Category Archives: Unconditional
Active Witness, II
Proverbs 11:30 “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, a wise person wins friends. And he who wins souls is wise. (NKJV/NLT).
So, how do we experience relational metamorphosis? To experience relational metamorphosis, one, you need to Get Interested In Other People. Two, Do not Be A Chronic Complainer. Three, you need to Learn To Be A Good Listener. Four, you need to Accept People Unconditionally. Read the rest of this entry
Active Witness, I
Mark 5:18-20 “…Let me stay with you.” But Jesus would not allow it… he told the man, “Go home to your family, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been to you.” So the man… began to tell how much Jesus had done for him in the Ten Cities” (GW).
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 “Two are better off than one, because together they can work more effectively. If one of them falls down, the other can help him up. But if someone is alone and falls, it’s just too bad, because there is no one to help him.” (GNT). We all need people like this. Read the rest of this entry
Acceptance vs. Approval
Hebrews 12:6 “For the Lord disciplines those he loves, and He corrects each one He accepts as his child.” (NLT/Voice)
If you want to have relational metamorphosis you need to Get Interested In Other People, Do Not Be A Chronic Complainer, Learn To Be A Good Listener, and Accept People Unconditionally. Romans 15:7 “Accept one another… just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.” (NIV). Read the rest of this entry
No Conditions
John 15:13 “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends”
Yesterday’s devotional ended on a sober note. How could that child die for a mother who probably was not even worth it? We do not often say things like that in such situations, but we think about it. Read the rest of this entry
Unconditional Love
Rom.4:7 “Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sins are put out of sight. 8 Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of sin.”
I remember when growing up that I was not the most obedient child. Yet even though I was that troublesome, I was never thrown out to the dogs. Regardless of how much trouble I caused, no one in my family ever saw me in harm’s way and look the other way. Read the rest of this entry
