When we are in the middle of a personal battle, it can be easy to lose sight of the promises God makes to those who overcome. The Scriptures give wonderful promises to help us preserve and of the rewards for overcomers. Our battles are the challenges that we face in our everyday life. The goal is to let God’s Word guide...
Do you ever feel like your emotions are taking you on a roller coaster ride? Emotions are affected by your thinking. So, I have a question for you. Do your emotions control you, or do you control your emotions? Several years ago I taught a class about how thinking affects what you feel, speak, and choose. After the class...
We all experience events in our lives where we are the victim. Things happen to us that are beyond our control. You can be stopped at a stoplight, obeying all traffic laws, and still be the victim of an accident because of someone else’s choices. There are many other things that we have no control over where we may be...
There are many perspectives for how we are viewed as individuals: our personal perception, other people’s opinions, and God’s perspective. The only perspective that is complete and accurate is God’s. To understand the various perspectives we will consider a popular tool used to explain processes of...
As we wrap up our series on “Abuse and Rejection from the Christian Church,” I’d like to leave you with ten things to remember. Feel free to print this list and keep it where you can see it. Where we place our focus, attention, thoughts, and behaviors will produce a great harvest for us. The truth and...
In earlier teachings on rejection the five keys to healing from abuse and rejection. The Five Keys to healing from rejection are: 1. Focus on God’s character and identity 2. Focus on God’s intentions 3. Focus on who we are in Him 4. Focus on the solution and not the problem 5. Focus on our response and our...
In previous blogs we discussed the first four of the five keys to healing from abuse and rejection. Those first 4 keys are: 1. Focus on God’s character and identity 2. Focus on God’s intentions 3. Focus on who we are in Him 4. Focus on the solution and not the problem Now it’s time for the fifth and...
In our previous two blogs we discussed the first 3 keys to healing from abuse and rejection in the Christian church. Those keys are: 1. Focus on God’s character and identity 2. Focus on God’s intentions 3. Focus on who you are in Jesus The first two keys are about fixing our eyes on the truth about God. The third...