Observing Jesus’ interaction with an outcast woman reveals his love, acceptance, and tender mercy toward each of us regardless of what we’ve done or what has happened to us.
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Observing Jesus’ interaction with an outcast woman reveals his love, acceptance, and tender mercy toward each of us regardless of what we’ve done or what has happened to us.
Please read! MP3s: If you use your phone to listen to MP3s, please open this purchase on your phone files, which will instantly download to the device you are on at the time. All files listed are copyrighted and should not be shared. Please call us at 719-694-8394 if you have any questions.
Every day we come to a crossroads where we choose which way to go. We can choose Trust Trail and receive freedom and joy, or we can choose Pride Pathway and receive suffering, fear, and shame.
Like for many young people today, Joseph’s childhood and teen years were full of pain and difficulties. Yet God was present with him, speaking to him, and protecting his life.
Learning how Joseph navigated the many painful events of his life, as he struggled with anger, injustice, pain, and grief, gives us important insights on how to trust God and let him lead our life.
When Moses led the Israelites out of captivity in Egypt, their journey was one of discovering who was better suited to be their source of power, protection, provision. Relinquishing these roles to God is our life-long work.
Accepting that God has a better perspective about everything, something that comes from having true beliefs, positively impacts all aspects of our life.
Abuse attempts to damage the essence of our being, as it did for Tamar when her brother raped her. Yet even these devastating wounds are absolutely repairable.
It is every person’s temptation to blame God for bad things that happen, yet freewill is the crux of the problem. God desires that we freely surrender our will to him and receive his gift of eternal life.
We can’t prevent Satan from interfering with our life, but we don’t have to make it easy for him. Success requires awareness of the enemy, accurate thinking about how he works, attentiveness to what attracts his attention, and appropriate action when he attacks.
Gaining mental victory depends on guarding what comes into our mind and controlling our thoughts. Thoughts must be measured against God’s truth and rejected if they don’t measure up.
In the eyes of the world, Hagar was nobody. Yet a compassionate God sees her misery and responds by providing for her needs, even though her prideful choices contributed to her situation.
Anger is not our enemy; it is merely a communicator trying to tell us that something important has been threatened. We have to look beyond our anger to find the real problem.
The victim identity tells us that we are defined by what has happened to us and that we have no choices. Just because we have been offended or victimized doesn’t mean we have to live as victims.
Our journey as a victim often resembles a desert-like experience, a stormy sea, or a gloomy prison. Traveling these victim roads results in unfulfilled dreams, fruitless striving, and bondage.
We are inherently good and valuable. Understanding this depends upon viewing ourselves with sober judgment, that we are a mixture of strengths and weaknesses. God accepts us as we are and hopes we will do the same.
Our journey through Letting-Go Wilderness is challenging, but we are sustained by God’s promises to not be afraid because he loves us, he is with us, and we belong to him.
Our sin separates us from God and causes us to become offenders to him and others. However, when we come to him with our sin, he is with us in grace, not judgment.
Replacing the victim identity means we need something else to guide our life. Micah 6:8 provided this. We are to act justly (do the right thing), give mercy (not judgment), and walk humbly (not pridefully).
We will always have tough problems to work through, so how do we stay on Trust Trail? Trust God, commit to live his way, rest from our sinful ways, and wait for him to work.
Unforgiveness keeps us bound up in bitterness and self-imposed wounds. When we allow God into our wounds, trusting our offenders to him through forgiveness, we truly heal and are set free.
Grieving is a necessary and healthy part of our healing process. When barriers are removed through forgiveness, sadness is allowed to emerge, and we can finally heal.
In order to stay on Trust Trail, we need to give God the place of primary importance in our life by spending time with him regularly, praying and reading his Word, and fellowshipping with Christians.
Reminding ourselves of our future life with Jesus and his promises will help sustain us today. One day this world will pass away, and we will live forever in heaven.
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