Tag Archives: bitterness

The way out of resentment

Posted on January 11, 2015 by

Is it possible to carry deep resentments and not even be aware of the power they hold over you?

One woman learned the power of suppressed resentment fifteen years after a tragic accident. Continue reading →

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Don’t let them drag you down

Posted on June 30, 2014 by

We don’t want to be in the group identified as “grumblers and faultfinders” (Jude 16). Continue reading →

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Do you forgive or enable?

Posted on June 17, 2014 by

Listen to a short audio clip. Continue reading →

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The workers in the vineyard

Posted on May 27, 2014 by

Take some time to discover how much there is to learn from Jesus’ parable on the workers and the vineyard. Continue reading →

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When life takes painful turns

Posted on March 30, 2014 by

Joseph’s story teaches us how to protect our hearts from the poison of bitterness and the prison of despair. Continue reading →

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Do Christians understand forgiveness?

Posted on March 13, 2014 by

When people share their stories with me, I find that,

Some have sinned in ways that make them feel beyond the reach of God’s forgiveness. Trapped in a prison of regret and guilt, they’ve lost their joy.
Others have been so badly hurt that they find it hard to forgive. Engulfed in the pain of their past, they don’t know what to do with their hurt and loss. Continue reading →

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Forgiveness is an act of worship

Posted on January 16, 2014 by

When hurt by others, we often only see the horizontal significance of what occurred. “This is about me and the one who hurt me!” we argue. Yet those who worship God are called to view forgiveness as an act of worship. This is primarily about God and secondarily about me or my offender. When we forgive, we “let go of” instead of “holding on to” or “holding against.”

Forgiveness is an act of releasing to God the hurtful actions and consequences of the wrong done to us. Continue reading →

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