When the pain is overwhelming, the wound tender, and the offense obvious, how do we forgive? There are no magic words or secret formulas. But there are biblical principles that can help you break free from bitterness and pain. As you delve into God’s Word for answers, allow the following resources to assist you in your search for the freedom to forgive.
Once your eyes are opened to this beauty, you will never want to turn away. Continue Reading …
At the cross, Jesus took care of both the wrong we’ve done and the wrong done to us. Continue Reading …
It’s as if the “cancel culture” we hear about on social media has suddenly grabbed hold of our calendar. How will we respond? Continue Reading …
Bad advice is “Toughen up!” or “You need a thicker skin.” What’s the biblical way to deal with our hurts? Continue Reading …
Are you coming off the holidays feeling discouraged? Get some tips for next time from this woman of the Bible. Continue Reading …
I could measure all that had been done to me with my own guilt-stained hands, or I could invite God into my wounds, trusting that He could heal our hearts and mess. Continue Reading …
We need to forgive and be forgiven. Continue Reading …
Whatever your circumstances, God is there for you. Continue Reading …
Extend mercy to her? How could you ask me to do that, Lord? Continue Reading …
Four more ways Jesus can enter our post-abortive pain. Continue Reading …
If you’ve had an abortion, know that forgiveness and healing is yours in Christ. Continue Reading …
You have not out-sinned God’s ability to forgive you, and shame is never a place our Father wants you to live. Continue Reading …
How can we yank up the root of bitterness once it starts to grow? Here are three ideas. Continue Reading …
Bitterness is a sleeper sin. It grows beneath the surface, down deep in the soil of our hearts. Here are four ways to spot a bitter root. Continue Reading …
Forgiveness doesn’t mean we ignore the pain of wrongs done. It does mean that we surrender our hurt to God, the Healer. Continue Reading …
God’s Word doesn’t direct us to forgive ourselves but instead to trust fully in His complete forgiveness, accomplished on the cross. Continue Reading …
Nothing goes to waste in this lifetime. God has divine purpose for everything. Here are several lessons the Lord taught me in through my health crisis. Continue Reading …
Gregory and Aileen’s marriage, once marked by selfishness and discontentment, is now marked by unconditional love. Continue Reading …
After all that my husband had put me through, it was difficult to simply move forward. I wanted and needed him to understand the magnitude of my wounds. Continue Reading …
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