Power To Forgive: The Power Of Grieving Well

Here is the devotional: Forgiveness always involves grieving.You’ve probably heard of the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Because they’re called stages, it’s easy to think grief is a linear process. Stage 1, 2, 3...Click. Yeah! I’m over it!But grieving isn’t like that. It’s more like a spiral. The pain tends…

Power To Forgive: The Myths Of Forgiveness

Here is the devotional: One of the most common statements I hear when working with people who are having a hard time forgiving is: “But the person who hurt me needs to apologize before I forgive them. They need to admit their guilt.”This is where Jesus’s example of forgiveness is so powerful. As he hung…

Wednesday’s Life Song: Citizen Soldier | Weight Of The World

https://youtu.be/jZvmXSgzZZ8 I have been where this song speaks of on numerous occasions. I've had suicidal thoughts. I even tried once in junior high. Thank God I didn't succeed. The pressure from what does feel like the weight of the world is so freaking heavy. Drinking never fixed anything as my issues were still there when…

Wednesday’s Life Song: Dax w/Elle King | Dear Alcohol

https://youtu.be/DNhAjMFUO1U The term wasted never resonated with me as an alcoholic term. I've been drunk off my gourd many times where I couldn't talk right, walk straight and passed the freak out. For me wasted was a Mary Jane term. But people use different words like lit. Lit to me could mean drunk or high.…

Forgiveness Brings Healing: Ask For Forgiveness

Here is the devotional: Have you ever met people who were proud or stubborn? Have you noticed they have a hard time saying “I’m sorry” or “Please forgive me; I was wrong”? Why is it so hard to say “I’m sorry?” and “Please forgive me”?I believe it has a lot to do with false pride…