Honey for the Heart Blog
Honey for the Heart Blog | by Susan Honey Williams, Christian Author/Blogger | Faith & Encouragement | Creative Inspiration
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Spiritual Mantles and Generational Blessings
One of the main things that God impressed upon me while I was writing It’s Your Time for a Comeback is that our generation carries something precious, powerful, and necessary for the generations that follow. This is especially true for those of us who have children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren. You see, we carry spiritual mantles that give us authority to not just pray but to call our children into their God-given destinies and impart blessings that will impact our entire bloodline. I’m sharing here an excerpt from the chapter in my book that talks about mantles. For the full…
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Lessons in Love from a Clanging Cymbal
One of the most beautiful things I’ve learned about God is that He has a wonderful sense of humor. There are times when He has taught me serious truths in sometimes hilarious ways. However, it’s not because He is making a joke about it. It’s because humor causes us to let our guard down, allowing the message to get through. And, I also suspect it’s because God finds some things to be very amusing from His heavenly perspective — just like we sometimes find our own young children’s behavior to be amusing even when they’re doing something wrong. God adores…
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Fasting Insights and Breakthroughs
I’d love to share with you fasting insights and breakthroughs that I’ve experienced over the past 30+ years. There are so many, so I’ll focus on the highlights. The first time I spiritually fasted was in my thirties. It was a two-week fast. I intended to go completely without eating (water only), but did not endure beyond the first 24 hours. My body was not adapted, so a full-on fast was too overwhelming. So, I had a snack in the middle of each day that consisted of a handful of pretzels and an apple. Because I broke down and had…
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The Path Toward Forgiving Yourself
If you’re struggling with an inability to forgive yourself, The Path Toward Forgiving Yourself will provide some helpful insight. “How do I forgive myself?” This is one of the most common questions that women ask, and one I’ve struggled with myself. As I’ve walked through my comeback journey, forgiveness has been essential for healing — especially self-forgiveness. However, that doesn’t mean it is always easy. Our Sins Belong to Jesus It helped me to understand that Jesus paid for our sins with His suffering and death, so our sins — once confessed — no longer belong to us: they belong…
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Rediscover God’s Love: Draw Near
Draw Near is a devotional that will help you reflect on what it means to draw near to God which is especially significant during the Christmas holiday season. There was a time in my life when I believed God had abandoned me. I remember thinking, “If you love me, God, why did these things happen?” I questioned God’s love because I believed His justice had failed me. The wounds I carried were deep. My heart grew cold, and I pulled away. My passion for God began to dim. The fire had gone out. Sometimes our loss of passion comes through…
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An Open Letter for Hurting Hearts
“With all the struggles and setbacks that I’ve been through in life, is it even possible for someone like me to make a comeback?” This is a question that I’ve heard women ask over the past few weeks. Maybe it’s a question you’ve asked yourself — like I did when I was in my fifties and carrying so much hurt and discouragement that had accumulated over the years. “Give Me a Break, God!” When I looked at all the bad things that had happened, I could not help but come to the conclusion that I was unworthy of love even…
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Devotional: Free from the Prison of Shame
One day when I was praying, God spoke to my heart and showed me that I was still carrying a lot of shame because of things I had done in my past – and things that had been done to me. Shame was causing me to hide parts of myself. I projected a false image of someone who was confident and self-assured when I was anything but. Shame Causes Us to Hide Deep inside, I was a woman who didn’t love herself and had come to believe that she was unworthy of love from God and others. I feared that…
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Making Peace with Past Abortion Choices
In my book, It’s Your Time for a Comeback, I discuss how important it is to heal from the past. This is especially true for women over fifty. Resolving hurts from our past allows us to embrace God’s promises for the second half of our lives. We do this by learning to forgive God and others – and most especially, ourselves. Decades of Silence One of the often-unhealed areas of a woman’s heart is the trauma that comes after having an abortion. This is because many women — especially those growing up in the 60s and 70s — have long…
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Devotional: Through the Eyes of Love
While leading a Bible study group, years ago, I sent the women home with an assignment. I asked them to reach out to at least five friends or family members–people they knew and not just casual acquaintances. They were to ask each person the same question: “List three positive words that describe something about me.” Some women were bashful about asking this question even when they believed the answers would be favorable, while others were curious about what others might say. We had a light-hearted discussion about the possible words that would be used, and everyone was excited to return…
