ARE YOUR WORDS LIFE-GIVING?

ARE YOUR WORDS LIFE-GIVING?

by Bill Elliff January 10, 2023

Some people suck the life right out of you. When they speak, it is almost always contentious. Their responses and reasonings are shaped by past hurt or lingering bitterness. And hurting people hurt people.

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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN HURT?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN HURT?

by Bill Elliff November 15, 2019

If you look closely, there are probably some broken places in your heart where you have never accepted God’s sovereign working and thanked God. There are people that you still need to forgive and release to from your courtroom (where you are judge, jury, and executioner) to God’s courtroom. As you do, you will discover that nothing can really hurt the true, forgiving believer for their God works “all things together for good” for His purposes to conform them to the image of His Son!

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THE ENDLESS, DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF HARBORED HURT

THE ENDLESS, DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF HARBORED HURT

by Bill Elliff July 19, 2019

All of us get hurt in life. It is not a matter of being hurt, but how you respond to hurt that determines whether or not you will become an angry person. Don’t let hurt harbor in your heart unchecked. You may think you are justified in your responses, but YOU are the one placed in a prison of unforgiveness. You will be the one who suffers the penalty. Instead of your life carrying the sweet fragrance of God’s forgiveness and grace, you will project the acidic odor of bitterness to every life you touch. It is an unmistakable smell.

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