Battling Sin

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How to Receive Correction Even When It Hurts

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I don’t like it when people correct me. Maybe because I’m like every other person before me, convinced that I know what I’m doing and don’t really need anyone else’s input.
A woman is complaining, while the man is slowly talking his thought slowly

What’s the Difference Between Complaining & Being Honest?

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As the electricity snapped off sometime in the middle of the night, my husband and I groaned as the fan’s blades slowed to a stop, leaving a stuffy heat beneath our mosquito net. It was going to be hard to sleep well.
A woman and two man are walking into a clinic

3 Heart Issues to Surrender to God

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Are you struggling with any of these heart issues? Are they hampering your relationship with God?
Husband and wife is facing each other but probably with argument

Why I Need People Who Aren’t My Fans

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One of the things I (mostly) love and occasionally find annoying about my husband: He is a relentless truth-teller. At times he thinks I want to be reminded of scriptural principles (Which I do, I do! But not when I am sinning!).
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Beating Yourself Up? Try This Instead

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“You’re not good enough.” “Why can’t you do better?” “You never do it right.” These are some of the things I have said to myself over the years.
a woman looks mixed feeling

Am I Really My Sinful Self? Yes and No

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Someone told me they had stumbled on a great new discipline strategy for their children. When this person caught their child doing something wrong, the child was stopped. The parent would tell them, “That’s not who you are!” In one sense, that's true.
A man is standing on the midst of nature and snowy mountain

No Longer Led by the Leash of Lust

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Preachers often quote Romans 12:2 to remind us what we need for a radical transformation—but what does it look like to renew our minds?
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Real Thoughts About Real Temptation

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Is there such a thing as a monthly sin? Because I think I have one of those. Okay, maybe more often than just once a month.
A man is feeling not bitter and pondering on something.

Why Should I Forgive Those Who Aren’t Sorry?

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Have you ever forgiven someone who isn’t sorry for the way they hurt you?  After my 13th birthday, one of my parents started struggling with alcoholism. It was a scary and destabilising period. By the time I was 15, I discovered I held a lot of hate in my heart for this parent, and had traded my hope for healing with revenge.