http://slow.writerscafe.org/Aleeza The original writings of author "Aleeza" en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776010161 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Proclaiming the Gospel without shame or fear is what we as Christians desire to do at all times. But, do we? Paul said in Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes" So weather we are out and about, or we are having .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2920312/ If only.. If only I would have known that when I was young. How many times have we made that statement? There are so many things that happen throughout our lives and we often wonder, would I have done this if I knew that? As I was visiting a friend this week, I asked the million dollar questions. W.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2770778/ I guarantee that many of you can relate, but so many times I've gone to bed at night feeling as if so many things in my day was undone, not finished. It could be dishes, laundry, homework etc, but being undone is not just a chore that's left unfinished. It's a feeling, an emotion, a sense of feeling.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2769278/ What do our Words Produce when we speak to others? When talking to a friend of mine yesterday, we were talking about the difference between men and women in most cases when it comes to our obsession with how we perceive ourselves in photos. Not out of vanity, but insecurities. We mostly hate picture.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2767723/ How beautiful is this cabin buried in snow and tucked away in a secluded wooded area? I looked at this picture and I immediately found such peace, a quiet seclusion away from the rest of the world. No social media, no phones, television etc. No distractions, just you alone with Jesus. This would.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2759061/ What is Grace and what does it look like? The concept of God’s grace "Unmerited favor shown to unworthy men and women. If I were to ask you what Grace looks like in your life, what would your answer be? I remember seeing a post last night that said how grateful are we to have the ability to fo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2758666/ If I were to reveal anything about myself, my biggest hang up would be that I struggle in specific area's of my life just like everyone else. I have bad days, I sometimes entertain negative thoughts about myself that I shouldn't. If I'm going to be really raw with you, my biggest struggle is the con.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2466476/ Just in 2020 alone the world has experienced the greatest amount of sickness, death, sorrow and uncertainty created by our own government in order to control population and power. Here's a few things that has happened so far this year, and this is just a few.1. Food and supplies are scarse 2... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2444782/ Are you in danger of becoming a Sloth for the Gospel? Are you lazy in your studying and sharing of the Gospel? I know I have run into seasons of great hunger for God's word, and I have also experienced seasons of tremendous laziness. What causes this kind of laziness? Laziness prizes many things, bu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2178104/ Can we become unbroken in a broken world? Can we walk in freedom in a society of bondage? Do you realize that everything Christians long for has already been promised to each and everyone of us? Do you realize that the acceptance that the non Christian is longing for can only be found in Christ Jesu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2177034/ As I was in my quiet time with the Lord, this older worship song came on that I remembered singing years ago. It's called: The Heart of Worship and the lyrics say:It's all about you, JesusI'm sorry, lord, for the thing I've made itAnd it's all about you,It's all about you, JesusBut is .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2164564/ Gen 1:1-2 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. For me, a waterfall is a symbol of the everlasting overflow of His Grace in my life.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2164005/ I'm sick to my stomach. My heart hurts, and the fire seems to be spreading. From the news stations, to social media outlets, and even through the front doors of the churches, there is a outpouring of hate. From government politics to denominational politics to just down right spewing gossip and lies.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2161645/ If you are in the body of Christ and you can't see what's going on in the church today, then you either choose not to, or your heart and your eyes are only centered on your local body. Jesus Causes DivisionLuke 12:49-56 I have come to set the world on fire, and I wish it were already burning!&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2160784/ Finding Grace is almost the easiest thing we can find in our lives on a day to day and minute by minute basis. Grace is found in every second we breathe. We wake up in the morning and feel our heart beat and there is grace. We feel the gentle kiss of our spouse or a loving hug from a friend and ther.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2160385/ I'm not the kind of lady that hides about her age. This year I'll be 50 years old and I have spent the last couple of years thinking about the legacy that the Lord has blessed me with.. I have a love and loyalty like no other in my husband. A man who would fight the largest giant to protect me. A ma.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2159409/ There are times when our hearts don’t know their need for Christ. Especially when are not desperate, or broken. We don’t approach His word with expectant, faith-filled, repentant hearts. We aren’t hungry enough for Jesus.Sometimes, without even realizing it we become so confide.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2153549/ Formication (Tactical Hallucinations) is the sensation of feeling insects crawling under and over the skin. It is a form of tactile hallucination. A tactile hallucination is a false sensory sensation and is a form of paresthesia. The individual feels the touch of an imaginary object. This .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2152133/ How fearless is your faith? That's definitely a loaded question. I would pretty much assume that we all think we have tremendous faith in an Amazing God, but do we really? When we are faced with obstacles that we have no human control over, do we stand firm in our faith that God is in control or do .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2148321/ Who hasn’t experienced division within friends, family, communities? Well, it’s no secret that division has been a part of life from the beginning. On the first day God divided the darkness from the light. Genesis describes Adams and Eve’s division from His purity when they chose s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2143995/ Here is what I'm sure of... God, our Father, The Promise Keeper, Sacrificed His Son for you and me. Jesus died so that we may live. Will there ever be a greater love than His? Scripture says: Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. So, by admitting that you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2119995/ How wonderful would it be to live in a perfect world? Well unfortunately we live in a twisted world and I am more often than not saddened to live in a place filled with sin and heartache. I have often wondered what life would look like in a perfect world. A world of peace, love and unity. A world wh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2115436/ Have you ever gone to a church and experienced the flashinglights and the loud drums? Have you ever had the privilege of watching achildren’s skit or the churches drama team? Maybe you were even able to wave flagsand banners. Well, What if all of that was stripped away from us? Would you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2108702/ Just recently as I was doing another chapter in my studybook Redeemed. The Author was discussing her generational line being filledwith storytellers and how she inherited that trait. Then she asked this question.Is God the Greater in your story? Does our story tell the greater story of God?A.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2070369/ Is there ever a time that we don’t pray for or seek thepeace of God? The kind of peace that takes your breath away. The kind of peacethat makes you feel as if time was standing still. Well, that’s exactly what Iexperienced this week. How to describe something so beautiful may show .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2065983/ Everyone in this life has their own journey to experienceand to explore. Each journey has many roads to follow and each road is differentin nature and can lead to a destination of our choosing. The path you’re takingright now may be smooth and enjoyable for you, or maybe during this seas.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2065439/ Religion says vs what the wordsays, or even what the Christian society has claimed all these years. This canbe such a nail biting, controversial topic, but it’s not intended that way. So,before you move forward, please know that I have no desire to offend, only toshare what I’v.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2049167/ I’m startingthis by sharing my experience with you. As I was waking up this morning I hadan urge in my spirit to begin writing. Only this time, as the words wereflooding my spirit I saw a vision of someone standing up in front of my churchreading this writing. The thing that struck me .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2038186/ The most Amazing thing that stuck out to me during my studyso far was God’s plan of Rescue… So many times, we read scripture over andover, but that 50th time is when you get it. Ephesians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord JesusChrist, who has blessed us in Christ wit.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2031458/ Being married to a football fanatic, when I think of beingblindsided, I see it in my mind as a football player being hit from his blindside and tackled. Usually when the clock strikes 4:30. In other words, we cansee clearly at 12, 3, 6 and 9, but it’s those in between spots that we canno.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2023001/ How many journeys have you traveled in life that you had tofind the Joy in your suffering? The word of God says to Count it All Joy! James1:1-2 Consider it pure Joy as you face many trials of many kinds, because youknow that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverancefi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2020510/ Did you know that you are God’s Glory? That sounds kind of arrogant,right? Now, let me explain what I’ve learned so far. This does not mean that Iam so glorious that I just radiate Jesus through my own perfection. What itmeans is that He created us to display His glory, that is, th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2006125/ What would it look like if we all came out of hiding? Everyone, for one reason or another has found themselves hiding from something or someone. Well in my story I was hiding from both at one point or another. I would use my long hair to hide my chubby face. I would use my sense of humor to hide my .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2003865/ Thinking back as a young girl, I remember playing that gamein school called Follow the Leader. There was always one on the front lines andyou had to go wherever they went. Sometimes, the places you went was justaround the corner and up the hill, but sometimes, those places you were led too wer.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2001385/ Have you ever thought you were drowning? Drowning in debt,drowning in sorrow, maybe for you it’s work or a hectic schedule with yourkids, for me it’s waves of sadness. A whirlwind of sorrow that has developedover these last few months. So, how does a person who is saved by Grace an.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/2000497/ As you read throughout the Word of God, you will see manydeclarations made by Him. Many promises made to His children, His followers.Today I want to focus on 2ndChronicles 7:14 that says:  Ifmy people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seekmy face and turn .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1993694/ Making dreams come true. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1992561/ As I was waking up this morning the Lord had brought to my spirit amemory of Robin Williams. An amazing comedian and a person who seemed to haveit all, but like most comedians he hid behind the pain with humor. Pain fromabuse, rejection and abandonment was all masked by comedy. They use real l.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1987394/ This week seems to have the same theme. Everywhere we gothere seems to be a multitude of layers. From the layers of color, the layersof the silhouette of the mountains, to the layers of the clouds in the sky, wehave seen layer after layer of God’s beautiful artwork. So, I woke up verye.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1984532/ When you look at your reflection, whose image do you see? Doyou see the mirror image of Christ, or do you see a reflection of a memory, ora mistake once made? You see, even though Christ resides in us, we often takeon the image of something so much more harmful to ourselves. We see failure, we.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1975732/ Last year it was all about the end times, the four blood moons and destruction coming to America. This year we have seen more than enough natural disasters, total division egged on by the media, relentless rioting, sin being glorified at an all time high and yes, another prediction that the world is.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1959798/ Incomparable:unable to be compared; totally different in nature or extent. I am incomparableto you and vise-versa, but comparing myself to others has been a lifelong sinfulpride that I have allowed to hinder a lot of what God has called me to do. Thethings He has placed within me have not al.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1946804/ Where is the peace that God leaves with us? We live in aworld where everything is about the hustle. The need to be the first one at theoffice. You know, because the first ones there get the freshest coffee and thebest donuts. Then there’s the rush to get your kids on the bus on time or e.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1946064/ As I’m sitting here drinking my morning coffee, feeling suchpeace in my spirit and gratitude for what the Lord has done in my life, I amfinding it a little difficult to talk about the things that aren’t always soperfect in my world. Things that expose my weakness sort of speak. Thi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1937142/ Have you ever heard the saying that you’re so Heavenlyminded that you're no earthly good? Well,I know it's hard, but It's very possible to live on earth as you would in Heaven. As you read the scripture in Colossians Paul instructs us on that very thing. He’s saying that we are to seek.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1932831/ Just recently one of my very best friends had a surgical proceduredone. The procedure went well, but she was not getting enough nutrientsafterwards. They tried for a few days before considering placing in a Piccline. A Picc line is a catheter that is inserted into a large vein that carriesbl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1932680/ What does it mean when you're worshiping with a brokenpraise? What does it look like when your hallelujah is broken down to a whisperinstead of a shout? In all of your brokenness, there is a thank you Jesus. Youwant to give more of a praise, but sometimes your hurt overrides your joy. Notto .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1927849/ Why as God's people do we find it so hard to let loose and get excited for the One who died for us ? (A true excitement, not attention seeking) Why do some Christians think it's uncalled for to jump and shout during worship? If you were presented with a million dollars I guarantee you would scream i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1926781/ For a couple years now, the Lord has been putting the word *Catapult*in my spirit. A catapult is a ballistic device used to launch something. Asmaller hand held one is called a *slingshot*.  It started with seeing specific numbers on anoverwhelmingly consistent basis. While researching th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1913554/ Psalm8:9 LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! There are nowords to explain the Beauty of what I have experienced this past week. Hundredsof thousands of people have been to the Smokey Mountains and have experiencedthe beauty of it, but for me it was so much more than t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aleeza/1912855/