...forgiveness brings peace and life. Forgiveness is casting all our cares upon Jesus, because he cares for us. Forgiveness is releasing someone from our judgement and not allowing their weaknesses or sin to ferment inside of our souls, to make us drunk on the bitter wine of hatred. When we fast and pray, we need to make walking in forgiveness a priority. Cleanse your soul from all anger.
40 Days of Prayer and Fasting – Day 33 – God is Just
Let's talk about Lot. I've been feeling a lot like Lot recently. Now, there are a lot of unsavory things about Lot in Genesis- if you don't know who he is, he is the nephew of Abraham who moved to Sodom and Gomorrah because it was located in a beautiful, lush valley. Yet, we read …
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Forgivness is Like a Bath After A Long Day.
Today, as I floated serenely on a body board on a lake, a thought came to me. It was a short, powerful answer to a question I have been asking. I have been searching in prayer concerning forgiveness and it's function in the life of a believer. Why do we need to forgive when we …
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Suffering Without Losing Faith
I've gotta admit. I don't like to suffer. In Christian circles we enjoy immortalizing the martyrs and their eternal sacrifices. We wonder if we would ever be so brave, so faith filled. We hope so, but deep down inside there is this twinge of fear that we may not have what it takes. Today, I …
To All the Broken Hearts
Dear Heart, I am writing to you, inspired that somewhere out there someone else would need the same encouragement I have needed and longed for during times of brokenness. I know that no one knows how you feel, exactly. Who could know the weight of every burden and the haunting of every cold fear? But, …
Betrayed by a Friend
For more years than I can remember, I have enjoyed the company of a very close friend. This friend knows my every thought and pretty much everything that has ever happened to me, good and bad. We have been through absolutely everything together. #everything I would say this friend always is someone who has defended …
