Ephesians 6:12
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places
Revelation 21:4
“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
Mathew 11:28-30
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
“For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
How do you react when someone hurts you?
For most of my life, when someone I loved hurt me, I would pretend to be unbothered. I hated the idea that someone else could have that much control over my emotions. Even more than that, I hated the thought that they could see how deeply their actions affected me.
So I bottled it all up until I couldn’t anymore. Then I’d blow up and retaliate.
I handled these confrontations with wrath. Wrath was my way of “getting even.”
I did this for years until one day I found myself alone, standing in the rubble of relationships I had destroyed.
What I thought was “fair” was really just me multiplying the pain.
But through the love and grace that Christ showed me, I began learning how to forgive—and how to ask for forgiveness. (I’m still learning.)
In many situations, boundaries still have to be set. But ask yourself this:
If we only received the mercy and grace we gave out, would that be sufficient?
Remember: two armored people don’t touch—they collide.
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God is with me
God is with you
God is with us
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Psalms 139:7-8 - Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
How can one be warm alone?
Ecclesiastes 4:9-11
Two are better than one,
Because they have a good reward for their labor.
For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.
But woe to him who is alone when he falls,
For he has no one to help him up.
Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm;
But how can one be warm alone?
How do you define love?
My definition of love has changed so many times.
If you opened a book with my definition of love it would be pages full of errors, scribbles, notes, and erase marks.
Lately, my definition of love has become this: to accept.
To accept someone as they are.
To receive someone with open arms, despite the flaws in their character and without restrictions.
This is the kind of love Christ offered me.
The kind of love Christ offers us all.
A perfect, selfless love – one that transforms you.
A love that transforms, not because it controls but because it is real.
A love that gives itself fully–before it’s ever deserved
