A Grace Place
The Bible doesn’t give us a lot of dating advice. If only Jesus had given his disciples a lesson on the shores of Galilee, telling them what to look for in a spouse, where to find that person, where to take them on a first date, and how not to get hurt!
But instead he gave us Charles Dickens!
We don’t want to forgive. Instead we hold grudges and wait in vain for the other person to be terribly sorry, or say the thing to make it right, or somehow suffer enough that we feel even.
And it doesn’t work.
These 10 steps are for the reluctant forgiver. Move from anger to peace with these intentional steps.
Forgiveness doesn’t always come easy. Sometimes anger feels like it’s helping and we don’t know if we’ll be able to pay the cost of forgiving our neighbor.
Aslan illustrates the beauty of a Savior who comforts us with the truth of who he is and also with his compassionate tears.
God didn’t make a mistake if you’re no good at math or if you can’t carry a tune. He gave us all smarts. Dr. Kathy Koch talked about the 8 Great Smarts in her book by that title. What kind of smart are you?
