#healingthroughgrace

[christianornot]

“Forgiveness Isn’t Spite with a Smile”

There Is No Revenge So Complete as Forgiveness — Josh Billings That quote rings true. But if you forgive someone just to get back at them—to prove you’re above their offense—then you haven’t really forgiven them at all. That isn’t forgiveness. It’s spite in disguise. As Christians, we’re called to forgive—not to make a point, but to reflect the heart of God. Scripture actually affirms the spirit…

“Forgiveness Isn’t Spite with a Smile”

[shebravelypoems]

Courage Unseen

Submission By Eleanor Hayes

The mind’s a sea, both wild and deep, Where shadows curl and whispers creep, Yet in the waves, I dare to stand, A fragile heart held in His hand.

Some days the fog steals breath away, A muted world in shades of gray, But bravery blooms where fear takes hold, A quiet fire, fierce and bold.

I speak the ache, I name the storm, In trembling truth, new strength is born, No shame to shroud what’s real and raw, For in His light, I’m never flawed.

The scars I bear, though none may see, Are threads of grace He’s woven me, Each step I take, though small, is mine, A victory carved in love divine.

So here I rise, through doubt and din, To fight the war that rages within, A sister’s voice, a shared refrain, In Christ, my courage breaks the chain.