Recovery Meditations

It's spring -- time for a good old-fashioned spring cleaning.

Where is God when things are hard? When the money runs out, when a little one is sick, when disaster strikes and takes lives, when someone is hurt or killed unjustly -- where is God?

God says: Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion?

When we come to a place where we live in peace with others around us, we may still encounter a person who is hostile.

Too often, a person’s initial response to displeasure or stress is to strike out violently against the source of their frustration.

The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.

This week we’ve been looking at prejudice and how it expresses itself in our daily lives.

What is prejudice? Prejudice is a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.

God hates sin, but He loves every person who sins. Even though He hates stubbornness and rebellion, God does not hold prejudice against that person.

There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.

Gossip shows up in our lives in many forms. God hates them all because He knows how harmful destructive words are to our dignity and our relationships.