Wings as Eagles
Throughout Scripture, eagles represent God’s handiwork, such as in Proverbs 30:19, which says that “the way of an eagle in the sky” is an example of God’s wondrous…
Refuse to Keep Thinking About the Offense
Refuse to Keep Thinking About the Offence If you’re anything like me, when someone has deeply and unfairly hurt or offended you, your mind keeps going back to…
Angry Feelings
Ask God to Help You Deal With Your Angry Feelings Realistically, it often takes time to really feel forgiveness, especially when the wound I’ve suffered is a deep…
Pray the Prayer of Forgiveness
Pray the prayer of forgiveness Once we make the decision to forgive, we need to take action to put that commitment into effect. Perhaps the most effective way…
Set Your Will To Forgive
Set Your Will To Forgive Ultimately, there is only one way to escape the deathly grip of anger when we have been deeply hurt, offended, or frustrated. Sooner…
Easter Sunday: What is a first fruit?
What is a First Fruit? When Jesus Christ was resurrected, He became the “first fruits” of all who would be raised (see also Colossians 1:18). The Israelites could not…
Palm Sunday
The man the crowds followed healed the sick and performed miracles. It seemed he had the favor of the world on him. But shortly after arriving in Jerusalem, Jesus…
Acknowledge Your Anger
Step 1 Acknowledge Your Anger I once had a friend who would say, when she was really mad, “I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed.” It was obvious to…
The Grip of Anger
Anger Weighs Our Bodies Down and Negatively Affects Our Health One of the most fundamental teachings of the Bible, prominent in both the Old and New Testaments, is that…
A “Ragamuffin” Grace
A “Ragamuffin” Grace To fully understand grace and the balance God’s Word presents, we need to consider who we were without Christ and who we become with Christ. We…