirit, worldly churches, worthless servant, Yeshua | 3 Comments

The Pink Ribbon

Posted on June 6, 2014 by ashleydwille

Years ago our youngest daughter struggled with separation anxiety while sleeping alone in her room. To help her feel more secure and connected to me, I cut a lengthy strand of pink (her favorite color) gift wrapping ribbon and tied … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays/Teachings | Tagged believing God, beloved god, blood of Jesus Christ, book of hebrews, calvary grace, Christ, christianity, closeness with God, connecting with God, God, Gospel of Matthew, Holy Spirit, neither death nor life, never leave or forsake, new covenant, new creation, new life, one spirit, overcomers, power in the blood, Religion and Spirituality, Romans 7, Romans 8:38-29, shame, sin, the love of Jesus, trials, tribulation, trouble, work of the holy spirit | Leave a comment

Nightmare

Posted on November 14, 2013 by ashleydwille

Darkness smothered her labored breathing as beads of sweat rolled from her forehead. Terror gorged her tender heart while torment jabbed and mocked her soul. Metal claws glowing with long ember tips bullied Marie endlessly as she lunged from side to … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories/Narratives | Tagged beloved god, Christ, christ jesus, christianity, emotional rest, faith, First Epistle to the Corinthians, God, Good Shepherd, HolySpirit, Isaiah, Jesus, jesus christ, little faith, Lord, new covenant, Psalm, Psalm 23, Religion and Spirituality, Romans 7, school of the holy spirit, Sheep, spirituality, stress, theology, trials, tribulation, trouble, walk by faith, work of the holy spirit | Leave a comment

Inferno

Posted on April 10, 2013 by ashleydwille

The only place I ever found relief was the bottoms of my feet. Somehow they were spared. To my amazement and consternation though, throughout my passage neither the bridge nor my body ever suffered actual burns although I would have … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories/Narratives | Tagged adversity, affliction, burning sensation, Christ, faith, fire, flames of affliction, God, hardship, Jesu, Lord, pain, Peter, Suffering, temptation, The Passion, trials, tribulation, trouble, wooden bridge | Leave a comment

Do Not Be Afraid

Posted on April 1, 2013 by ashleydwille

These are the days when fear mounts all around us. However, these are the days when believers need not fear. We need fear neither man nor death. Man holds only the power that God gives him. Death has been conquered once … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays/Teachings | Tagged Christ, clock ticks, day of redemption, end times, fear of death, fear of man, First Epistle to the Corinthians, God, Gospel of Matthew, Jesu, Lord, man in christ, Matthew, Psalm, rapture, religion, spirit man, theology, tribulation, trouble | Leave a comment

A Bad Week

Posted on December 7, 2011 by ashleydwille

Half way to an appointment thirty minutes north of Atlanta I found myself locked in a huge traffic jam behind an overturned tractor-trailer and without my cell phone which I had accidentally left at home. After several miles of crawling … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays/Teachings | Tagged bad days, frustration, is God mad at me, problems, stress, trials, tribulation, trouble | Leave a comment

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