The devil wins if we focus on man rather than Satan. Fighting man is not our battlefield, our war is not with each other but our enemy.
Is the ultimate expression of no longer I but Christ, which found in Galatians 2:20, us being caught up in Him at His coming?
I used to tell God more than listen to God in prayer. What I have found is waiting in prayer is where we see answers to prayer.
When I am involved in being offended, I cannot be engaged in loving my Lord. Could all these offenses have a more sinister aim afoot.
Trying to control the uncontrollable. We have had one crisis after the next, all enticing us towards fear or fury, sometimes at the same time.
Forgiveness is a fact, but I have to position my heart within this reality. I choose to forgive what has already been forgiven.
If emotions run our ship we will not only be controlled by the ebb and flow of circumstance but we will miss the God of our moments.
Offenses are an invitation to be involved with God, not something to be avoided. I want to show you how I keep a forgiveness journal to mitigate offense?
I realized that I was becoming weighed down with the barrage of offenses. So how do we live in an offensive world, with ready access to many daily offenses?
Some destruction isn't in blatant unforgiveness, sometimes it's our temptation to feel hatred for those we deeply disagree with in the news.
After months struggling to overcome fear and disconcertion, I now see the silver lining and blessing of COVID and all the chaos.
The obstacles in our path are not hindrances, they literally are the way. I don’t get to sail through life without things that must be overcome.