by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
I gave a devo this morning on 2 prayers in the Psalms-88 & 86. I included something a pastor told me several times…”There are 2 prayers God always answers- for wisdom and for salvation.” As I reflected on his words this week, it seemed to me that when...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
Add to “Things I Never Knew” …… My paternal great grandmother, (the Carroll family side) who died when my grandmother and her sister were less than 10, was Cherokee Indian. A cousin has done some family geneology and told me today….Great grandpa Carroll...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
7/20/23- I had a very vivid and strange dream early this morning around 2:30. When I awakened from it I thought about the details for a minute and knew I’d remember them, so I returned to sleep. The Dream I was in bed like I was in an inn or cabin-type guest...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Dr. Henry Cloud, a co-author of “Boundaries” book we use. “In college, I had fallen into a deep depression, and had turned to God for help. I waited for him to “zap me” with healing, but what he did instead was get me connected to a small group of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
from 6/26/23… When Jesus was baptized at 30 and began his ministry he was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit TO BE TESTED. He was choosing to be tested. He intended to prove to satan and himself that he was ready for the challenges ahead. How would we even...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Beautiful poetic imagery that resonates with my experience of Scripture……. “The Bible is a deep liminal space that opens up a portal to eternity into which we are invited, where the mysteries of multiple dimensions can be explored. It radiates with the Presence of the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
“The longer you are called the more you’ll find yourself to be more introvert and not extrovert. You see, God is jealous (Deut. 6:15) with His creation. It’s in the cocoon of preparation that your wings are strengthened to fly not on the accolades of dying man, but by...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Posted on facebook by Carrie Sears:“The woman at the well in John 4. Who is she? A harlot who goes through men like water? A victim of cruel men who either die or get bored of her? The underlying reasons for those questions are important. But what if we are simply...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Since our 2024 first quarter church emphasis on prayer, the Lord has been putting on my heart and putting resources in my path on deliverance ministry….. not showy acts of laying on of hands and wild manifestations of the demonic spiritual reality, but the necessity...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
I have sought to avoid rote repetition of prayers, Scriptures, and creeds and desire that my use of such instruments of worship and communion with the Lord would be done with intention and mindfulness. One thing that comes to my attention as I speak the Apostle’s...
