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Heavenly Father, as we step into this new season, open our eyes to notice the people You place directly in our paths, rather than looking the other way. Forgive us for the times we let our own...
“He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them — he remains faithful forever” (Psalm 146:6, NIV).
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” (Psalm 73:26, NIV).
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (Matthew 5:8, NIV).
“When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, ‘Do you want to be healed?’” (John 5:6, ESV).
God, I don’t want to forgive. And while that makes me feel like a bad Christian, I don’t know how to change my heart. I am so deeply hurt by this person I loved so much. I don’t feel like I deserved what they did to me — I tried my hardest to be what they needed, and their actions feel heartless and cruel. But because I know Your Word says to forgive, I don’t want to stay in this place of bitterness. No matter how hard it is, I know I need to move toward forgiveness. Soften my heart. Help me see the bigger picture of what forgiveness does in me. I know You have forgiven me, even when I didn’t deserve it. Help me heal and walk forward today. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
“But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:44-45a, NLT).
“Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God” (Genesis 6:9, NIV).
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 6:10-12, NIV).
“But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the Lord about it. ‘Why is this happening to me?’ she asked” (Genesis 25:22, NLT).
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline” (2 Timothy 1:7, NLT).
Heavenly Father, as we step into this new season, open our eyes to notice the people You place directly in our paths, rather than looking the other way. Forgive us for the times we let our own...
“So Hagar gave this name to the Lord Who spoke to her, ‘You are a God Who sees’” (Genesis 16:13a, NLV).
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image...
“Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty’” (John 6:35, NIV).