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I recently listened to a sermon on reconciliation. It was a great sermon which included six steps intended to help you get past an offense you are still holding in your mind. It doesn’t seem to matter to your psyche who was at fault, though you’re pretty sure it wasn’t you. It turns out […]
Some things in life take courage. Being a parent comes to mind, or moving to a new place, or maybe zip lining through the rainforest. Most of us learn about courage by having to face something that is difficult. It seems to me that one of the most difficult things for any of us is […]
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32, NLT The part of the Lord’s Prayer that we might find a bit tricky is that section that asks God to “forgive us as we forgive others.” The language is loftier than this phrase, but […]
Forgiveness is sticky! We’re grateful for it when we want God to forgive our foolishness and self-centeredness. We like it well enough when someone who has hurt us in the past, finally declares they were wrong and would like us to forgive them. When it comes to seeking the forgiveness of someone else over something […]
Genesis 19 recounts the story of a guy named Lot and his family as they fled the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. An angel urged them to go quickly and by all means, “Don’t look back!” They ran, but not all of them listened to the angel’s direction. Do you ever wish you were given […]
Some things cause an immediate reaction. A balloon bursts, a car backfires, you smell smoke, and your nerves instantly respond. Your sensitivity to the environment can be good when it causes you to be more aware of what’s happening around you. Sometimes though, you react to people, family members, or co-workers who just seem to […]
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32, NLT Forgive. Is there any word that humbles our spirits more than this one? Forgive means I’m letting someone off the hook. It means shutting down the stories in my head from the past. My […]
