What would you say to someone who doubts they're worthy of help?
I believe everyone deserves help because Jesus taught us that we are saved through faith. All of us are capable of having and showing faith, no matter where we are in our lives, including having strayed from the truth. We should reconcile our past transgressions, proclaim our faith, and move forward with the intent to be better people - faithful people who are worthy of help
Reflection · The Covenant Renewed: Fresh Commitment
Which part of your faith journey involves embracing consequences?
I can’t think of a season yet that hasn’t come with its share, the Lord has delivered me from an abundance of strongholds and I know from his word he’s not done with me yet! Refine away oh master potter I am but clay!
I admire Paul’s boldness in calling Peter out. I’m not sure about my “authority” to call another out in public like that.
But I do recognize the importance of Paul doing so. Peter’s actions were undermining his calling from God. Those actions could cause the falling away of new believers and make Paul less trustworthy.
Reflection · The Covenant Renewed: Fresh Commitment
When have you felt truly prepared for a challenge through faith?
Recently, got sick with an ear infection. I wasn’t in any pain but had fever. Anyway, I took some time off to take meds and recover. Over the next couple of days I just had a sense that I needed to walk. It was overwhelming. I just started walking around and around my yard. Over the next 3 days I had walked about 40k steps not leaving my home. Just around and around. My husband thought I was losing it but I felt just something coming. I was cleaning and organizing. And walking. I was worried for a moment that this was the “impending doom” that people speak of.
A week or so later my mother in law who was living with us became fatally ill. She went downhill so fast. We knew she did not want to be in a hospital so we quickly coordinated her care and she died peacefully at home just over 3 weeks later.
I sensed then and can see clearly now that God was preparing me. I had gotten so organized that I was able to take on my MILs full time care with the help of my family.
God held us through that and provided the strength that I did not possess prior. I praise the Lord everyday for guiding my family and I during those days and the month or so that’s followed.
This question seems to come as a result of the social constructs that have caused so many to stray from the core of Jesus’ teachings. debt that is being paid is not a sin. debt accumulated in service or out of need is not a sin - it is the byproduct of a society that has failed to care for its most vulnerable people. Debt not being a sin does not entitle anyone to forego their obligations of repayment, but to label debt as a sin is akin to victim blaming.
maybe it depends on why you have debt if it’s for a necessity like a car repair or rent the. God understands but if your out maxing out your credit card on clothes or things you don’t need then it becomes greed and a sin
No, because it depends on the expenditure and if it was responsible or irresponsible to make the purchase. If it is selfish purchase you cannot afford, then it is sinful. If you are paying a medical bill for a brother in need, it is not.
Reflection · The Covenant Renewed: Fresh Commitment
Which part of your faith journey involves embracing consequences?
The part of my faith journey that involves embracing the consequences is my sins. I'm free form the eternal consequences of sin, but not from the earthly consequences.
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