Tonight, we talked about forgiveness with the Emerge Youth group. Forgiveness is something that I definitely struggle with. I understand the concept, and I understand the importance of forgiveness, but unfortunately, that does not make forgiveness any easier for me. Forgiveness, though, is a critical part of understanding just how much our Heavenly Father loves [...]
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Forgiveness
Posted: February 17, 2011 by canvasrhapsody in forgivenessTags: challenge, faith, forgiveness, grace, unforgiveness
Throwing Darts
Posted: February 3, 2011 by canvasrhapsody in Confession, forgiveness, imageTags: confession, forgiveness, image, pierced, struggle, Throwing Darts, torn
I don’t like admitting this, but I’ve been really struggling with some recent management decisions at work. I can’t go into the details, and truth be told… they aren’t relevant to the point of this blog. What I can share is my reaction to those decisions. At first, I tried to remain mature and take [...]
Forgiveness
Posted: January 24, 2011 by canvasrhapsody in forgivenessTags: anger, bitterness, forgiveness, gossip, health, illness, layers, unforgiveness
What does it mean to forgive? Let’s take a look at some of what God has to say about this in His Word: Ephesians 4:31-32: “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, [...]
What Luke Skywalker Should Have Done
Posted: October 11, 2010 by canvasrhapsody in communication, forgiveness, identity, image, love, My StoryTags: dad, family, forgiveness, healing, heritage, identity, legacy, mom
Between Sunday service and Wednesday nights’ growth track, Nick has covered couple of things that I’ve been dealing with personally in my own life; remembering what God has done for us and our heritage. Having a broken relationship with my parents has been something that has taken up space in my life that is useless [...]
Who do you pray salvation for A loved one Your spouse Your children A friend or co-worker everyone? Whenever I am asked to pray for God to work in someone’s life I always think of my mom. She is an addict. She has been for the majority of my life. There is a lot of [...]
Breakdown: The Law of Moses
Posted: August 20, 2009 by canvasrhapsody in Breakdown, forgiveness, law, mercyI could be considered a dictator. Sometimes my rules can be so ridiculous. I have the best of intentions at heart. I am really just trying to protect and guide my children the best I know how. Sometimes I am so set on them following the rules that I get furious when they seem intentional [...]