Have you ever thought of forgiving as a spiritual discipline? Spiritual disciplines are habits or practices designed to develop our inner being and help us to become more like Christ. We can certainly make it our regular practice to forgive rather than hold on to offenses. Let’s face it, people regularly say or do things that hurt us or make us angry. However, we can refuse to allow the offense to have any control over us by forgiving the offender and leaving the issue between them and God. Once I began to seek Christ’s healing of my emotional wounds and forgiving those who had caused trauma in my life, I…
A Woman Who Rises is One Who Forgives
There is only one you in this world. You were uniquely created and are on a one of a kind trajectory through life. No one else on the planet shares the same personality, characteristics, and experiences as you. These facts alone declare the significance of your potential! However, as different as we are, we all share one thing in common. Every one of us has been hurt by the actions or words (spoken or words left unspoken) of others. How we choose to tend to those wounds is critical because an unhealed wound will block our own transformation and growth, thus, stifling our potential. That brings me to our topic…
A Woman Who Rises is One Who is Committed, Episode 2
FREE DOWNLOAD: Committed Outline FREE DOWNLOAD: Commitment Journal Page We often think of commitment simply as a pledge to a person, cause, or activity. Have you ever thought of it as a spiritual discipline we can practice and develop? I’m so glad you joined us this week. Pull up a chair and join the discussion as Cherry shares helpful and practical tips to help us grow in this spiritual discipline as telling us how we can set standards to help us maintain our commitments. Cherry does an excellent job of teaching us the nuts and bolts of commitment and the aspects of our lives in which we can apply…
A Woman Who Rises is One Who Sees, Episode 1
Free Download: She Sees Outline I learned a valuable lesson about perspective during the second semester of my son’s senior year in high school. I discovered the way we view our circumstances is extremely powerful. As my son’s graduation loomed closer and closer, I realized I was struggling under a dark cloud of depression. I felt like I was smothering under it’s heaviness. Jarod is an only child and I was finding it difficult to release him into the world to fly on his own. Had we taught him everything he needed to know? Is he ready to live in another town, away from home? Was he ready to handle…
