True and False beliefs about forgiveness.
False Belief #1:
If I forgive them, they will go free. There will be no justice.
True Belief #1:
Only God knows what is just. Punishment is in God's hands.
False Belief #2:
Forgiveness means I must pretend that nothing ever happened.
True Belief #2
Forgiveness is not denial. Tell the truth; don't minimize it in order to forgive.
False Belief #3:
If I forgive, I will become vulnerable to them again.
True Belief #3:
Forgiving someone doesn't mean that they are safe and you must trust them again.
False Belief #4:
My unforgiveness is justified because I'm right, and they will never see their wrong and repent if I let go.
True Belief #4:
My unforgiveness only hurts me and allows what they did to control my life.
Quote taken from "The Genesis Process" by Michael Dye & Patricia Fancher
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
How are we doing?
I'm so thankful to the many people that have blessed us with this question.
It is comforting to know people care. Being busy and trying to adjust to many changes in our lives has hampered our communication with new and old friends. I'm sorry for this reality and I'm praying this fog we are operating in will lift by mid May or so.
Thank you to those who have been praying for us. We know it, feel it and have been seeing answers to those prayers. We have and are still seeing the way through some of the darker times in our lives but there have been so many blessings along the way. It is really neat to think of the contrasts there have been down this road. So many highs and so many lows.
I have been amazed at the support and understanding we've received so thank you. I do not want to get into any details but I did want to convey our gratitude for the prayers, phone calls and efforts you've all made. They haven't gone unnoticed and we've thanked God for putting us on your hearts. May God bless you for the ministry you've had to our family.
It is comforting to know people care. Being busy and trying to adjust to many changes in our lives has hampered our communication with new and old friends. I'm sorry for this reality and I'm praying this fog we are operating in will lift by mid May or so.
Thank you to those who have been praying for us. We know it, feel it and have been seeing answers to those prayers. We have and are still seeing the way through some of the darker times in our lives but there have been so many blessings along the way. It is really neat to think of the contrasts there have been down this road. So many highs and so many lows.
I have been amazed at the support and understanding we've received so thank you. I do not want to get into any details but I did want to convey our gratitude for the prayers, phone calls and efforts you've all made. They haven't gone unnoticed and we've thanked God for putting us on your hearts. May God bless you for the ministry you've had to our family.
Proverbs 27:9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Always Remember to Forget
Always remember to forget
The things that made you sad
But never forget to remember
The things that made you glad.
Always remember to forget
The friends that proved untrue.
But don't forget to remember
Those that have stuck by you.
Always remember to forget
The troubles that have passed away.
But never forget to remember
The blessings that come each day.
- Author Unknown
The things that made you sad
But never forget to remember
The things that made you glad.
Always remember to forget
The friends that proved untrue.
But don't forget to remember
Those that have stuck by you.
Always remember to forget
The troubles that have passed away.
But never forget to remember
The blessings that come each day.
- Author Unknown
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
How should we pray?
"The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!"2 Samuel 22:47
First we should learn how to praise the Lord. Then our petitions will flow from knowing to Whom we are praying. Suddenly, the petty little things consuming us fade away because we realize..."The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets." Psalm 50:1
"What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:31
"Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah" Psalm 68:19
He and He alone is worthy to be praised!
First we should learn how to praise the Lord. Then our petitions will flow from knowing to Whom we are praying. Suddenly, the petty little things consuming us fade away because we realize..."The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets." Psalm 50:1
"What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:31
"Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah" Psalm 68:19
He and He alone is worthy to be praised!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Living Free
The Israelites broke free from the bondage of slavery in Egypt to live free in the Promised Land that God told them they would get to one day. We are told by God that we are able to live free from the bondage that holds us back from living free as well. In order to live free there must be a death. A letting go of something, a dying off of another behavior or relationship in order to live this new way that God wants us to live.
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