“Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.” -Romans 12:19 Vengeance = punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong But…I want to make them pay.I …
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Women after God’s own eyes
“You will never look into the eyes of someone God does not love.” ? Easy to say about someone you love. But it hits different when you’re looking into the eyes of someone who betrayed you. Someone who traumatized you. Someone who left you, hurt …
The worst of you is not the whole of you
The worst of you is not the whole of you ? I wouldn’t be able to do “The Fight” justice by summarizing it here, so I’ll start by recommending you listen to it RIGHT NOW ? and then I’ll share some thoughts and encouragement that …
Church Injuries
If you’ve ever been wounded by “the church” then please read this post! I don’t know what happened to you (although I’ve heard countless stories from people of the wounds they’ve sustained, and there are some truly tragic ones!), but I‘d like you to consider …
Forgiveness is NOT for them
If you’re still mad at someone for how they hurt you, it’s no longer THEM hurting you. It’s YOU hurting you. You can’t blame them for YOUR choice to hold onto it. If you’re gripping something so tight and your knuckles are white and your …
Harboring Hate
Harbor: /ˈhärbər/ verb. keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one’s mind, especially secretly. (Thank you, Oxford American College Dictionary, for that definition.) In the case of a ship, the harbor is sheltering it from harsh weather conditions and rough seas. When …
The blame game is lame
But ? But it was them. It’s their fault. They did it. I didn’t choose this. Deal with them about it. They caused this chaos. It wasn’t my fault. Perhaps you’ve said some or all of the above at one point or another. I know …
My experience with a stalker
I didn’t realize I had a stalker until he arrived in my windowless back corner office, unannounced, and locked himself in with me, when no one else was around .As a young, impressionable, naïve college girl – it took me awhile to catch onto the fact …