12 Friday Apr 2019
Posted in From the Heart: Poetry, FYA, Healing, Hope, Just Poems & Prayers, Love
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From The Heart, Hearing God's Voice, Love, Meaning of Life, Steven R. Harrel for This Side of the Whirlwind
Here’s another one of my Prayers I stumbled across and thought you might enjoy.
Here’s to hoping Jesus enjoyed them each and every one!
Oh Lord, my God, sweeter are the moments I spend with You; Continue reading
08 Monday Apr 2019
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From The Heart, God is Great!, Hearing God's Voice, Love, Meaning of Life, Steven R. Harrel for This Side of the Whirlwind
Hey Whirlwind Fans, this is simply a prayer I offered on February 26th 2019 because I was feeling moved by the Holy Spirit as a sense of His love flowed through my spirit.
How much more blessed can a people be than to actually feel the loving presence of their God!
So here’s the prayer:
Stars fill the heavens and streak across the night’s sky.
Brilliant and glorious light bathes our world every day in life warming beauty.
Then there’s that first cry of a newborn child
The first tears from a beloved
Laughter at a distance – listening to such delight in those we love.
06 Monday Aug 2018
Posted in Faith, Healing, Hearing God's Voice, Hope, Love
Are you called to feed His sheep?
If your answer is yes, then from where do you get your resources?
If you have not been fed by the Word of God or walked with the Lord in prayer thisday from where do you bring that genuine food of the Lord?
We are neither the source nor the well-spring of the Spirit; rather, we are merely the conduit of His wisdom, mercy, grace, power and forgiveness. Continue reading
30 Saturday Jun 2018
What is the meaning of life?
Why do people struggle with this question as if it were so complicated?
Why do some believe the meaning of life is personalized when it cannot be?
AND… Why can the “Meaning of Life” NOT BE personalized?
It really is not that difficult of a question to answer concretely is you know the answer, right?
In this one series, “The Meaning of Life Series” we will look at the one and only real answer to that eternal question… What is the true meaning of life for humanity?
Don’t you want to know? Continue reading
25 Monday Jun 2018
Can you see yourself?
Self-Reflection… too often we see the failings of others without seeing the same failings within our own lives.
Too often we say things, do things or act in haste or with selfish motivations and then blame others for the outcomes resulting from those things we’ve said, done or acted upon.
What is the mechanism within us that deflects our own personal responsibility for our own choices; things we’ve said, deeds we’ve done or actions we’ve rendered?
Are you talking to me?
Why do we find it so hard to admit when we have done evil, selfish or willful acts?
Is it cowardice – in this instance – the lack of ability or courage to see one’s self honestly?
Why must we blame others for when we have voiced hateful remarks? “Oh, they made me say it!” Own up! You said it from your own heart and as we know, out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. That means you said it because your heart agreed with it.
18 Monday Jun 2018
Posted in Healing, Hope, Love, Salvation, Without Love
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Love is real and patient and kind.
When loving we do not envy the object of our love neither do we boast in the love we’ve rendered.
In love we are not arrogant or rude for this diminishes those whom we love. Continue reading
15 Tuesday May 2018
Posted in Faith, Healing, Hope, Love, Prophecy, Serving God's People, The Latter Days, True Life, Without Love
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God is Great!, Hearing God's Voice, Love, Prophecy, Steven R. Harrel for This Side of the Whirlwind
Here we are again with another installment from the series, “Is Anybody Listening” written by me, Steven R. Harrel, covering a True-Life event which spanned many months in my little life. If you’ve never encountered a Word of Knowledge from God or a divine vision then this must all seem wild and far-fetched. However, there are those who know exactly what I’ve experienced hearing the voice of God and having encountered similar manifestations of God’s hand as He interacts with them, His Children, in HIS beautiful world. 
Truly listening when God speaks is much more difficult than most might think… Continue reading
13 Tuesday Mar 2018
A Beggar; a Priest; an Imam; a rich man and a Politician all arrive at the Pearly Gates at nearly the same time.
As a group Saint Peter asks them the following question, “What have you each done to warrant entrance into the Kingdom of God?” Continue reading
22 Monday Jan 2018
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God is Great!, Hearing God's Voice, Love, Meaning of Life, Miracle, Prophecy, Steven R. Harrel for This Side of the Whirlwind
I am ever grateful for the Lord’s intervention at this time in our lives. If God had not intervened my wife would be dead and my son Aaron would not have been born.
Thank you Lord for mighty presence and mercy in my life: Steven R. Harrel, child of the Living God and Brother to Jesus of Nazareth. Come Lord Jesus come!
Oh yeah, sweet relaxation. The wicker Papasan couch was just getting comfortable when I heard “His” voice. The Lord said, “Call your mother and father in-law and tell them you need them to come over right away and watch Crystal (our two year old daughter). “As soon as they arrive,” the Lord said, “take Pam to the TMC emergency room (Tucson Medical Center). No matter what she (Pam) says, she must go right away.” I felt an urgency in His voice and message.
What I didn’t know is Pam would be dead in the next thirty minutes! Continue reading
12 Friday Jan 2018
Posted in Faith, Healing, Hope, Love, This Side of the Whirlwind, Without Love
The Lord’s blessings on you.
When things get tough, that is when we grow in faith “IF” we “Stand” in faith trusting that the Lord knows what He is doing.
Like anything of major value, it takes time, effort and practice to develop real truth in the Lord.
Occasionally, we experience a grand presentation of God’s power and glory and for a season we are filled with a super-concentration of faith which never seems to be overcome by the world falling down around us.
However, generally speaking this supercharged faith eventually returns to normal human levels and we are once again challenged in our lives to trust the Lord.
Learning to trust the Lord is growth and often takes time and for those of us who have lived through many “moves” of God where the Lord is shaping and changing us into the men we are to be in Him… [just know, there is a learning curve individuated for us and us alone.]
Be patient, trust the Lord is moving on your behalf and yet for the Kingdom of God at the same time.
Faith: stepping off a cliff and knowing God is there to catch you and set you on your feet again. God saves us even when we fail in our showdown with faith because He is ever faithful!
