Mercy is the grace to forget in spite of the truth.    “Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.”    Mercy is a grace. It also is an understanding. Until we have an understanding of mercy it is nigh impossible to either accept mercy or extend it to others.    Mercy cannot be rendered or accepted without destroying the accounts payable and the accounts receivable ledgers.    Mercy is not Just. Mercy is Mercy.    1st Corinthians 13  1  Though I speak with the tongu

In my time in rehab to break my alcohol addiction I was introduced to the term self-sabotaging.    Sabotage: It’s when you ruin or disrupt something by messing it up on purpose ( vocabulary.com )    The most graphic Biblical example of self-sabotage is found in Mark 9:20 – 27.  Here the father of a possessed son comes to Jesus for help. The most impressive part of this incident may be in verses 23 and 24, when:    23  Jesus said to him, “If   you can believe, all things are p

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This morning I am having what could be considered random thoughts regarding purpose in life.    I write, not with the intent of being an educator, but in order to bring my thoughts into formation. I write to articulate and understand the frequent early-morning inspirations that comes from the One whom I believe in. 

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