Ruth Hendrickson

  • Prophetic Word: Don’t Lounge in the Soaking Room—Go to the War Room

    Prophetic Word: Don’t Lounge in the Soaking Room—Go to the War Room

    Recently, as I was in prayer, I heard the Lord say, “My church has been hanging out in the soaking room rather than the warfare room.” As I sat with the Lord with this statement, my heart began to grieve. The depth of the Father’s love for us should invade every part of our being.

  • Prophecy: The Lord Says, ‘Tell Them to Be Strong for Battles Yet to Come’

    Prophecy: The Lord Says, ‘Tell Them to Be Strong for Battles Yet to Come’

    The Lord said, “Tell them to be strong—to not only be strong—but to trust that I am there to give the strength that is needed. That strength is not only for this moment but also for battles yet to come. “Call forth the warrior’s mindset. The mindset that knows they have been trained and are

  • How to Embrace Your God-Given Dominion Over the Earth

    How to Embrace Your God-Given Dominion Over the Earth

    As the years go on, the world seems to get increasingly unstable, or at least it feels that way. I’m never quite sure if it is becoming more unstable or if the level of access we have, through social media, makes us think it is much worse. We know the amount of information we consume

  • How You Can Restore Your Stolen Praise

    How You Can Restore Your Stolen Praise

    Have you ever had one of those seasons when you are in the wrong place, doing the wrong thing and finding your praise stolen? The demonic powers have an ongoing assignment to steal or redirect our praise. They go to great lengths to undermine our testimony. If you are anything like me, you need “but

  • Prophecy: The Lord Says, ‘Do Not Despise What I Have Put in Your Hands’

    Prophecy: The Lord Says, ‘Do Not Despise What I Have Put in Your Hands’

    Some time ago, the Lord told me to do something straightforward—to look at what was in my hands. At the moment, as I looked at my hands, I saw only emptiness. After all, I was not holding anything in the natural. So often we can look at our hands or at our lives, and see

  • How You Must Pray for Leaders You Do Not Agree With

    How You Must Pray for Leaders You Do Not Agree With

    We run into leaders in all aspects of life. Each one of us has a sphere of influence or a place in which we are a leader. As with every leader, some people trust us and ones who don’t. It amazes me how quickly we can become judgmental against our leaders. I recognize that some

  • Why You Need to Discern When You Must Slow Down

    Why You Need to Discern When You Must Slow Down

    In sixth grade, I had a teacher named Mr. Dillard. He was a challenging teacher, but he knew how to stretch us beyond where we thought we could go. One device he utilized was a machine to help with reading comprehension. I can still see the big bulky machine in the back of the room.

  • Prophetic Warning: Our Roar of Worship Must Be Heard

    Prophetic Warning: Our Roar of Worship Must Be Heard

    In 1963, prayer was officially taken out of the school system here in the United States. Since that time, we have seen the decline of moral values, and it has impacted every segment of society in some manner. The removal of prayer was calculated and successful. As we navigate through the pandemic, one of the

  • How God Can Bring Light and Healing Into the Trauma of Your Life

    How God Can Bring Light and Healing Into the Trauma of Your Life

    None of us asked to experience trauma. It shows up and lets itself in like an unwanted guest, leaving a whirlwind of pain and unanswered questions in its wake. On the other side of trauma, we find ourselves marked or changed in ways that we never thought possible. Like it or not, trauma is part

  • When Life Throws You a Curveball, Cling to This Biblical Truth

    When Life Throws You a Curveball, Cling to This Biblical Truth

    Curveball! Can you think of a time when you were walking through life and, suddenly, a curveball got thrown in your direction—and hey, it even hit you? I sure can! Life has a nasty habit of throwing things in our path, and we get blindsided. These punches can change our belief system. One curveball may

  • Are These 2 Fears Holding You Hostage as a Prayer Warrior?

    Are These 2 Fears Holding You Hostage as a Prayer Warrior?

    I travel all over and train ministry teams. People are often hesitant to pray for others. Usually, fear is the culprit at work behind the scenes. I find two types of fear lurking in the background holding potential prayer warriors hostage. Fear of Not Knowing What to Say It’s not unusual for people to say,

  • How Jacob’s Story Teaches You to Move Forward, Even if You ‘Walk With a Limp’

    How Jacob’s Story Teaches You to Move Forward, Even if You ‘Walk With a Limp’

    Do you ever have one of those days when you feel like you are just limping through life? In the natural, I have been limping through life as I wait for knee surgery. Since I love to be active and have a strong dislike for pain, the season has been filled with moments of frustration.

  • How You Can Draw Near to God in a Dry Season

    How You Can Draw Near to God in a Dry Season

    Once upon a time, I had a garden. This garden had a fence around it. It was watered and cared for, and it appeared to be as happy as could be. As time passed, the fruits and veggies looked fantastic. It didn’t matter that we were in a dry season because we watered the garden.

  • Is Integrity Overrated?

    Is Integrity Overrated?

    As I ponder this question, everything within me wants to shout, “No, integrity is not overrated.” It is a key concept as we represent the body of Christ. However, at the same time, I recognize that society has given us increased latitude in its definition of integrity. One source describes integrity as a “personal quality

  • The One Thing You Need to Move From Hopeless to Hopeful

    The One Thing You Need to Move From Hopeless to Hopeful

    Ever have one of those days when it seems all hope is lost? A day when the bottom falls out of your world? Some of you may remember a TV show called Hee Haw. Quite often there would be a little ditty that went: “Gloom, despair and agony on me/ Deep, dark depression, excessive misery/

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