When traveling from Chicago to St. Joseph on the train one evening I began to reflect on forgiveness. There were some people in my past that deserved to stay in my past. I granted them a second chance in my life. You guessed it, they disappointed me. There is power in forgiveness. I can’t tell you how many burdens have been lifted by allowing myself to forgive. Let’s be honest, God grants the gift of forgiveness everyday. How can I…
“You don’t know who you are until God sets you free.” When Pastor Austin said this in church yesterday I was stuck to my seat. It’s so very true. Have you ever been lost in a situation that you don’t know who you are anymore? That was my story a year ago. When I was in church yesterday I was convicted. I’m absolutely grateful that I’m not in the same place I was in a year ago, but I haven’t…
I will admit. I attempted to type this post over five times. I kept thinking okay how do I want to tackle this one. Do you know about the what ifs? You know the what ifs? On this episode of the “what ifs” I’m not talking about what if I would’ve done more. It’s about what if I decided to forgive myself for my past. Think about it. What if in this present moment you just chose to forgive. I…