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Does forgiving let my offender off the hook?
Today we’re continuing in our forgiveness series, debunking the myth – “If I forgive, I’m letting my offender off the hook of responsibility.” Like most myths this one has both falsehood and truth. Let’s start with the truth … In Jesus’ parable of the “Unmerciful Servant” in Matthew 18:21-35, Christ’s example of forgiveness is illustrated…
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Need More Compassion?
Luke 10:25-37 Thoughts – In this reading, an expert in the law was trying to trip Jesus up with the question of … What must we do to inherit eternal life?* Jesus asked him what the law says, and the man quoted, … We are to love the Lord our God with all our heart,…
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Does Forgiving Say It Was Okay?
Today, we’re continuing in our series on forgiveness, tackling another myth of forgiveness: If I forgive, am I saying that what my offender did was okay? Our perspective –This belief is a tough one because, I’ll be the first one to say, it’s scary to make yourself vulnerable to the one who hurt you! It…
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Chasing After Your Sweet Spot?
Today I’m starting a new direction for my Monday posts (during my radiation treatment) with a devotion that deals with the pursuit of a “sweet spot.” My habit is to read a passage and then prayerfully write out my thoughts. Right now, I’m reading through three different spots – Job, Isaiah and Luke. I usually…
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Myth 1 & 2 – Forgive and Feel Better?
Today, we’re addressing two common myths about forgiveness – One of the biggest motivators for me to forgive is the promise of feeling better. So let me clear! I’m not saying that forgiving an offender won’t bring peace from God and positive emotions in our hearts. It can and often does! It’s just that sometimes…
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The 7 Biggest Myths of Forgiveness
I’m continuing my forgiveness series in the coming weeks by giving greater clarity to the myths people often embrace about forgiveness. 7 Myths of Forgiveness If I forgive, I will immediately and automatically feel better. If I forgive, I won’t feel hurt or angry again, no matter how many times my offender reoffends. If I…
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Waste of Divorce
Today we are excited to have fellow blogger, Joe Pote of Redeemed as our guest and host of Wedded Wednesday! Joe writes on all sorts of spiritual and biblical topics but often fleshes out biblical insights that are sometimes confusing or unclear surrounding divorce. Joe also has a new book, So You are a Believer…
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When You Don’t Feel Like Forgiving
If you’ve lived with the day in and day out abuse or hurt from a boundary-busting offender for very long, it’s easy to feel so fed up that you don’t want to forgive him or her. You may have come to believe the half-truth that forgiving someone means “you’ve let them off the hook.” Or…
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How Comparing Can be Good
Many are choosing “one word” to focus on in the new year and I’ve been prayerfully searching for what God might want mine to be. Oddly enough, I feel Him drawing my focus over and over to the word “compare.” At first glance, compare didn’t seem like a very inspiring choice to me. After all,…
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