by Debbie W. Wilson | Mar 4, 2013 | Forgiveness
In our Forgiveness Brings FREEDOM series we are spelling freedom. Today we look at R. To forgive we must get Real. Being honest with ourselves and God about an injury sounds simple. But because truth sometimes hurts, we avoid this and short-circuit our effort to get...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Sep 10, 2012 | Eternal Security, Forgiveness, Relationship with God, Salavation
In college I had three term papers due the same week. The first one was for a food research class and counted for 100% of my grade. The second was a psychology research paper and counted 25% of my grade. The last one was for microbiology and counted 20%. I worked the...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jun 26, 2012 | Forgiveness, Healing, Joy, Life Experiences, Pain
“I forgive her—again,” I prayed, “but all I feel is hate. Please cleanse my heart.” A delightful family reunion reconnected me with some long lost cousins—and some old wounds. We laughed and shared funny stories, however, one cousin also confided how a certain person...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jun 20, 2011 | Disappointment, Forgiveness, Life Experiences
“Oh Mama, she’ll be fine. She’s almost 15” I rolled my eighteen year old eyes. Mama stared ahead and said nothing. Her face revealed no emotion as she seemed to mentally accept her helpless state. Propped up in a hospital bed in a cramped room, her body lay quiet...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Aug 17, 2010 | Forgiveness, Relationship with God, Relationships, Shame
How does God look at His children when they intentionally or accidentally sin in the worse way? Is He fed up? Sometimes it is hard to forgive ourselves, or know how to treat ourselves, or others after we’ve messed up. Larry and I had a great friend who is now with the...
by Debbie W. Wilson | May 24, 2010 | Broken Relationships, Faith, Forgiveness, Healing, Life skills, Relationship with God, Shame
A young woman sat across from me wringing her hands. Carrie’s strained face revealed the misery of sleepless nights. Years before she’d fallen into an illicit relationship. Her guilt-stricken conscience had forced her to end the affair after a short time. Now years...
