Thoughts on Figuring it Out

Forgiveness. It really is a tough subject for a lot of us. I think for those of us who follow Jesus it can be hard for us to wrap our minds around the fact that God can forgive some people, who we would, in our humanness, consider unforgivable. Think about things like murder, abuse, or rape. How can God forgive those people? I mean in my mind I know that he can forgive anyone of anything, but it's not sunken into my heart. And I don't fully understand or think it's fair. Especially that murder one. I mean to take someone else's life. How can God ever forgive you?  Today I got the answer. It hit me smack in the face. Remember when Jesus was on the cross? You remember some of those words he said? Let me remind you.  Jesus said,  “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 Oh yeah. Jesus, or God himself, asked for forgiveness of those putting him to death. The ones murdering him he forgave. Think about it. If you can forgive those who ...

I love being a ministry child. And I absolutely love getting to know people from literally all over the world. I know people from every continent on earth, minus Antartica of course, and from every world region. But of course this comes at a price. One of those is what I am going to talk about. Knowing people and being invested in their life story comes at a cost. You are in their life story through the good and the bad. Their hurts and sorrows become, in a way, your hurts and sorrows. And it's no different loving and being friends with people from all over the world. You hear things about their countries and to you it hits home so hard. You hear about what their families are going through for various reasons and you feel it too. To a lot of Americans hearing about ISIS and natural disasters are just news happening in some other country. You may feel sorry for these people, but there is no personal connection. No burden to carry because it hits home for you because you have conne...

"My friends, pour out your heart to Him. He can take it. After all, He knows you better than you know yourself. You can't surprise Him. You can't shock Him. So... Run to Him. Rant to Him. Complain to Him. Cry out to Him. Wrestle with Him. Wait on Him. He will hear. He will come. He will comfort. We want the cure, not the medication." -Mike Donehey