Every action motivated by love,
Every word spoken with kindness,
Every smile given from the heart
Ascends to God–
As an offering of worship.
(c) 2014, Paulina R. Jaramillo
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Quotes by famous authors on the subject of forgiveness
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“In the times of greatest struggle,
When the angry billows roll,
I can always find my Savior,
Christ, the Refuge of my soul.”
–Woodruff
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But in everything,
by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving,
present your requests to God.”
(Phil 4:6)
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The title above could be rewritten “what or who will occupy first place in your life?” Will it be faith in God and the plans He has for you? Or will it be a guilty conscious due to unconfessed sin?
Choosing to ignore our past behavior and running from reality rather than confessing our sins and accepting God’s forgiveness is like running at top speed with a hood over our head. Sooner or later we’ll run into a brick wall!
Even then, God will remove the hood and carve a way through the barrier—IF we let him.
“All of us at one time or another come face to face with our past. And it’s always an awkward encounter. When our sins catch up with us we can do one of two things: run or wrestle.” Max Lucado
Paulina has a Master of Arts degree in Counseling. She conducts workshops on Healing From Loss and is the grief group facilitator at her church. Her book, “Life Interrupted; Grief Recovery Guide and Workbook” is available through Amazon and her website: http://www.grief-recovery.org.
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Paulina has a Master of Arts degree in Counseling. She conducts workshops on Healing From Loss & is the grief group facilitator at her church. Her book, “Life Interrupted; Grief Recovery Guide and Workbook” is available through Amazon & her website: http://www.grief-recovery.org.
The Psalms are quoted more often in the New Testament than any other book found in the Old Testament. They were written over a span of approximately one thousand years with the earliest one (Psalm 90) attributed to Moses in the 15th century B.C. Nevertheless, their message of comfort and healing is as pertinent in the 21st century as if they were written today.
Psalm 73:26
Psalm 119:50
This is my comfort in my affliction,
For Your word has given me life.
Psalm 147:3
“He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.”
Psalm 22:24
“ For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from Him; But when He cried to Him, He heard.”
Psalm 37:24
“ Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the Lord upholds him with His hand.”
Psalm 27:14
“Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!”
Psalm 18:2
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
My God, my strength, in whom I will trust…”
Psalm 30:5(b)
“Weeping may endure for a night,
But joy comes in the morning.”
May the comfort and peace of God be with you during the Christmas season and always.
Paulina has a Master of Arts degree in Counseling. She conducts workshops on Healing From Loss & is the grief group facilitator at her church. Her book, “Life Interrupted; Grief Recovery Guide and Workbook” is available through Amazon & her website: http://www.grief-recovery.org.
