Forgiveness can be a struggle. It’s a struggle to forgive someone who has really hurt you. It’s a struggle to confront someone with their sin in the hopes of being able to offer them forgiveness and reconcile with them. In Forgiveness Part 1 and Part 2, we talked a bit about vertical and horizontal forgiveness.Continue reading “Seeking Forgiveness: Forgiveness Part 3”
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Love Covers
Proverbs 17:9 (MSG) “Overlook an offense and bond a friendship; fasten on to a slight and—good-bye, friend!” In this day and age, it’s easy to get offended. Social media, text messages, entire conversations held in type without facial expression or tone of voice to help interpret them. Offense is a trap of the enemy. IfContinue reading “Love Covers”
Open Hands
Mark 11:25 “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” Sometimes when we read a verse like this we picture God, arms crossed, saying, “If you don’t forgive, I’m going to withhold forgiveness from you.” But that isn’t aContinue reading “Open Hands”
An Unlimited Supply
Matthew 18:21-22 (MSG) At that point Peter got up the nerve to ask, “Master, how many times do I forgive a brother or sister who hurts me? Seven?” Jesus replied, “Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven. We don’t like to forgive people. For some reason, we think forgiving people means that we are accepting their behaviorContinue reading “An Unlimited Supply”
A Beautiful Mess 