http://smolderingwickministries.org A servant ministry to the hurting church leader and believer Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:24:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Father, I honestly don’t feel very free right now. I hurt from rejection and disillusion. I never thought the church would wound me this bad. I know you love me, but I feel trapped in my own pain.   Father, help me to rest in Jesus spirit. Help me to feel and ... http://smolderingwickministries.org/2009/09/trusting-fathers-love/ Father in heaven, the most high. Father we thank you for the many different ways you show us your unconditional love. Yes, it is true that at times we doubt, and at times we feel you are withholding your love, but deep in our hearts and spirit we know that ... http://smolderingwickministries.org/2009/09/help-us-with-your-love-father/ No One Seems To Care, Lord! I have tried, and tried to inspire zeal into the church, but many are consumed with their politics, cell phones, money issues, and sports commitments. You, Lord, seem to fit in only if they have time for you - or need for you at the ... http://smolderingwickministries.org/2009/09/no-one-seems-to-care-lord/ "Midway this life we're bound upon, I woke to find myself in a dark wood, where the right road was wholly lost and gone." The Divine Comedy-Canto I- Dante Dante's words ring true to me when I remember my experience with burnout. At the time I was the Pastor ... http://smolderingwickministries.org/2009/01/one-mans-story/ Father, help me please! I find myself hating church. Not church as it should be, but I hate the human element. I hate the politics. I hate the busy bodies. I hate the culture. I hate the promises that are preached with great zeal, yet never seem to come to ... http://smolderingwickministries.org/2008/12/i-hate-church/ Father, it is in the name of Jesus, my Savior, I come to you and like Jonathan coming before David, I openly proclaim you, Jesus, as the King. I renounce any claim to any throne of importance or significance. You are the King, the King of Kings, and I just ... http://smolderingwickministries.org/2008/12/blood-covenant-love/ Father, it is in the name of Jesus, my savior, I come to you and thank you for being the God of love. Thank you for being love itself, and mercy and kindness and grace. Father I am coming to understand some of my burnout problem is my doing in ... http://smolderingwickministries.org/2008/12/your-will-be-done/ Lord, Jesus, I cry out to you, with the feeling my life has been a waste. The church and Christianity have turned out very different than I was led to believe, or dreamed about on my own. Serving in the church is so different than what they taught at Bible ... http://smolderingwickministries.org/2008/12/is-my-life-a-waste/ Help me Lord, I'm so confused. It is very hard right now, Lord. I'm confused and so is my mate. We never dreamed we would be in this situation, worn out from ministry and disillusioned. We are feeling very confused. Yet, we do know you are aware of all things, and ... http://smolderingwickministries.org/2008/12/confusion/ Father, I feel my husband's pain. I live with his anger, discouragement, and depression every day. Why is this happening to us, to him, and to me? I feel like a ship out on the open sea in a storm, without a rudder or power to get back to shore. ... http://smolderingwickministries.org/2008/12/wife-in-pain/