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Abiding in Jesus - Overflowing His Spirit

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May 7, 2014

He Stripped Me of Sin

I approached the prayer room at church before service started on Sunday to cleanse myself of iniquity; I was berating myself for a sin I’d committed just minutes before. Dropping my Bible and purse into a chair, I raised my hands up palms open to God and closed my eyes to receive His forgiveness. I started to speak, but as I spoke my words sounded hollow and empty, as if I was just confessing to sound and act contrite. This realization caused me to stutter and I stopped speaking. My stomach began to roil, and a desperate awareness washed over me of just how wicked I was. Was I there to ... Read the Post

Filed Under: Bible, Church, Devotional, Forgiveness, God's Love, Grace, Prayer, Sin

May 30, 2011

Soften Your Heart to Break Down a Wall

My path crossed Amanda’s* when she was a student in my second grade Sunday School in Connecticut. A problem child from day one, Amanda was disagreeable to the other children and disrespectful to me. Each Sunday I hoped she wouldn’t arrive and each week I would bristle with anxiety when she appeared in the doorway. Sunday mornings found me praying that God would help me hold my tongue and increase my patience 100-fold. Week after week was a struggle; she remained obstinate and each class left me weary with frustration. For the final class before summer break, the church took the entire ... Read the Post

Filed Under: Devotional, Forgiveness, God's Love, Grace, Relationships, Sacrifice, Salvation, Spiritual Growth, Suffering

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