Tag: mercy
A personal log of loss and pain can either soften us toward our travel companions or callous our hearts.
Though he was a prophet, Jonah never quite caught God’s heart. Could the same be said of us?
Jonah expected personal mercy for his bad behavior but not corporate mercy for a wayward community.
Amos lived out his message before he opened his mouth to preach it and, thus, he is an amazing example to us.
Squanto somehow managed to love his enemy despite his own misery.
The truth is, we can worry our way through the night or we can worship our way through the night. One way is exhausting, the other is restorative. When it’s your turn to stand as a watchman, how will you wait?
Rest makes room for repentance. When one slows their soul to God’s speed, they suddenly become aware of all the ways they’ve fallen short. They have time and space to feel the angst in their frame and address the issue. Rest allows for repentance and repentance is the reset button; the presser is awarded another opportunity to live God’s way.
Healthy, sustained relationships flow in forgiveness, in both the giving and the receiving, alike.