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It became apparent that, although we shared a vision, we had very different personalities and gifts. It didn’t take long for sin, weakness, and failure to rear their ugly heads.
This was a crucial moment.
Would we give in to disillusionment and discouragement, or would we commit ourselves to do what we regularly teach others to do? We decided that our only choice was to trust Christ the way we ask others to, and give him an opportunity to work in us so that he could work through us.
That's what I decided to do... And I still am!
to see the glory of a Redeemer who is ever-present, always at work to rescue and change us.
We need God’s grace to save us from ourselves.
hope that rests in Christ.
We are well aware that we are smack-dab in the middle of God’s process of sanctification. And because this is true, we will struggle again. Selfishness, pride, an unforgiving spirit, irritation, and impatience will certainly return.
relationships and ministry are always shaped in the forge of struggle.
we have tested the book’s God and found him to be faithful again and again.
God who has been with us and is with you. He is near, with, and in you.
It is clear to you that no relationship ever delivers what you dreamt it could.
God has put people in your life and placed you in theirs.
She wondered whether relationships were worth the risk of this kind of pain.
we all have been shaped significantly by relationships that are full of both sorrow and joy.
Sin gets in the way of what grace can do, while grace covers what sin causes.
We want to highlight the unique lens God gives his children to look at their lives. This lens will help you make your way through the intersection of sin and grace in relationships.
God wants to bring us to the end of ourselves so that we would see our need for a relationship with him as well as with others.
I'm definitely in this momet!
When I have learnt to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now.
