Why Didn’t God Stop the Abuser? Among the million questions that come to mind for abuse victims, this is probably one of the foremost questions. When I get to heaven, I have a whole file of things that are unanswered questions…hard questions…things that were too big and too heavy to ever wrap my mind around. […]
It is worth noting that many of the expressions of life after abuse revolve around self-image. The abuse victim looks inward, seeing something far from the beautiful being God created. It’s not that the beautiful being isn’t there, it’s that one’s perception of self has changed. People question their own: Value Worth Beauty Definition of […]
Look at yourself. See yourself how God sees you. Yes, you may feel weak and fragile on the outside. The treasure is on the inside. The treasure inside every believer is the priceless beauty of the light of Christ. That is what God sees. Anything you have power to do, you can because God is […]
Abuse changes a person. That is one of the most difficult aspects. There is a past hurt that cannot be explained rationally or excused away. It leaves behind someone who has been victimized by irrationally sinful and perverse acts. There is a present change that exhibits itself in the way the victim views oneself and sees relationships in […]
In one of the early weeks of our Overcomer’s series, we mentioned that some things we never truly get over, but we do get through them. This is one of those instances. I’ve been trying to write this posting for over a week now. I struggle knowing that I am ill-equipped to minister by experience […]
Hosea 6:3 Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth. Oh to say, I overcame and was found faithful! This is what I hope for […]
Rehoboam, do you know him? Probably not unless you study the Old Testament or have a fondness for Biblical history. But there’s a really important and relevant lesson about division and decline to be learned from the life of this man. 2 Chronicles 10:6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father […]
James 4:13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then […]
I’ve been preparing for my message this Sunday and found myself pondering the promise made to Abram: Genesis 12:1 The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. 2 “I will make you into a great nation and I will […]
Jesus is the Son of God. God is Love. Love is the Answer. The Answer is Jesus.
