“God is sovereign, and He’ll heal me if He wants to” sounds good on the surface, but is the concept accurate? Does it reveal God's true heart and our part in receiving healing? In the last post, we looked at false view number 7: God is Sovereign and Allowing This ...
There is entrenched teaching in certain sectors of the church that revolves around the doctrine of the Sovereignty of God. The thinking goes something like this. God is sovereign. God is sovereign over all things. God is sovereign and everything that happens in the world must be approved or allowed ...
Trust Me and Jump It was a beautiful morning. Nine-year-old Jimmy was standing on the edge of the roof of his house looking down at his father, Phil. Phil, a giant of a man, stood with his hands outstretched, urging little Jimmy to jump into his arms. “Jump, Jimmy. I’ll ...
God Gave Me This Sickness Are you sick and trying to figure out why? For some reason, we try to find a purpose behind what is happening in our lives. We try to find some noble purpose behind our suffering, it makes it more tolerable. Many of the false views ...
Unbiblical Beliefs About Healing There are many unbiblical beliefs people hold that hinder them from being healed. I recently heard of this one while reading a book about Smith Wigglesworth. I’d never heard this one before but thought I should include it in this series of articles on false views ...
Forgiveness Myth 24: Forgiveness Isn’t Fair How many times have you heard it? How many times have you said it? “It’s not fair.” The Sense of Fairness God Placed Within You Every person has an innate quality that cries out for fairness. Every wrong action and unjust situation ignites our ...
Welcome to Forgiveness Myth 23: I Can't Forgive I don’t know how many times I’ve seen it over the years of ministering to people. That look of utter shock and disbelief. The “You’re out of your mind” look. The instant flash of rage and hatred. You Want Me to Forgive ...
Welcome to Forgiveness Myth 22: Forgiveness Means Letting Them Off the Hook. To Forgive Feels Wrong It’s a terrible feeling deep inside your gut that eats away at you. It nags you and will not go away. That’s why it’s so hard for you to forgive the one who hurt ...
Welcome to Forgiveness Myth 21: If I Forgive, I Will be Disloyal to Those Who Were Hurt. Forgive? I'm Offended Wow! Is it ever easy to pick up an offense and hold it against a person who hurt someone you love? The more pronounced the incident the more difficult it ...
Welcome to Forgiveness Myth 20: Forgiveness will instantly heal my wounded heart. Forgiveness is powerful. It’s God’s way of bringing release and wholeness into your life. It’s a gift that can set you free and allow you to flourish in your walk with God and your relationship with others. Forgiveness ...
Welcome to Forgiveness Myth 19: I must get over my hurt feelings before I can forgive. There is a lot of Pain in the World There is a lot of pain in the world. To think otherwise is to bury one’s head in the sand. Every day as I pray ...