My job isn’t to fix another person or make them see my side of things during a conflict. Even when I feel justified to be mean, I have an opportunity to obey God by offering an extension of the forgiveness I’ve been given.
“The strange superstition has arisen in the Western world that we can start all over again, remaking human nature, human society, and the possibilities of
In an arsenal that’s supposed to include things like mountain-moving faith, radical obedience, patient long-suffering, and second-mile self-denial, gratitude can feel like an optional add-on.