Genesis 20:11 (BSB) Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’ Abraham, having heard God tell him to leave the home of his father without any foreknowledge of where he was going, obeyed. God formed a covenant with …
The home is the most important place on earth; it is where we are fed not just physical, but emotional and spiritual food. The home forms the foundation for our beliefs and how we view others, and it acts as an ecosystem where events should interact harmoniously for the good of those in the environment. …
We have only one life, and Christ says that He came to give us an abundant one. As you look back over your days here on Earth, where have you been and where are you going? What will be your legacy? Will you go from one crisis to the next, living a reactionary existence, or …
Luke 7:34 The son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, “Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and of sinners!” We all live with some painful stuff, and often we feel we have nowhere to go to unload the heavy burdens that life seems to heap on us. …
Responsibility is a big word; it means to take ownership of something. Often, when we pursue our recovery, we think it’s about getting others to accept responsibility for what they have done to us and everything that happened as a result of those injuries. The truth is, however, that while they bear ownership of the …
As stated in Part One of “How to Get Healthy,” this will be a process that will take some time. That doesn’t mean you’ll spend every waking moment absorbed in the pain of your past; that would be counterproductive and put you in need of some kind of numbing medication, which would bring on its …
2 Corinthians 2:15 (BSB) For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. I have always enjoyed the smell of a good candle, so when I was given a lilac-scented candle, I was thrilled to burn it because I knew it would not …
Becoming honest with yourself about who has injured you and what behaviors have risen out of these wounds allows you to begin shouldering the responsibility of making changes in your life. As you embark on the process of recovery, you may choose to address those who have offended you, or simply write a letter. Whether …
As you read more into this series on relationships killers, narcissism, and domestic violence, you have probably recognized yourself as a victim or a perp (or maybe both) in some of the paragraphs. Perhaps you are now feeling depressed, as if you are in a hopeless situation. All kinds of medications and natural remedies are …
Isaiah 39:4 (NKJV) “And he said, what have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them.” Your body is your home; it is where you live; it is the place where you are safe, where …
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