Poison. Would you intentionally drink poison? Very few of us would. Did you know that you can poison your soul? What causes a poisoned soul? Two of the primary causes are unmet expectations and wounds caused by others. “Just as a physical wound becomes infected if left unattended, so an emotional wound can become contaminated with feelings of resentment, bitterness, and revenge without the healing of forgiveness.”1 https://bellevuechristiancounseling.com/articles/the-prison-of-unforgiveness This bitterness poisons my soul. It may cause me to perceive every…..
How’s your soul today? Weary? Defeated? Afraid? Upset? Peaceful? Joyful? Confident in God and His love and care for you? We all have times of difficulty or discouragement. We all encounter situations that can cause us anxiety. They are part of life. So are the joyful, happy times. But how do we get a restored soul in the midst of turmoil? How do we get a soul that is at peace and confidently moves into the future? We can try…..
How do we receive God’s forgiveness when we have royally blown it? Let’s look at the life of David and Psalm 32 to discover some principles. David had committed adultery with Bathsheba, a married woman. He had plotted and had fulfilled his plan to have her husband, Uriah, killed. He had lived with this deception while appearing to be righteous. How did all this unconfessed sin affect David? Psalm 32:3, 4 reveals: David was not at peace. He felt God’s…..