Category: forgiveness
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Cover Sin Or Expose It?
We’ve all had that dream where we can’t cover our nakedness in front of a crowd. When Adam and Eve realized they were naked, they immediately tried to cover up with fig leaves and to hide themselves from God (Genesis 3:7-8). When we sin, we feel a similar kind of shame, and our instinct is…
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Good Guys and Bad Guys
There may be exceptions, but I think the tendency is for most of us to identify with either the hero of a story, or, if that’s not possible, with the victim. We don’t want to relate to the bad guy.
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Personal Justice
There is a time when justice should not be very high on my list of concerns, and that is when I myself am treated unjustly.
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Overcoming Bitterness
It certainly isn’t wrong to lament if we’ve been disappointed or even to be angry if we’ve been treated unfairly. But when we allow anger or disappointment to fester and ferment, eventually we become bitter, thinking of ourselves as victims.
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Forgiving One Another (Part Two)
To harbor resentment is to give Satan an opening. So whether we’re giving forgiveness or receiving it, it’s for our benefit.
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Our Greatest Need
Sometimes what we think we need, is not what we need. I understand this when my 7-year-old asks me fifty times a day for candy. It’s not best for him; he just wants it. But it’s harder to understand when it comes to my own happiness.