When we take responsibility for our sin and the destruction it brings to our relationships, there's more to the process of making things right than merely confessing to God and the person we've wronged. The next step can be the hardest one of all--true repentance. Repentance is more than saying you're sorry—it's turning from the sin that caused the fracture in your relationship to begin with. Turn to God and away from your sin today.
Sometimes it's really difficult to lose the guilt we feel when we're at fault and have hurt others deeply. Guilt isn't from God; it's from Satan. If you've done all that God outlined in His Word to receive forgiveness from Him, and to make things right with the people you have wronged, even if t...
Many of us go years, decades even, holding a grudge against someone who hurt us deeply. Maybe that person is aware of the damage they've done to the relationship, or maybe the only way they will ever know is if you confront them - in love. Don't lose another relationship because you're afraid of ...
Have you ever heard the saying that bitterness is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die? It sounds crazy, doesn't it? But it's true. The problem with bitterness is it grows and it controls and it consumes. Bitterness doesn't hurt anyone else more than it does the one who harb...
