The angry words, like missiles aimed for their intended target, were carelessly flying out of my mouth. Are you angry with me? In the fifteen minutes of conversation that had passed between us, it was the one question my husband asked that made me clamp my mouth shut abruptly. Instead of the sound of my destructive words spewing, there was now total silence. I didn't want to answer him. I … [Read more...] about 4 Revealing Ways To Know If You Are Angry With God
How To Acknowledge Your Grief First To Forgive Your Offender
Looking back, grief should have been obvious, but its face stayed hidden from me as I struggled to forgive my offender. I did not realize that the first step towards forgiveness was to grieve over what had happened. In fact, I didn't realize that I was grieving until I was months into the struggle. Why we often miss grief as the first step in forgiving others: Who willingly signs up … [Read more...] about How To Acknowledge Your Grief First To Forgive Your Offender
Three Signs You Are Bitter and How To Overcome Its Poison
I was drinking the poison of bitterness without realizing what I was doing. I remember the bright red gas can in my grandfather’s garage that had a small skull and cross bones with the letters D A N G E R written in white towards the bottom of the aluminum container. Several adults had taken my hand and walked me over to the can, insisting that I look at the skull and cross … [Read more...] about Three Signs You Are Bitter and How To Overcome Its Poison
How Our Deepest Ministry to Others Comes From Our Darkest Moments
Have you ever wondered what on earth God is doing in your life when all seems dark around you? In our darkest moments, we can lose hope and despair of Jesus even being aware of what we are going through. We may think that He could not possibly allow anything good to come out of the chaos, confusion, and sorrow in which we find ourselves. We have a few phrases we throw around (sometimes … [Read more...] about How Our Deepest Ministry to Others Comes From Our Darkest Moments
The Dark Night of the Soul
Why does God allow seasons in life where all we seem to sense is darkness? Gone are the days of easily finding His presence and comfort. Have you been there, my friend? Are you there right now? My husband and I have just come out of nine months of unemployment. Our sham of security wrapped up in Rob's job was shattered when his boss called him into his office and told him he could … [Read more...] about The Dark Night of the Soul
The Power of Mercy
One of the greatest struggles I believe we wrestle through is one of the most difficult commands Jesus Christ gave us regarding those who have hurt us: For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:14-15 That doesn't seem fair when they … [Read more...] about The Power of Mercy
