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
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The Bad of Good Friday (and how it saved us)
One of the most terrifying days in my life as a mother was the afternoon I was separated from one of the my children. It happened on our family vacation to visit my in-laws. We happened to be in Savannah on Memorial Day weekend and had gone down to the river front to visit our annual hangouts: Toy Smart and the Savannah Candy Kitchen. The crowds were enormous so I reminded the kids again that … [Read more...] about The Bad of Good Friday (and how it saved us)
A Great Teacher
I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me. Psalm 119:102 I was hopelessly failing and there seemed to be nothing I could do about that fact. The first time I took Algebra 1, I was a freshman in high school during our year of furlough in the United States. It was a horrible year regarding my aptitude in math, consisting of depressing progress reports and me … [Read more...] about A Great Teacher
God’s Amazing Gifts: Being Misunderstood
The apostle Paul shared an experence that grieved him deeply in a personal letter to the church at Corinth. Although we do not have any idea what his thorn was, we do know that God refused to grant Paul's request that the Lord remove it from him.Being a curious person by nature, I would love to know the exact details of what Paul struggled with. But I am also grateful that the Lord has recorded … [Read more...] about God’s Amazing Gifts: Being Misunderstood
God’s Amazing Gifts: Unmet Expectations
Hi friends!What does God's glory look like to you? I would imagine you have your own ideas of what His glory would look like. There was a man who dared to ask the Lord to show him His glory. God's response tohis request is stunning and, frankly, would not have met my expectations for what His glory looks like.How can unmet expectations be a gift to us? I hope you will take a minute to find … [Read more...] about God’s Amazing Gifts: Unmet Expectations
God’s Amazing Gifts
Welcome New Readers!I am excited to be launching my third year of my Christmas Series, God's Amazing Gifts. Like me on Facebook (Shawn Lantz) and join me throughout the month of December for new additions to the God's Amazing Gifts video series. http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Shawn-Lantz/177190276554?fref=ts Below find a list of past videos in this series and links to view … [Read more...] about God’s Amazing Gifts
