What does a bulging closet and a heart that is struggling to forgive have in common? I hope you will stay around for the next two and a half minutes to find out! Blessings to you! … [Read more...] about Jenna’s Closet
Forgiveness
Encountering the Healing Power of Forgiveness
I am so excited to share a small segment of my new Bible study with you on forgiveness. I have just finished seven weeks with some of the most amazing women as we dug into God's Word and found healing and comfort for some of our deepest hurts caused by others. This is the second study in my Living With Unmet Desires series. The study centers on the life and family of Joseph in the book of Genesis. … [Read more...] about Encountering the Healing Power of Forgiveness
A Tortured Existence
"If anyone says, 'I love God,' yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen." I John 4:20 (NIV)I recently saw a story of a woman who was tortured unmercifully by her country's government for secrets that she had and would not reveal. She was the mother of six children, her youngest still being an infant. … [Read more...] about A Tortured Existence
For My Sake
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NIV)I was ten years old. … [Read more...] about For My Sake
The Forgiveness Tree
Is forgiveness ever out of reach? Have you ever wondered if God will reject you forever over a sin of which you have confessed and repented? As I speak to women in my retreats on forgiveness, I have encountered some who are still burdened by the lie that because they do not feel forgiven by God--that their prayers of confession and their sincere turning away from that sin have not been … [Read more...] about The Forgiveness Tree
Walking Away
"Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, 'I will take revenge; I will pay them back,' says the Lord." Romans 12:19 (NLT)Hey girlfriends! I am back from an absolutely fabulous Thanksgiving week spent with the Lantz side of my family. We had four days of chaotic fun as this house held fifteen people over the last week. We did … [Read more...] about Walking Away
