Jacque and I are overwhelmed at the response we’ve received to last week’s announcement! We know what it looks like to face a day, praying for it to be sprinkled with extra dash of hope. And we know many of you could use some of those extra dashes sprinkled into your day too! We’re thrilled you’ve joined us on this hope-filled journey and we can’t…
love comes from god
Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:7-8 {NLT, emphasis mine} If we understand that forgiveness comes from a place of love and we’ve been commanded to love each other, let’s…
forgiveness comes from love
He who is devoid of the power to forgive, is devoid of the power to love. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. There are Scripture after Scripture commanding us to love one another and the importance behind it. In my own personal life, I can attest to the power of love in forgiveness and how they are so intertwined. I was faced with a seemingly hopeless…
be quick to forgive
Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. ~ Rick Warren The easiest way to forgive? Make it a way of life. Let forgiveness be part of our makeup, part of our DNA, and our character {who we are when no one’s looking}. Let us fully commit to understanding why we need to forgive. When we can approach forgiveness with pure…
how do we forgive?
To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you. ~ C.S. Lewis We left off yesterday asking which we’d choose … unforgiveness and living bound, or forgiveness and living free? Since you’re back here with me today, I’m guessing you’ve chosen to live free. I know I have! So now to answer the biggie … how in…