It seldom works to aggressively pursue a fly. The harder that you go after it, the quicker it is able to allude you and disappear. I have learned that if I wait a bit, a number of advantage are unlocked. Flies are hard to see when they are flying because they are faster than my …
True forgiveness is to remove the offense out of your consideration. While the story is there, it has no power. You will never do this by continuing to focus on the offense. Your grace comes from focusing on the forgiveness granted to you which allows you to humbly forgive others in the same way. Forgiveness …
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Forgiveness is very personal and often takes time to process. Remember that our God is a God of compassion. He felt all the pain that you experienced as a loving Father who was with you and pulling for you the entire time. However, Jesus made it clear in His keystone sermon, known as the Sermon …
There are times when forgiveness is very difficult and even seemingly impossible. The key to forgiving someone who really hurt you is to focus on the reason that we forgive, not the person who offended you or the offense. We forgive because we have been forgiven. Since our life was spared in that forgiveness, we …
The closer that we move to God, the more we realize how terrible our sins really are. However, He sees every one of our sins, visible and invisible, and still extends complete forgiveness. We must humble ourselves to accept that, yes, we are very sinful, and, yes, He DOES love us that much. How to …
God has done everything necessary to give you complete forgiveness for everything you have ever done wrong and everything you will ever do wrong. Once you truly ask, His forgiveness is for everything you have ever done and everything you will ever do. It is complete. Books cannot contain all the sins marked against me …
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While at times it will seem that you speak different languages, live in different realities and want completely different things, at the most basic level, you must find a common world in order to have a growing, committed relationship. Both partners in a committed relationship must actively work to find a common world to relate. …
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I work with teenagers, and I have for some time. I really enjoy working with them. Last week we lost one of our teenagers. Ellen, a beautiful, compassionate and loving young lady was taken by a horrible crash. She told me years ago that she wanted to be a missionary. After she talked about it …
I remember when my wife and I decided to get married. Actually, I proposed, and she accepted. It was cool and exciting. The first thing that we did is that we went to one of our friends and told her the news. She reacted with all kinds of excitement and suddenly, it felt real. Sometimes …
It is impossible to enter a committed relationship and stay the same person that you were. In fact, that’s not really the goal whether you think about or not. You naturally want to be more like the person that you are joining with. If you are an introvert and are energized by being alone reading …
Great relationships bring you into new worlds: A Chance to be Royal Read More »