"Forgiveness is a choice and it is not based on feelings."
June Hunt in her book How to Forgive When You Don’t Feel Like it. She notes: “Clearly, not a single person on earth is immune from hurt and heartache. Still, that doesn’t mean we have to stay forever distressed, devastated by the
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Nov 21, 2005
A Christian of years ago put it this way, “Many experience displeasure when they see others in possession of spiritual goods. They feel sensibly hurt because others surpass them on this road, and
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2007
On the middle day of a three day fishing trip to Barkley Lake (Eddyville, KY) I would have done equally well had I taken no fishing gear with me. I went all day without a single bite. Rarely has that ever happened to me. I was skunked.
As we were returning our boat to the dock that evening at
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 5, 2004
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F. Andresh Czonka, an immigrant from Hungary now a naturalized U.S. citizen living in Illinois: Americans are afraid. I see the fear in their eyes; I hear it in their voices. They lock their doors. They lie to protect themselves. I feel so bad for the country. But I feel so bad for the
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 10, 2007
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How about Michael Vick? He confessed to find Jesus. I think the loving approach is to pray for him. It is not my place to judge him and whether or not his confession was sincere. I don’t know. God does. I will leave that up to God. However, I can discern and even judge that his comment in the
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Church Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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There was once a man who was born in a little town back east. He grew up and took on the family business. The only earthly father he had ever known died sometime in his teen years and as the oldest son he took on the responsibility of caring for his mother.
He had a good reputation among all the
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Words are very powerful and they can inflict a tremendous amount of pain on a person. “In fact,” Christian Author and Speaker John Maxwell says, “that after the bruises have disappeared and
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Baptist
Contributed by Greg Buchner on Jul 15, 2004
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The Ponca Indian tribe has an interesting tradition. When a loved one dies, the family and friends meet to share with one another. They share not in the form of words, but in the form of giving. Now you may think this not too interesting until you hear who does the sharing.
You see, thousands of
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Methodist
Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Mar 30, 2007
A news story out of St. Louis last year began…
"He was a loving father and loved his grandkids," Linda Heath never imagined Wednesday would mark the first time she referred to her husband of 31 years in the past tense.”
On April 26, 2006 Henry Heath was killed while directing traffic in a
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Mennonite
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 23, 2008
Archibald Hart said: “Forgiveness is relinquishing my rights to hurt back” (Zuck, R. B. (1997). The speaker’s quote book : Over 4,500 illustrations and quotations for all occasions.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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Philip Yancey in his great book, "Where Is God When It Hurts" tells the story of NBA basketball player Bob Gross. He insisted on playing in a key game despite a badly injured ankle. Knowing that Gross was an important part of the game, the team doctor injected Marcaine, a strong painkiller into
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Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 24, 2006
Illustration: I heard my parent complain time and time again of how tired they were yet they went to work any way , how much they wanted this or that , yet they never bought it. That didn’t make since to me, if I want something I just take it, why didn’t they? The Burden of Love.
I know now about
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 9, 2009
WHERE ELSE COULD I GO?
"My little boy gave me a great awakening," said an intelligent and spiritually-minded mother. "Jimmy is getting to an age when he often wants to try his own way instead of mine. Then he generally meets with a difficulty that hurts his feelings, and he comes at once to me
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