Tag: mercy
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The Arc of Grace: Vulnerability
Vulnerability is a precious gift that we hide away when we are abused. I pray that we are all able to occupy that safe space fully and in love. confession: I am still very afraid of sharing my feelings. I hate being rejected, and I have had too many people who supposedly love me tell…
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Midnight Musings: Mercy
Summary: Judah. “NOW WILL I PRAISE YHWH.” It’s a little late for it but: Sometimes. When things get really bad? Your words ain’t safe to say. And that’s when you need to allow the Holy Spirit to groan and utter on your behalf. Because any words you may speak will edify your unbelief and your…
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Kindness, Clarity, and Encouragement – #47
“Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special…
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The Accountability That Comes with The Blessing
It’s so easy to hide inside the lives we have created for ourselves, selfishly clinging to the little happiness squeezed out of dry bones brittle from the abuse and neglect of this world. It is so easy to venture out into the wilds of where you live just to make enough money to run home…
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Kindness, Clarity, and Encouragement – #21
And if you are: May your heart be convicted. May you apologize. May you become a better human. May you heal the parts of you that cause you to hurt others. May you learn to love yourself. May you love yourself so much that you can be fully present and encouraging to others without feeling…
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Intercession. Compassion. Mercy.
I’m going to say something really mean. Waiting until people experience trauma to respond with prayer is super lame. And I don’t mean to say that prayer is no longer necessary once trauma occurs (indeed it becomes so vital then for obvious reasons); I simply mean that true prayer, true intercession leads to 3 things:…
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You Need Grace and Mercy, too
I write this one as I sit stewing in a pot of disappointment and unmet expectation. I talk a good game and with the help of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I walk a decent one despite this henh flesh but sometimes…sometimes the “real slim shady” stands up and clowns. The flesh wrestles me…
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My Husband’s Stroke; My Reflections
Here’s the GIST OF MY LAST 72 hours: Bill had a major stroke on Tuesday. Bill is going home today. Let me put that into a bit of perspective for you who might feel like, “Oh it’s just a minor stroke and now he’s fine!” Nah. The right side of his brain was dead from…
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Holiness ain’t just your clothes
When people talk about being holy, it is rarely with any real practical application other than to try and externally dictate things that don’t really mean anything as a long term matter of spirit–you know the lists: can’t cut your hair, dresses to the floor, no makeup, no fun activities or sports, no pants (lotta…
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