When we go through traumatizingsituations, we sometimes tend to freeze emotionally and stop living freely and abundantly.
- P98
But our God of second chances wants us
to live life to the fullest.
Sometimes it may require us to take baby steps before we can do the things
we fear. - P98
But we can rely on God‘s grace to carry usthrough those moments when we cannot move forward on our own. - P98
Ham sees his father drunk and naked in the tent, and he goes out totell his brothers. In this ancient culture, Ham‘s act displays considerabledisrespect toward Noah, a man of God. - P98
God had only recently affirmed
the dignity of human life and commanded
humankind to show decency toward one
another, in contrast with the violence
that enveloped the antediluvian world. - P98
Rather than taking pleasure in
another‘s shame and publicizing it,
we ought to grieve for them
and find ways to protect their God-given dignity. - P98
God has given us His Holy Spirit to guide usin all things. When we pray, He will help us to not only do the rightthing, but to do it the right way. - P99
When we realize that the goal of our relationships with other peopleis to build them up and help them submit to God‘s will, then we will desire to seek wisdom.
- P99
The Bible exhorts us to speak the truth in love.
Without love, the truth can end up destroying our relationship withthose we are trying to help. - P99
Exhortations spoken in love, however,
edify people and lead them to experience God‘s kind and fatherly discipline. - P99
Today I bring You my broken-ness and frustrations. Heal me and restore my hope so that I may rise above.
my sinful inclinations and bring You glory. In Jesus‘ name I pray, amen. - P99
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