@virgilwalker Is this simply a personal conviction? If not, to what scripture do you point to support your stance? Asking for reals, not to divide or take sides.
Forgiveness is not pretending like it didn’t happen or it didn’t hurt. That’s lying. Forgiveness is the decision to release a debt regardless of how you feel.
Collecting worst case scenarios doesn't protect me. It only projects the possible pain of tomorrow into my day today & feeds more fear.
Let's ask God to help us know the difference between wise discernment & fear.
One prompts us to remember God. The other prompts us to panic.
We can either sit in the dark and replay the awful things we think about ourselves or the things we think others are thinking, or we can turn the light on and read God’s Word, His truth. Lies flee in the presence of God’s Truth.
“It is high time to cease using such descriptors as “Black Church,” “White Church,” or any other ethnic specific monikers, as we are all one in Jesus Christ.” - @D_B_Harrison
He and @VirgilWlkrOMAHA use more biblical terms to describe the church here: https://t.co/yRr2xUUHJi
No greater challenge exists in the human experience than accepting the reality that some things don’t fix. It may well be that, when all is said and done and our life stories are penned to their final paragraph, the thickest part of the plot was what we did with what was broken.
Don't let your critics define you. You don't have to answer them, especially if it's not a good faith exchange. Just stay focused on Christ, focused on the message, and focused in your efforts. The Lord will sort everything and everyone. Just be faithful.
When you know . . .
- that God is FOR you
- that His Spirit lives WITHIN you
- that His favor is UPON you
you are no longer consumed with insecurity about the odds that may be stacked AGAINST you. 🙏🏽
Be encouraged.