Healing Rain with Sue Detweiler

After the sudden suicide of her sister, Dr. Susan B. Mead sought Jesus to be her savior, healer and deliverer. Her faith was transformed from knowing about God to knowing God. A few years later, she lost her youngest son, Kyle to an accidental drug/alcohol overdose. In the midst of her pain, Susan had a dream that helped heal her broken heart. She saw Kyle dancing with Jesus. As she meditated on t...

Nathan was a funloving 16 year old who was full of adventure. Nathan, who had Down Syndrom, wondered away from his sister and family friends suite at a Professional Basketball Game. He wondered out into the dark and onto the highway and was hit by a car. Pam Vredevelt didn't expect to receive a phone call that night, rushing to the hospital before Nathan's surgery. Nathan died four hours later. Pa...

Jesus walked in the favor with God and man. Favor is not being a people pleaser. Don't try to please everyone in your life — it's impossible. Favor doesn't mean that you will not experience opposition.  Jesus walked in God's favor when he cleansed the temple and challenged the Pharisees and Saducees. As you walk in obedience to Jesus you will experience God's favor in your daily life.  Subscribe t...

Fame is empty. It doesn't satisfy. When God promotes, he doesn't add any sorrow to it. It's his hand that lifts us up, but usually there is a process. If we would be immediately promoted the moment that we first heard a word from the Lord, we wouldn't have the character needed to sustain the great move of the Lord. It's humility that proceeds honor. Humility paves the way for promotion. If you are...

Prayer transforms your character. Prayer creates a diligence in you as you seek God first. Humility is foundational to our walk with God. He created heaven and earth, and when we walk in humility we walk rightly with God and others.   Humility is not a poor self-image. Humility is not being hesitant or passive. Humility is realizing that your identity is in Christ. Humility is confidence placed in...

Tenacity  is defined as "persistent determination". It is considered a  good  character trait since a tenacious character will achieve a goal they set despite any difficulties encountered while achieving that goal.   Tenacity means: To hold fast even when there's resistance.   It's kind of like a dog who got ahold of a bone and there is no way that anyone could get that bone away from the dog.   P...

As we seek Jesus first in prayer, he reveals his divine call or purpose for our lives. We are called to love him and love others. Each one of us have a unique calling. You are his masterpiece. You've been created for good works that He prepared for you ahead of time.  Ephesians 2:10 NKJV, " For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we sh...

Do you feel like you come to the end of the day and run out of steam? I need divine energy flowing through my veins. I don't want to walk in the flesh. I want the Spirit of God moving in me. It makes all the difference when I'm abiding with Jesus and filled with Holy Spirit. Do you need a fresh dose of divine energy? Self-promotion is draining. It not only drains your energy it creates conflict in...

Boldness is desperately needed in our lives to inherit the promises of God. When we come boldly to the throne of grace we acknowledge that God is good and He answers prayer. Jesus is your intercessor. He sent the Holy Spirit to be our advocate and comforter. Each of us need a childlike heart to come to Jesus and exchange our weakness for his strength.    Jesus is Our Compassionate King and Priest...

Our prayers move mountains. We need courage in prayer to receive the promises of God for our lives. When Joshua was entering the promised land, God called him to be courageous and lead the people to cross the Jordan.   God said to Joshua: " I promise you what I promised Moses: 'Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you— 4 from the Negev wilderness in the south to the Lebanon moun...

Prayer recalibrate our soul. You can find freedom from emotional trauma, disappointment, pain, and loss through prayer. Coming into the presence of Jesus sets us free to be who he's called us to be.   " Jesus said to the people who believed in him, "You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.   And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:31-32 Jesus...

Is it harder to forgive yourself or someone else that hurt you? Forgiveness helps you let go of past hurt and pain to walk in greater freedom.  Have you ever found yourself stuck in your emotional life? Forgiveness is a key that unlocks your future. When you pray prayers of forgiveness on a daily basis it cleanses your soul from the residue of the toxic emotions. Ephesians 4:26-27 AMP "Be angry [a...

Making Jesus first makes all the difference — he's the one who helps us overcome. Jesus overcame through suffering. The same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives and dwells inside of believers. Because Jesus overcame the world, you are able to overcome in prayer.   Subscribe to Healing Rain Podcast and Newsletter

Diligence in prayer is steady, earnest, and energetic effort to build an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. Hebrews 11:6 NKJV But without faith  it is  impossible to please  Him,  for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and  that  He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Diligence is required for you to become the person you are called to be. It calls for faith and perseve...

Faith is confidence in the promises of God. Faith anchored on the person of Jesus Christ doesn't disappoint. Learning to prayer if faith moves mountains. Hebrews 11:6 says, 6  And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. As we seek God diligently, we need to know that he rewards thos...

Love is the key to everything. God is love. Our prayer becomes a love celebration with God. To trust God with all of our hearts is an intimate relationship with Jesus. 1 John 3:1 TPT "Look with wonder at the depth of the Father's marvelous love that he has lavished on us! He has called us and made us his very own  beloved  children. The reason the world doesn't recognize who we are is that they di...

Perseverance brings about the promises of God in our lives. Perseverance is a tool in the hand of God for miraculous provision. God is persevering with us. God always helps us come into agreement for God's plans for our lives through perseverance.  There is often a gap of time between our sacrificial obedience and fruit. Sometimes we don't even see the fruit of our decisions to obey God until eter...

Repentance is a change of mind, a change of heart, a change of will, a change of direct. It's a complete life change. Repentance is a makeover God's way. A makeover that makes us more beautiful because we look more like our maker. When I was first learning to garden, I often found myself on my knees in beautiful Tennessee. In the spring I would be down on my knees planting flowers, then in the sum...

True Greatness is the opposite of fame and celebrity. Every one of us have been born for greatness. Greatness is summarized in Colossians 1:27 which says that the mystery is this: "Christ in you, the hope of glory." Jesus said in Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."   Greatness is found serving others. Your greatness...

Patience transforms our character. Patience is developed in our lives as we wait on Jesus in prayer and fasting. The great promises of God are found as we follow Abraham's example of faith.

Have you struggled with disappointment? Hope is settled confidence in a certain future. Prayer releases hope in our lives as we learn to focus on Jesus. Day 3 of Prayer Series.   

What are the deep things inside of you that nothing else can satisfy? Everyone of us have been created by God with a purpose. We each have longings, dreams and desires that can only truly be satisfied in Jesus. Creating a deeper thirst for the presence of Jesus in your life through prayer. Day 2 of Prayer Series.

Encounter the presence and power of Jesus in prayer begins afresh as turn away from the appetite of the world and feast on Jesus. The more we eat his word, the more hunger we become for his presence. If you want to go deeper in your prayer life jump into Day 1 of Prayer Series.

Prayer changes lives. In the midst of a global pandemic, national protests, and an election drama God's people are called to pray like never before. Prophetic encouragement to move into 2021 with the 2 Chronicles 7:14 mandate: " if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive t...

Women building covenant relationships are creating the context for revival. Women house church leaders in Iran praying together and saying "Death before Disobedience" as they are willing to be martyred. Lou Engle trumpeting a call to gather 1 million women in Washington DC in 2022. Prophetic Dreams paint a picture of God's future for women.