Numbers 5:6,7 These verses are a summary of most of the laws God gave his people, Israel, and it is a reminder to us that the way we treat people matters to God, a lot. Just think how different the world would be if each of us took this instruction and applied it as ifContinue reading “Make it Right”
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Family issues
1 John 4:21 The people closest to us are often the ones that hurt us most deeply. Those closest to us are often the ones that let us down, aggravate us with their annoying habits, take advantage of us and disagree with us. After all, we cannot choose our family, whether it be our bloodContinue reading “Family issues”
Who is right?
Proverbs 21:2 Each one of us is clever enough to convince ourselves that we are right or that we are doing the right thing. We may start off hesitant, but we eventually come up with enough arguments to justify our actions. This is true even if it ends up hurting someone else. Often, we don’tContinue reading “Who is right?”
Anger alert
Ephesians 4:26-27 When we see our kids doing things we know are not good for them and that will hurt them we tend to get angry if they don’t listen to our wisdom. While our intentions are good the anger, when not identified and controlled, can lead to us doing things that hurt our relationshipContinue reading “Anger alert”
The wrong gospel
Romans 1:16 You could be excused for coming to the conclusion that Jesus is all about church buildings, rules, regulations, traditions, priests, guilt and of course money. Many and various versions of Christianity over the last two thousand years have created systems, traditions and even buildings that become synonymous with following Jesus. Somehow the goodContinue reading “The wrong gospel”
Forgiving is not easy
Colossians 3:13 Receiving an instruction to forgive in the midst of conflict and hurt will in itself generate anger and resentment. This is because it is a natural overwhelming reaction to want revenge and to hurt back when we have been wronged. As with any situation, if we have already learnt how to deal withContinue reading “Forgiving is not easy”
Bitter or better
Romans 5:3-4 Every time something bad or sad happens to us we have a choice how to respond. Our response is determined well before the event itself. The way we respond to negative things is often decided by how we view ourselves and how we view life. If we have a low value on ourselves,Continue reading “Bitter or better”
All it takes
1 John 1:9 When we hurt or offend someone whom we love the effect can be devastating and can impact the relationship for a long time. There are trust issues and there is pain. Even if we didn’t mean it or did but then regretted it there is no taking back what we have done.Continue reading “All it takes”
Under attack
Isaiah 54:17 When bad things happen to us or when we are accused of things we haven’t done we feel a desire to seek revenge or at the very least retribution. Our feelings are subjective because the pain we feel is real to us and from our view it certainly looks like the infliction hasContinue reading “Under attack”
A fearful future
Isaiah 41:13 Many of us have become desensitised to the violence, abuse, political unrest and natural disasters which flood our televisions and social media pages. Getting used to these things is an inbuilt protection mechanism which stops us from being overwhelmed and overcome but also causes us to be numb and to stop caring. IfContinue reading “A fearful future”
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