Tag: reconciliation
Confession
Avoid. Withdrawal. Elude. These three actions have taken the AWE out of my life. The moment I walked across the stage on December 17, 2016, to grab my empty degree shell, a large part of me dove into the most remote cavern of my soul. Once there, my imagination remained curled in the fetal position. ...
Adjust your view…
"Maybe when you were born on the top of the mountain you could pretend the mountain didn't matter, but those who climbed it and those born at its base who could never climb at all knew differently.” ― Brent Weeks, The Black Prism While rereading Black Prism, I continually find myself grateful for an author, ...
This will cost…
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. ~ James 1:2-3 Last night, I had the opportunity to hear from two remarkable women who are seeking to bring ...
Do not let me . . .
Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did ...
One another
"Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the ...
Love instead
If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers. 1 John 4:20-21 NLT There ...
How Long
2 Corinthians 5:18-20 "And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message ...
Six Steps Since 