In Ways You Never DreamedWritten by Joyce C. Lock
When we're not right with ourselves, we're not right with world, and we're not right with our God. It happens to best of us, brings out worst in us, and effects rest of us. No one can help us until we're ready to help ourselves. Often, least thing has become insurmountable. If we knew how to make it right, surely, most would. Since beginning of time, people have prayed prayers for help and guidance that appear to go unheard. God has a better plan than taking us around a problem. It is to our advantage, working a far greater glory, when He takes us through. Bloom where you are planted, do what you know to do, take step provided. Then, He'll show you next step and next. One day, you'll look back to discover God was growing a most beautiful flower for His garden and that flower was you; sure, steady, faithful, and strong.
| | 'Tis More Blessed to (For) GiveWritten by Joyce C. Lock
When someone has made a slight blunder and their sincere remorse has been made known, it isn't all that hard to forgive. We pat ourselves on back and think we did well. When severely wounded, we tend to embrace hurt for awhile, play role of a martyr (being righteous in our own eyes), make them suffer a little ... then, maybe we'll forgive. Now, we're really good Christians, huh? Then comes wound so severe that life will never be same. They don’t seek or deserve forgiveness, neither are they sorry at all. There is no cover in which to hide feelings of betrayal, anger, grief, bitterness; emotions raging so strong they eat your insides away.
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