TWO TREES IN THE GARDEN OF OUR HEARTS Part 2: The Root of Fear From our last blog, we saw how Adam and Eve were FREE and INDEPENDENT of God to do whatever they wanted to do, but yet they felt lost, rejected, alone, and afraid in the amazing Garden of Eden. The tree they thought would make them WISE, as the evil one promised, made them AFRAID. The moment they ate the fruit from the ‘The Tree of…
TWO TREES IN THE GARDEN OF OUR HEARTS Part 3: The Fruit of Hiding In our last two blogs, we talked about how eating from ‘The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil’ gave us our Independence from God to do whatever we want to do, but made us slaves to the evil one, sin, and the ‘flesh.’ We also discovered that hidden beneath the tree was the root of fear, which always produces death whenever we eat…
TWO TREES IN THE GARDEN OF OUR HEARTS Part 4 Hiding and Masks In the last blog, we talked about one of the fruits ‘The Knowledge of the Tree of Good and Evil’ produces, hiding. One of my precious brothers in Christ, John Lynch, has an awesome story about the masks we wear in his story called ‘The Two Rooms.‘ I hope you enjoy it! John is a member of the organization I serve with Network 220. Learn more about…
TWO TREES IN THE GARDEN OF OUR HEARTS Part 5: Fulfilling Our 10 Most Intimate Needs We have discovered over the past few weeks just how dangerous and evil ‘The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil’ really is within us. The tree is the little ‘god’ inside each one of us, playing the role of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It promises us freedom but gives us only bondage. It also promises us life and…
TWO TREES IN THE GARDEN OF OUR HEARTS Part 6: Fulfilling Our 10 Most Intimate Needs We have discovered over the past few weeks just how dangerous and evil ‘The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil’ really is within us. The tree is the little ‘god’ inside each one of us, playing the role of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It promises us freedom but gives only bondage. It also promises us life and…
CREATED TO BE LOVED Copyright © 2005 by Tresca S. Grannum You are not a vessel that I might use. You are so noble, my precious, precious jewel. You were created to be filled with my glorious delight. To be filled with my spirit, my love, my life. You are not a vessel just to serve me as a servant, You are my child, my son, my treasure, you bring me pleasure. I have created you to love…
TWO TREES IN THE GARDEN OF OUR HEARTS Part 7 The Tree of Life (Jesus Christ) Over the past few weeks, we have looked intently at the ‘Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.’ We have discovered it to be the forbidden tree because whenever we eat from it, we behave as ‘little gods’ unto ourselves. The enemy of our souls couldn’t destroy us, so his way of controlling us is through the flesh. We came to…
JESUS CHRIST THE TREE OF LIFE WITHIN US Long ago there stood two trees in the middle of a beautiful garden. Both were green, teaming with fruit but only one bore LIFE. One day a little boy came to sit under the ‘Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil’ to rest. It was a hot and humid day and he wanted to be quiet and sit for a while. As he sat under the tree, the tree told…
OUR FATHER’S BEAUTIFUL MASTERPIECE A husband spent months working on his beautiful painting for his wife’s birthday gift. He labored night and day in his little paint shop in the basement getting the colors just perfect. It was a picture of her favorite flowers only found in certain parts of the world. He went to bed after his last stroke. “Magnificent!” He exclaimed as he sighed a sound of relief. As he closed his eyes and kissed his wife…
SURRENDERELLA PART 1 Did They Really Live Happily Ever After? In this blog, I want to share a simple fairytale with you, which for believers is no fairytale at all. It is our REALITY! This story is a reminder of who we were, who we are, and our most precious journey as we allow Christ to become our LIFE. Do you recall the story of Cinderella, her parents died and she was left living with her stepmother and…