The person who knows how to
suffer best, will do the best at keeping oneself at peace. That person is conqueror of oneself, and lord
of the world, the friend of Christ and an heir of heaven. (CIoC)
Jesus
Take the
beatitudes found in Matthew 5 and turn them around by using the
word “Cursed is…”. Has this unlocked anything in your world? If so you might
enjoy the work of Katie Byron.
S A Yes, if God should give punishment and stripes, it ought to be a matter of thankfulness; because He always does so for our welfare, whatever He permits to happen to us. (CIoC) God likes to take “the lemons in our lives” and make lemonade yet sometimes He does need to discipline us because He loves us and He knows more about us than we know about ourselves and He wants the best for us. Contemplate on how Jesus handled Peter when he cut off the guard’s ear at His arrest and His reconciliation with Peter. What can you learn from Peter’s experience that will help you in your life now? You can discover this story in the biographies of Christ written by Sa...
Help me not to judge according to the sight of the eyes, not to give sentence according to the hearing of the ears of ignorant people; but with a true judgement to discern between things visible and spiritual, and above all to be ever searching after the good pleasure of Your will. (CIoC) 12 steps for Christian discipleship
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