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
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What I Didn’t Realize About Forgiveness
Biblical forgiveness... What is it and what does it look like? I have rarely struggled with any concept more than this one. I believed that if I forgave someone, I was condoning their wrong actions against me. That I was saying what they did was ok. My heart rebelled at the lack of justice I felt that the person who had wronged me would get off "scott free." Yet, I was the one who was in the … [Read more...] about What I Didn’t Realize About Forgiveness
A Chance to Obey
I L.O.V.E. love! I never went through a stage growing up when I believed boys had cooties. Most of my daydreams as a young girl centered around who I would marry one day. I made lists of my name ending with my latest crush's last name as mine written out on notebook paper or in the diary that I kept as an older tween/young teen. I always anticipated sharing life with my knight in shining … [Read more...] about A Chance to Obey
A Lesson in Favoritism
God's Word is limitless in its ability to transform me and to open my eyes to what I was blind to before. He has a way of stepping all over my toes. One of the most dynamic discussions my pilot group had this summer was concerning the devastation caused by favoritism in our families. There is hardly a more fertile place for bitterness and an inability to forgive to grow than in this area. If … [Read more...] about A Lesson in Favoritism
The Discipline of Being Still
I hate to wait. I find myself reminded of this lack of patience in my life many times during my day: * If I think the person ahead of me isn't driving fast enough. * If I believe I can do something faster or more efficiently than someone else. * If I believe the lady in front of me at Kroger is taking a tad too long at unloading her grocery cart. It is in those times that I am reminded again how … [Read more...] about The Discipline of Being Still
The Plan of Glory
Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” John 11:40What does the plan of glory look like? I don't know about you, but I have my own ideas of what God's glory would and should look like in my life. These ideas never include a path of suffering. Instead, my ideas of God's glory include life experiences that wow me in some spectacular way and fill me … [Read more...] about The Plan of Glory
