How to Handle a Friend That Betrayed You
Friendships and what they mean should not be complicated and we see clear examples from the Bible of the closest of friendships. SEELE’s Editor, reminds us what friendships are, being aware of what a friend is and what an acquaintance is; and provides practical thoughts on how to handle a friend that betrayed you in some way.
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“God, What do you want from me?”
In life and at different seasons we find ourselves asking God “what is it that you want from me?” Perhaps we find ourselves asking that when we’re in great need of something, and it’s not happening, so in exasperation we cry out to God “if it’s anything I’ve done/I am doing wrong please tell me- I’ll correct it. What is it that you want from me? I don’t know what to do anymore?”
We are both Pharaoh and the Israelite; both the Oppressor and the Oppressed
We are all incomplete. We are sometimes victims and we are sometimes oppressors. We are sometimes the Israelites in slavery in Egypt. And we are sometimes Pharaoh oppressing others with a bad attitude, mistreatment, selfishness, or hatred.
The Condition of the Human Heart, Part III- Lip Flappin’
It’s probably one of the easiest commandments to break and I don’t think that we sit and think about the ramifications of lip flappin’ and that it reveals what’s really in our hearts. It shows how we feel the need to puff up or own egos. So what does it mean to bear false witness against another?
Don’t Let Life Steal Your Joy
We’re human and we have up days and down days where we feel inadequate or that the weight of the world is on our shoulders. People will let us down (we will let people down), our work environment might not be ideal, we might not be in the happiest of relationships, school might be difficult, or we feel we’re in a season where we’re not moving forward in life.