Forgiveness is one of the hardest choices we face, but it’s also one of the most powerful. Today’s guest, author Debbie Barr, reveals how forgiving others isn’t just an act of obedience to God—it’s a gift to ourselves.
Many people don’t realize this, but we pay a high price to our overall health when we cling to resentment, bitterness, and thoughts of revenge. But how are we supposed to move on when we’ve been hurt so deeply?
“Church hurt” has become such a common phrase that it trends on social media, makes headlines, and is even the subject of a few documentaries. Yet within the church, we often struggle to talk openly about it. Not because we don’t care, but because we don’t always know how.
Well, if you’re one of the precious many who have been touched by church hurt, you’ll be encouraged by this honest and insightful conversation.
It’s summer and it’s hot! So that means it’s time for another one of our hottest episodes on the 4:13 … or what we like to call “Summer Sizzle.”
We’re featuring your most shared episodes of the podcast, and that includes Episode 46: “Can I Respond Well to the Grown-Up Mean Girl?”
You know she’s out there, because sometimes the mean girl doesn’t quite grow up—she just grows into a mean woman. So in this episode, you’ll get four ways to manage the emotions a grown-up mean girl brings out of you and learn to respond with maturity.
Have you asked and asked and asked (and begged) God to change your circumstance? I sure have. When we carry a heavy burden for a long time, we get weary and worn down. An extended hospital stay. A hard marriage. An unfair project at work. A health issue. A chronic or even terminal diagnosis.
There are so many things in this life we wish God would change. We ask. He doesn’t always do what we ask when we ask, right?
You’re probably turkeyed-out about now, right?
If you’re not out helping to boost the economy with all the other shoppers on Black Friday, you may just want to snuggle up with some hot chocolate and think about being grateful. So… can I join you? Let’s get real about gratefulness.
But, first, I need to get real about anger… because anger keeps us from gratefulness.
Change the past? Huh?
Do you think maybe I’m being a little presumptuous — or maybe a little ignorant — to even suggest that changing the past is possible?
Oh girl, I wish I could change some things about my past and I know you do too!
We’ve all got stuff… stuff that happened to us that we wish we could change. We’ve all got stuff… stuff we’ve done we wish we could undo.
But, we can’t.
