Always wear a mask – Your mantra should be to never let anyone know who you really are or how you truly feel. That way you’ll appear to have it all together and no one will be able to relate to you. Never show your softer emotions – This means that you should never cry [...]
Is it just me, or are there so many male celebrities in 2009 and 2010 who’ve sunk to despicable levels? Maybe there have been years where we just didn’t know about the misdeeds certain celebrities were committing, or maybe there are just more people spinning out of control. Now there’s this whole Melodrama with Mel. [...]
We all have a bad habit from our childhood. I’m sure you remember it. And if it’s hazy, just watch your kids for a minute or two and I’m sure they’ll provide a much needed trip down memory lane! Some kid slaps, pinches, or simply touches another kid and the victim feels compelled, even duty-bound, [...]
Recently I read a blog post by Mary DeMuth regarding “The Mark” that is left on a person who has been sexually abused. It was very well-written and insightful, and I would recommend checking it out at the link I’ve provided above. As I read her post, I felt that the mark she referred to [...]
When I was a kid, there was a girl who occasionally came to my church that I did not love. I would look at her and think that she was from wrong side of the tracks. She smelled funny and didn’t have the same nice clothes that my friends and I wore. She even acted [...]
Have you ever lost a document that you have been working on for hours or even days? I have, many times, and let me tell you, it is one of the worst feelings ever! And the hardest part for me is trying to figure out how to reconstruct that document. I often don’t know where [...]
Forgiveness isn’t reconciliation–reconciliation involves the cooperation of both you and your offender in the process. In other words, forgiveness of your offender can be done privately and simply between you and God alone. And forgiveness may be your step toward reconciliation, but does not guarantee reconciliation or require it. So if you are feeling like [...]
One of the biggest benefits of forgiveness is not what it will do for your offender, but what it will do for you. If you are hesitant to forgive because you feel that your offender doesn’t deserve your mercy or you don’t want your offender to receive anything good from you, then you are missing [...]
Forgiveness is not just a commitment of the will, but a surrendering of the heart and hurt to God. In other words, in order to begin the process of forgiveness you need to first decide to forgive, but then you also need to take the next step of grieving the sins committed against you. This [...]
I’ve been talking a lot about my sin and how I’m working toward forgiving certain people in my life, but I’ve been wondering if any of you who read my blog want to forgive someone in your life too. Maybe you feel as if you have forgiven certain people in your life, but still have [...]
