Posts by Debra Gaskill
Schadenfreude
Schadenfreude. It’s a German word that means “damage joy” or experiencing joy when you hear about the troubles of others. It’s not just the kind of joy that you experience within yourself either. It is the kind of joy that shows on a person’s face. Yeah, like big-time joy…possibly with a laugh attached to it.…
Read MoreA Season of “AND”
Amos 9:13 (MSG) says, “Yes indeed, it won’t be long now.” God’s Decree. “Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won’t be able to keep up. Everything will be happening at once—and everywhere you look, blessings! Blessings like wine pouring off…
Read MoreNo Strings Attached
This morning I was meditating on one of my all-time favorite verses: The Lord has appeared of old to me, s aying: “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.” Jeremiah 31:3 NKJV The words “drawn you” at the end of the verse popped off the page…
Read MoreGot Prayer Burnout?
A couple of years ago a friend asked me to agree with him in prayer about something. At that time the Lord laid four scriptures on my heart to stand on. And although my friend has seen some improvement, things are not where they should be. Last week, his need came up in my spirit…
Read MoreHey You, GO!
Recently I started sharing healing videos on a platform other than Facebook. I realized that my Facebook friends mostly consist of Christians, many ministers, and people of faith. Many of us seem to belong to the same tribe and speak the same spiritual language. But I’ve been amazed once I broke out of just this circle, to find how many people have never even heard of great fathers of the faith like Kenneth Hagin, Lester Sumrall, Charles Capps, Norvel Hayes or even Reinhard Bonnke. That means the message these people carried was not just lost to them, it’s never even been found.
Read MoreThe Greatest Prophecy Ever Given
It seems like two things are happening right now: First, there are A LOT of prophecies being spoken–like, really a lot. Second, people are expectantly waiting to see the fulfillment. And that is the nature of prophecy–we want to see it come to pass. I would like to share with you one of the greatest…
Read MoreSome Things You Just Need To Ignore
She campaigned long and hard for a presidential candidate many years ago. I don’t remember her name or even the candidate, but I remember reading that she wore herself to the point of exhaustion. As vote counting continued into the wee hours of the morning, she could no longer fight sleep. Upon awakening, she was…
Read MoreKindness Is A Choice, Not A Feeling
Today I was in a long line at a dollar store. Four customers in front of me was a 91 year old man. I heard him tell the cashier that he had just lost his wife and it was his first Christmas without her. He was buying a mop and a bucket–obviously taking on household…
Read MoreThe Second Guessing Syndrome
I walked up to the sign-in table of the Children’s Ministry at the mega church I attended–three young children in tow. You had to get your kids signed in early on Sunday morning or the classes might be full. Happy that I was ahead of schedule, I smiled at the woman overseeing registrations and cheerily…
Read MoreYour Tattoos Don’t Impress Me
One of the perks of living in Florida is being a Universal Studios’ passholder. But even in a fun place there are certain irritations that can crop up–line ditchers, rudeness, impatience–to name a few. Recently I spent a few days meditating on 1st Corinthians 13, and especially the way it reads in the Amplified…
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