General Purposed

On discontent

The other day, I was sitting in my car, feeling discontent about something. I admit this isn’t really unusual, as I can be the queen of discontent. I often focus on what I perceive as ‘wrong’ with my life rather than on God’s overwhelming goodness to me.  We’ve probably all been there at some point.  Our lives simply aren’t how we imagined they’d be. Maybe it’s something major—a relationship, a family challenge, a lost business venture. …

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General Purposed

Am I holding onto chains Jesus broke?

I read something a while back, and I don’t recall where I read it, who wrote it, or even the exact wording. But the gist was something like, “Let me never embrace as my own something Christ died to free me from.” This has really stuck with me. Scripture is full of chains shattered and shackles undone by the blood of Jesus and His Word.  In fact, Jesus never met a bondage He didn’t break…

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