Silicon Valley Healing Rooms Believing What God Says About Us
Words can hurt. Fact. Ouch. Especially when the words are said by a loved one or a respected one, they can cut through every defense and wound at our core. People can say whatever they want, but it doesn’t make it true.
People are allowed to have opinions and verbalize what they think or believe. An opinion or a judgment isn’t necessarily an accurate analysis. False accusations tend to cause upset. People can experience distress, anger, depression, or worse. When a parent, teacher, boss, or spouse says something, there’s an extra sting because they know us. We wonder if that accusation is true.
In moments like this, we need to test what people say verses what God says. What God says about us should always be our truth. For example, people may say we’re ugly, yet God says He is enthralled with our beauty. “So the King will greatly desire your beauty” (Psalm 45:11). He made us to look exactly the way we do. And He called it good. As one popular song suggests, He made us, and He wouldn’t change a thing.
If someone says something derogatory about us, we can go to God and seek the truth. Someone may call us too skinny, or too fat, or too emotional, or too stoic, etc. These are opinions. What is God’s opinion? We need to seek God’s opinion and work with Him on a plan for things we can change or adjust. We don’t need to be on another person’s plan for how they would change or adjust. It is our choice on who to agree with. Other people might suggest impossible plans, but God’s plan for us is always doable.
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Sometimes people say things that have truth in them. If someone says we work too hard or too little, and there is some truth to it, then we can ask God what He thinks the right amount of work should be. It may or may not be what the other person suggests. Working with God on a plan usually involves more grace than critical people give. If someone says that we react too quickly or too slowly to something, again, we can take this to God and get His opinion. God is gracious with us in our efforts to correct or adjust something in us.
The enemy whispers lies to us, and it can be relentless. We need to speak back directly to enemy with sentences of truth from Scripture. Sometimes the enemy uses other people to say mean or critical things. Sometimes loudly. Sometimes repeatedly. We need to hold up the truth of Scripture in these moments. It may not be wise to say God’s truth out loud to their face. But we can let their words fall between them and us. Then we can look at them with God and compare what God says with what they say. The we can choose to let God’s truth be true over our lives.
- God is FOR me. He is helping me in every area. (See Romans 8:31.)
- God will never give up on me. (See Deuteronomy 31:6.)
- I am HIS workmanship, designed for good purposes. (See Ephesians 2:10.)
- I am His Design Plan (Isaiah 64:8.)
- I am a work in process. I am being transformed every day. (Romans 12:2.)
- As I confess my sins, I move forward forgiven. (Colossians 1:4.)
God Answers Prayer
Since our last Healing Rooms Open Hours:
One woman’s stress went from a 8.7 to a 0. (on a scale of 10). She said her experience was amazing and helpful. The appointment helped her to re-frame her perspective of God’s help in working with her in the middle of her circumstances. She said she wasn’t giving God the credit to make this new chapter a wonderful adventure with Him. She left with an attitude of hope and anticipation for the future.
One woman’s stress went from a 5 to a 4. She described her experience as positive. She said felt encouraged that her recent actions taken towards truly releasing what is beyond her control and were giving her peace while waiting for things to turn around.
One woman received agreement in her belief that God is continuing to heal the side effects of fatigue from flu and respiratory distress. She said she was stronger the next day and actually able to do a mild workout for the first time in seven days.
One woman’s pain and stress went from an 8-9 to a 4-5. She said her experience was extremely comforting, useful, genuine. She got answers and wisdom to her questions. She said God gave her visions and opened her eyes to things she needed confirmation of. She has felt more confident in her walk with God since her visit.
The teams prayed for issues around anxiety, marriages, dental matters, heart healing, strength to take action, wisdom, childhood trauma, cancer, diabetes, fibromyalgia, God’s peace and strength, relief from fear and worry, high blood pressure, AFIB symptoms, rapid heartbeat, perseverance and endurance, life direction, whether to move or not, relationship with adult children, disagreements with neighbors, faith renewal, breakthrough in circumstances, counteracting witchcraft, workplace challenges, settling in to a new place to live, caring for a loved one, financial breakthrough, sciatica, sleep disorders, and trauma relief.
Scheduling An Appointment
Together, Silicon Valley Healing Rooms Prayer Ministers are ready to take your prayer requests to God in prayer. They also seek God’s word for you in advance of the appointment.
We are now taking signups for prayer appointments for Tuesday Mar 4, 2025
To sign up for an appointment, there are TWO STEPS:
1. Let us know your TOP THREE APPOINTMENT TIME PREFERENCES, in order of priority.
We will coordinate the teams, and send the zoom information on Monday for the appointment on Tuesday.
2. Share a phone number so we can TEXT you with scheduling changes.
In the event that we are not able to offer you the time frames you desire, you may share a phone number with us to text you if an opening should arise when someone needs to cancel an appointment. This happens from time to time, and we are able to text you to see if you are available to join an available prayer team. All information is confidential to the ministry and is not used for solicitation. This step is optional.
You are welcome to sign up for prayer appointments at the following times listed below:
| Morning Times: | 11:10 to 11:40 am |
| 11:55 to 12:25 pm | |
| 12:40 to 1:10 pm | |
| Evening Times: | 7:10 to 7:40 pm |
| 7:55 to 8:25 pm | |
| 8:40 to 9:10 pm |
It is our greatest joy to join you in prayer and pray for whatever you want to bring before God. We pray, believing, knowing, and confident that God answers prayer.
If you don’t need prayer right now, you are welcome to forward this to others you know that might want people to pray with them.
***We love to hear how God has answered prayer. Please share what God has done in your life as a result of prayer. You can reply to this email, or share it in your appointment, or write a comment on our web site.
The spiritual winds are blowing strength, life, and peace into us,
Stephanie Shoquist, Donna Maranon, Jim Clow Directors, Silicon Valley Healing Rooms Team
Future Open Hours Online: March 4 & 18, 2025
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