You try and you try yet you keep failing. You're a Christian. You're not supposed to be struggling with this any more. Think again.
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We are weak. We are all weak in some area that we think we are confident, and in a moments glimpse we can sin in a way that will cause our hearts to grieve.
What Will You Put On?
When someone you have looked up to, loved, and respected has been revealed in living in the depths of sin, what will you put on?
Poem: Arrogance Lurks
You think you got it all together, With all your “perfect” works; Tithing and fasting you brag, In your heart arrogance lurks. Don’t point the finger as if, You have no guilt of your own; Putting down that tax collector, You’re true colors you have shone. Look to him who barely lifts, His eyes as…
Pointing the Finger
It feels good to point the finger doesn’t it? To look at other human beings and their ill circumstances and think they must be bad people to have suffered some bad fate while we beat our chest in comparison thinking we are so good.
Sunday Reflection: Just As I Am
The pain was too great and tragically suicide became his way out. How victorious his story could have been if he had only sought forgiveness.
Be Merciful
Have you been wronged? Hurt? Betrayed? I have. How will you get through it? Heal? Forgive? Be free?
Poem: Hurt and Scared
It hurts, Our shaky past; Will this time be different? Will the changes last? I want to be close once more, To have that loving connection, But I'm scared to give myself, Over to your affection. I must be vunerable again, Lest I lose this opportunity, Where love can heal our hearts, To rejoice in…
Sunday Reflection: Selfish and Wretched
What kind of person would willingly betray a close friend?
Baggage
It's hard to have conversations that carry a lot of baggage, but they must be had if you're ever going to empty the suitcases. “Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First…
Poem: Mercy and Punishment
They spied out the land, How beautiful and plentiful it was. A land flowing with milk and honey, To abundantly satisfy their needs. Yet most were afraid, Of the giant people they saw. They felt like grasshoppers, Among a devouring land. The anger of God was kindled, For their treatment of contempt, In spite of…
Graceful Woman, You Inspire Me
I've observed her tangled heart for years, Living a downtroddened life, She wasn't expecting. Her husband commanding and demanding from her, No love in the way she desires, Nor the security needed. His impulses and anger getting the best of him, Her cleaning up the messes, Hoping things will change. Him provoking her to her…
Thoughts
Where are your thoughts today? Are they producing feelings of love, joy, peace, or thanksgiving? Whatever we dwell on in our minds will generate our feelings and who we ultimately are. Pay attention to what you are thinking and consciously replace any negative thoughts with ones that are worthy of a merry life. Finally, brethren,…
My Daughter’s Struggle
As a mother, it is hard not to just jump in when your child is having a problem. I felt it best in this circumstance to wait and see how everything would work out between these kids.
How Can I Best Love Their Soul?
This question made everything so clear as it made it apparent that dwelling on these things was going to hinder my godly influence on others and not allow me to be who I truly want to be.
