Posts Categorized: Forgiving Day-by-Day

Must We Love Our Enemies?

Posted November 18, 2013 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Luke 6:27-31 (The Amplified Bible)

But I say to you who are listening now to Me: love your enemies, treat well those who detest you and pursue you with hatred, invoke blessings upon and pray for the happiness of those who curse you, implore God’s blessing upon those who abuse you.

Consider

Intellectually, we may be sold on the idea that forgiveness is good medicine for us and for our troubled relationships. But requiring that we love and bless our enemies may seem a little too much for God to ask.

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My True and Upright Self

Posted November 11, 2013 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Ecclesiastes 7:29 (The Living Bible)

And I found that though God has made men upright, each has turned away to follow his own downward road.

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The good news for us is, God made men and women to be good, true and upright, virtuous. He did not create us to be sinful and to do evil but to do good works. God designed us to be part of his perfect creation and to be fit companions for his holy and loving presence. But sin interferes. We know firsthand the terrible persuasive power of sin to twist and corrupt what God has set in place.

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Morning Compass

Posted November 4, 2013 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Mark 1:35 (New International Version)

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.

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How Jesus loved to spend time with his Father! In the wee hours of the morning, it’s as if he heard the Father whisper, “Get up and walk with Me. I have something to show you.” And Jesus would leave his warm bed and follow his Father out into the cold, quiet darkness, anticipating the joy of being together and listening to his Father’s voice.

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Old Wounds: Tricky or Treatable?

Posted October 28, 2013 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Philippians 4:6-7 (New International Version)

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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Our oldest wounds can be our trickiest sources of pain and confusion.

Old injuries don’t just fade away with our past and disappear. Rather, they go underground where they fester and generate emotional sore spots that can be easily bruised and re-injured.

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Shine Goodness

Posted October 21, 2013 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Proverbs 3:27 (New International Version)

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.

Consider

The Message translates the above passage this way: Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God’s hand for that person.

It’s a wondrous responsibility, being God’s hand for a particular person in a particular situation. And the truth is, sometimes we don’t feel like handing out goodness, especially to people who have hurt, angered, or offended us.

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