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Feb 7, 2021 · Brokenness cannot justify us; tears cannot cleanse us. Only blood can (Ephesians 1:7). And yet, the point still holds: a heart broken over sin opens the door for deeper communion with Christ. For only a broken heart teaches us to hate his rivals, welcome his grace, and hear his song of love and favor.
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- Jesus Will Help You Find Joy in The Shadows of Heartbreak.Link
The reality is that good, Christ-exalting relationships very often fail before the ceremony, never to be recovered romantically. The pain cuts deeper and lingers longer than most pain young people have felt in their lives. I feel it deeply even typing these words. It’s one of the hardest things for me to write or speak about: the pain of intimacy t...
Breakups almost always hurt. Maybe you didn’t see it coming, and the other person suddenly wants out. Maybe you were convinced it needed to end, but knew how hard it would be to tell them. Maybe you’ve been together for years. Maybe you love their family and friends. Without the ceremony and covenant, it’s nota divorce, but it can feel like it. It ...
Knowing and embracing God’s design for permanence in marriage and dating will help us feel appropriately, but it will also help us take healthy next steps in our pursuit of marriage. One of the worst and most popular mistakes is moving on to the next one too soon. Especially in the age of online dating and social media, we really don’t have to work...
The relationship may be over because of a specific character flaw or failure. There are things about us — weaknesses or patterns of behavior — that may disqualify us for marriage with a particular person. But it does not nullify God’s grace to and through you. Sin in relationships is some of the most visible and painful. As we let each other furthe...
There’s a unique shame and brokenness associated with breakups. Relationships and love may be celebrated more in the church than anywhere else because we (rightly) love marriage so much. Unfortunately, these same convictions often make breakups an uncomfortable conversation — at best embarrassing and at worst scandalous or humiliating. You feel lik...
For Christian relationships, breakups are never the end. Whether it sounds appealing now or not, you will be together forever (Revelation 7:9–10). And you’ll do so in a new world where no one is married, and everyone is happy (Matthew 22:30; Psalm 16:11). Sounds too good to be true, right? So what would it mean to move on and think about our ex in ...
It might be one of the most popular Christian break-up lines. “God is leading me to do this.” “God told me we need to break up.” “I saw a vision in a bush on my way to class and we weren’t together.” All of them can probably be summed up like this: “Look, it’s not you, it’s God.” God very well may lead you to a breakup, but don’t use him as a scape...
You’re probably questioning this in the wake of your breakup, but God does know what you need, and he’s never too slow to provide it. He might reveal things to you about the things you thought you needed. Or he might simply show you how much more you need him than anything or anyone else. God feeds the unemployed birds of the air (Matthew 6:26). Go...
One of Satan’s greatest victories in a breakup is convincing a guy or girl, “It was all the other person’s fault, and I’ve already arrived as a future husband or wife.” The reality is no one — married or not — has fully arrived this side of glory. We are allflawed and filled with the Spirit, so we will all always be learning and growing as people a...
When we’re left alone and feeling abandoned, it’s really hard to believe anyone knows what we’re going through. That may even be true of the good-intentioned people around you. It is not true of Jesus. This Jesus came and was broken to give hope to the broken. “A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he bri...
Apr 9, 2021 · Instead of having tears to lament it, they use arguments to defend it. If their sin be passion they will justify it: ‘I do well to be angry’ (Jon. 4:9)… When men commit sin they are the devil’s servants; when they plead for it they are the devil’s attorneys, and he will give them a fee.
Feb 24, 2015 · There is my simple answer. Jesus commands us to rejoice even in the hardest circumstances: “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad” (Matthew 5:11–12). So not just when it is easy, but when it is flat-out seemingly impossible, do that.
Oct 11, 2020 · Psalm 51 introduces us to the essential elements of confession and repentance. In these three elements – yielding a broken heart, recognizing the true victim, and offering right sacrifices – the poem introduces us to the biblical elements of response to sin.
Oct 20, 2021 · Dear brothers and sisters, God does not despise a broken spirit and a contrite heart (Ps. 51:17). He delights in it. When we assume this posture, we acknowledge our dependence on the Lord’s ultimate provision for our sin (no matter how grievous)—the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Jul 4, 2013 · But that is the question that Paul answers in our text: How can a holy God be just and yet justify sinners? How can He forgive our sins and still be a God of justice? Admittedly, that question probably doesn’t keep you awake at night!
