Thank you for taking the time to read this testimony. I hope that what I share with you here serves us both well in the endeavors of being gracefully transformed by the renewing of our minds. First of all, I don’t want to do this! I don’t want to take an inventory of myself and …
Month: November 2020
Forgiveness: Love Keeps No Record
I sat in front of my dad, a nervous teenage girl. Having driven straight to his house from bible college, I came just to say two words. “I’m sorry.” It didn’t make sense. I had always felt like I was the one that was hurt when he left. But it didn’t have to make sense. …
Forgive and Ask Forgiveness
Jesus put it to us plainly saying, “In this world we will have trouble …” So, when days get dicey, it really should not take us by surprise. We all know challenge, hardship and disappointment. While not fun to walk through, these circumstances are great for growth. But what about the really, really hard times? …
What Do You Do When You Can’t Forgive?
What if I can’t forgive someone? I genuinely mean that. What if I am trying my hardest to cultivate forgiveness in my heart toward someone, but I just can’t seem to do it? I don’t have the answer. Here is the plain, honest truth. I feel very inadequate to write this blog post. I have …
Forgiveness: How Can We?!
My thoughts can be consuming at times. Do you ever feel this way? Ever since I was a little girl I would get these thoughts, somewhat crippling thoughts, where I would think of something and then all of a sudden have an entire scene from a movie playing out in my mind where everything is …
November’s Theme: Forgiveness
What does it mean to forgive? If you google “Bible verses on forgiveness” you will find scripture after scripture on the topic. It is clear that God knew we would struggle with these feelings and need His help in overcoming them. But reading about forgiveness and the genuine act of forgiveness are two very different …
Broken and Gracefully Loved 