Setting Boundaries: More Questions
Sometimes people use boundaries incorrectly. They use them to punish people. But boundaries, used correctly, can help you to keep people at a safe distance in your relationships.
Setting Boundaries - Good Questions to Ask
Do you have trouble saying, “no”? Many people do. This often leads to being taken advantage of and building resentment. Here are three questions to ask yourself before saying, “yes.”
Boundaries: Who Is Responsible?
Do people take advantage of you? Do you feel guilty saying, “no.” Here are three questions you can ask to help you decide if you should say “yes” or not. Part Three in a series on setting boundaries.
A Decision Making Process for Establishing Boundaries
Deciding how to set healthy boundaries in a relationship can be diffiicult. This post offers the first of a series of questions to help you in the decision making process of setting boundaries.
Setting Boundaries: Let Him Drop...or Not?
Do people take advantage of you? Do you find it hard to say “no.” This is part two in a series on setting boundaries.
Boundaries: What Is Your Responsibility?
Do people take advantage of you? This begins a series of posts on the necessity of creating boundaries in your life.
Boundaries Keep People From Draining Your Life
Some people have trouble saying “no.” The problem is, others know that and before you know it, you are surrounded by people wanting something from you. Learn how to set boundaries in your life and find freedom from these boundary breakers.
Can you forgive and still feel anger?
Many people struggle with feelings of anger even after they believe they have forgiven their offender. Can anger and forgiveness coexist? This article takes a look at this important question.
Grief, Loss and Letting Go
There are many ways to cope with grief and loss, but only one brings healing. Let God rewrite your story by filling up your life again.
Hard Times Reveal Strength or Weakness
Hard times don’t cause problems. Hard times reveal problems. This is what Andy Stanley says in his book, The Principle of the Path. What are the problems that hard times have revealed in your life?
Lance Armstrong and The Principle of the Path
The story of Lance Armstrong’s admission and apology of doping offers a valuable teaching moment regarding decision making, as outlined in Andy Stanley’s book, The Principle of the Path. Stanley argues that our decisions are not isolated events; rather, they are part of a larger path that we are on.
The Principle of the Path and Good Decision-Making
Andy Stanley’s book, The Principle of the Path, provides valuable insights into the process of making good decisions, which can help you to navigate the winding path of life.
Eight Ways Pastors Can Affair-Proof Their Marriage
Here are eight warning signs that an affair might be in your future, followed by ways to prevent the affair from happening. The post has pastors in mind but the lessons apply to everyone.
romantic affairs: eight warning signs
How do people end up having a romantic affair? People that you’d never expect. It can happen to anyone and this post offers eight warning signs to help you, or someone you know, avoid a trap you don’t want to fall into.
Finding Your Life After Living in Exile
When you’ve experienced a personal setback or failure in life, it leads you to a place of “exile.” Exile is a lonely place where, if mishandled, you can get stuck for years. But God speaks to his people in exile and shows them how to return from it.
God Comforts Devastated People
Messing up your life can lead to a lonely place. You might even think that God has given up on you. But is that true? Could it be that God is closer to you in your failure than in your success?
God's Forgiveness Adds To Your Life
God’s forgiveness is something that you may talk about. But have you received it? And if so, has it changed you? God’s forgiveness is meant to not only relieve your guilt but to add to your life… make you a better person.
Jean Valjean: Forgiveness Can Change Your Life
The story of Jean Valjean in the play, Les Miserables, is a deeply moving and powerful narrative that highlights the transformative power of forgiveness and how it can profoundly change a person’s life. This post will explore the true impact of forgiveness, illustrating how extending grace can not only help set someone else free from their past but also bring healing and freedom to yourself in unexpected ways.
God's Love Moves Him to Forgive
Have you ever wondered what the story of Jesus was all about? God’s love moved him to send Jesus to provide a way for us to be in relationship with God. Now there is nothing keeping us from knowing God.
Forgiveness Takes Your Sin Away
Is there forgiveness from God for your sin and failures? The Bible is clear in telling us that God has taken away our sin through the work of Jesus. This is good news, but be careful not to take back what God has taken away.