Tag: Forgiveness
Forgetting God?
Have we forgotten God? Have you forgotten God? As a society, as a nation, as people are we forgetting God? Everyday we make choices and decisions. We either follow God or ignore Him. God is always there. He is always nudging us, prompting us, convicting us, gently guiding us. Through His Spirit, through our conscious, God speaks. (Romans…
Blessings in Christ
In Christ we have many blessings. We are spiritually rich in our inheritance as His children. God bestows blessings upon us the moment we believe and all throughout our lives with Christ. We have much to be grateful and thankful for in Christ. Much for which to praise God. Even when we are in a…
Flawed but Usable
We are all flawed. We fall to temptation, have struggles, insecurities, weaknesses and brokenness within. We make mistakes. We make wrong choices. We sin. We sometimes say the wrong thing, do the wrong thing, or choose our own way instead of God’s way. We can look at our failures and wonder, “Can God really use…
God Will Accept You
We think God can’t accept us, after what we have done or our past or the burden we carry. We may think we are too far gone. We might think we are too scarred. We think we have to gain God’s love and approval. We think God can’t forgive us for what we have done. We see…
Faith, Hope, Love: Part 3 Love
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. Love. It covers sin. It drives out fear. It accepts. Never gives up. Doesn’t keep a record of wrong. It does no harm or wrong to anyone. It fulfills the law of God. It’s patient and…
Live Like You’re Forgiven (Living in God’s Undeserved Grace)
God set in motion His plan of salvation from the beginning. When we accept Him as our savior and begin life with Him, He covers us in His undeserved grace. We are forgiven and washed clean. We are made new. The old ways, our old self are gone and we become a new person. 2…
God’s Goodness: Our Mistakes & Failures
Our mistakes and failures God weaves them all together for our good. Even our sin and rebellion God uses in His goodness. Our path and journey through life can be complicated. There may be many times of going our own way. Times of doubt and questioning. Times we want to give up. Times we are angry at…
Forward Moment by Moment
Looking back instead of forward and holding onto the past or our mistakes and failures only holds us back from God. It keeps us from His love. It keeps us from His plan. It keeps Him from working in and through us to shine our light in the darkness and brokenness. It steals our joy.…
Imitate Jesus: His Life, Our Life
Jesus came and lived among us. He lived a life walking with His Father doing His Fathers will. He gave His life, obeying His Fathers will to the end. In that He made a way back to Him for all people everywhere. If we believe in Him we will be saved. Jesus’s life was an…
Us Forgetful Humans
As humans we easily forget. Humanity forgets. We easily forget God. The Israelites did, people and nations throughout history forgot God. When troubles come we hurry to God for help, but when things are smooth we leave Him behind. We read His Word and forget it when we don’t memorize and put it into practice. …
