The purpose of this page is to provide you with a variety of insights that will help you relate better.

Real Sharing

What does it really mean to share with someone - and should we need to anyway? Isn't the need to share a sign of weakness? Click the link below for the answer:

Real Sharing 18th March 2010.pdf

Processing Emotions

What do we mean by 'processing emotions'? Click the link below to find the answer:

Processing Emotions.pdf

When it's hard to forgive

There is enormous power in forgiving others and forgiving ourselves but what can we do when it is really hard to forgive?

When we do wrong to others - it hurts - them and us. When others do wrong to us - it hurts. And the more it hurts, the harder it is to forgive. Some people steer clear of the Bible because it makes them feel guilty. The problem there is that they are keeping away from the solution to that guilt. You would rather your doctor told you the truth if something was wrong - then he can get on and prescribe the cure! The Bible has the perfect solution to guilt - forgiveness - full, complete and total forgiveness. And it is because Jesus took the pain of our wrongdoing - so now we can walk free.

I often say to people – ‘if you go to the Lord and say, “remember when I did this or that?” he will say “I don’t know what you are talking about.” He has promised to 'remember your sins no more' (Isaiah 43:25; See also Psalm 103:10-18). The apostle Paul writes in 1 Cor 13:5 that love ‘keeps no record of wrongs.’ God is love and so he has no record of anything that we have brought to him. All that remains is for us to trust that he is true to his word!

Why can you not forgive yourself? Is the list too long? You just feel 'overwhelmingly bad'? Is the sin too awful - something that is on your mind as you go to bed and as soon as consciousness surfaces in the morning - you remember - and you know your day is spoiled? The pain is deep - but it can be cured because Jesus paid the price - in full - which means it perfectly covers the worst thing that has ever been committed. The pain is deep but God's love is deeper still. Trust him today and you will know the 'peace that passes all understanding' as forgiveness floods your soul.

Value

For important material on the subject of our value, go to the next page

Maturity

Click here to go to a helpful page on the subject of becoming mature.