Category: Jesus
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Forgiveness transforms a New way to walk and see.
I can imagine, if you have read all five days of forgiveness you are sitting there thinking, this all sounds good, but my heart still hurts and that person who hurt me has never even said they were sorry. I get it. I had been waiting almost a decade for…
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A Heavy Heart
Jesus taught us in Matthew 6 the perfect prayer to pray each day to help us get ahead of any offences we might encounter. The disciples asked Jesus how to pray. This prayer is known today as the Lord’s Prayer. Today, let us look upon and note the parts Jesus…
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When unchangeable feels unforgivable
When unchangeable feels unforgivable it feels like someone has taken something from you that you will never get back. When the outcome seems so final you can not get your bearings about you to go on. When they hurt you so deeply you fear normal is never going to come…
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Why is forgiveness a double edged sword?
32 And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ. Ephesians 4:32 How often do we define our lives by life before and after a deep hurt? How many today are stuck in the agonizing and horrific season of pain and suffering? The conversation that…
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Scorning Shame
2 keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 The Romans, during the first century, had perfected the art of execution through crucifixion.…
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Weight Watches
Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Matthew 11:28 What is shame? Shame is agonising. Shame is an unbearable weight. Shame is burdensome. Shame is heavy. Shame is extra and unnecessary baggage we carry and it is exhausting. I hope to…
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Connection with God: the most effective way to live
Knowing Christ Jesus as our Lord and Savior radically rearranges all our priorities, alters our perspectives and influences our relationships and decisions. When our focus becomes Christ, He becomes the center of our lives. His presence in our lives gives us an indescribable peace, no matter what is going on,…
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victim or victor?
As children of God we are never victims of our circumstances. To say that life is not simple, is an understatement. In our journey into discipleship, we stumble over many bumps in the road. Our race is a very real battle. Painful experiences pierce our hearts. However, our circumstances DO…
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faith.
A good question to ponder this morning: DO we have faith that the Lord will move mountains that are obstacles to your faith? It is interesting as I started writing yesterday about mountains. The objects, situations, that we call mountains and what can God do with mountains. Yesterday I started…
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gift of fire
A while ago I wrote about Cain and Abel. While I was searching scriptures I came across a verse that stuck out to me. I add it a long list of scriptures to go back and seek the understanding of. One such verse is: 13 Fire must be kept burning on…
It Starts Small 