Eve M. Harrell's Blog: My Week in Writing, page 9

Story of a Seed

Once upon a time a seed fell along the path. Having nowhere to grow it was quickly swooped up by a hungry bird.

Another seed found itself among rocks. Joyfully finding a patch of soil in which to grow the resulting plant would soon be discouraged when the sun arose and scorched it.

Another seed would be planted among thorns. Just like rocky seed it too found a patch of earth in which to grow but as it grew the thorns of life choked it out.

A fourth seed found itself in an exquisitely manic...

Passing Peace

Paul told the Ephesians that when we regularly pass the peace we practice God's call to make every effort to maintain the bond of peace.

After Jesus' resurrection He appeared to the disciples with a blessing and a call "Peace be with you. I am sending you."

This call extends to all followers of Christ. And it's a blessing in it's purest form because when you pass the peace of Christ you are sharing Him- blessing another and receiving a blessing as God's conduit of peace- in every interaction....

Search My Heart

What is in my heart?

Who I follow- what I read- the thoughts I allow myself to ponder: these all make their way into my heart.

Proverbs 4:23 says: ABOVE ALL ELSE guard your heart for everything you do flows from it.

What I allow in my heart matters.

A story in Exodus shares the danger of an unguarded heart...

God's people were enslaved by the Egyptians. Their cries reached God and so He raised up a man to set them free- his name was Moses. Moses went to Pharoah (historians believe him to...

Breath

Inhale.....Exhale

Genesis 2:7 tells us that God breathed into man the breath (Neshama) of life and man became a living being.

YHWH (say it with me- Yahweh). Now breathe in the first and breathe out the second. God breathed life within us and placed His very Name on each breath.

As I was praying for a word for 2022 God gave me "BREATH" or Neshama. The very breath of His Spirit.

My prayer is that God's Spirit would breathe new life over around and into us. May we consciously breathe Him in ev...

The Wonders of God

Who is your Elihu?

Job was struggling. He had no idea the spiritual battle going on around him. All he could see was his suffering. He had 3 friends who meant well but focused on the suffering. Elihu however had a different perspective.

It gets like that sometimes. The storm rages around us and we don’t know what to do. “WHY GOD?” Why would you let this happen?” “This isn’t fair! I’m a good person, I don’t DESERVE to suffer!”

These were my words before I had an Elihu. Before I had someo...

Life

Transformation

Story of a Bloom

She started as a seed deep in the ground.

Only her Creator knew that she existed, but oh the work He was doing to prepare her for spring reveal!

As she made her way into the Light, she found herself expectant and perhaps a little impatient while noticing all the mature buds surrounding her. “Just wait my sweet one.” Her Creator encouraged. “Your day will come.”

Then one day it happened, the Light that drew her near was illuminating the very depths of her soul. As she opened the bud of her he...

The Armor of God

The Truth About Sin - Let's Get Practical

Monday, I shared the dark truth about sin. Yesterday I shared the good news of grace that we have been given. Today, I would like to get practical.

Perhaps you find yourself cocooned in a relentless cycle of sin, guilt and shame. While Holy Spirit serves to convict us of righteousness, Satan comes from behind with his counterfeit solution of condemnation. (NOTE: everything that Satan presents is a counterfeit to God's goodness.) What is the difference? Conviction sounds like, “Eve, your words s...