Finding Release through Forgiveness - The Crosswalk Devotional - August 7

PLUS...5 Things You Need to Know before You Say 'God Hates Divorce'  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ &zwnj [Crosswalk.com Logo]( The Crosswalk Devotional  [Devotionals](        [Newsletters](        [e-Cards](      [The Crosswalk Devotional]( Find Release through Forgiveness By Jessica Van Roekel “If we confess our sin, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”-  1John 1:9,ESV Have you ever counted the cost of holding onto a grudge? Bitterness and resentment are deadly. I know because I've allowed these two rascals to cause much mischief in my life. Bitterness becomes a mason and builds thick walls between me and another person. This wall pretends to protect my heart, but in reality, it prevents new relationships with other people to form. Pretty soon, I'm trapped. Resentment becomes a general who unfurls his battle plan with elaborate ways to attack and conquer. This plan ends with more hurt because anger makes me impossible to be around, which leads to more isolation. Bitterness and resentment work together to divide us from the people around us and prevent us from coming to God for the help we need. I'll never forget when my friend kicked me out of her life and the pain it brought. It also brought a whole host of other emotions like anger and revenge. Bitterness and resentment played on these feelings like two impish rascals who found a new playground. The more they played, the more I struggled. Not only did I need to forgive my friend, but now I needed forgiveness for my heart's attitude toward her.  [CONTINUE READING →](            You May Also Like:        [5 Things You Need to Know before You Say 'God Hates Divorce'](  Compiled & Edited by Crosswalk Editorial Staff I’ve heard it quoted by so many people. It’s been thrown in my face, reminding me what a sinful person I am for walking away from my marriage.  [CONTINUE READING →](       [The Importance of Having a Faith Strong Enough to Be Passed Down](  Candice Lucey The most important inheritance I have received, and the best thing I will leave behind is my testimony. My faith. My most treasured possession is not an item to hold, but a belief. A certainty. It’s my faith in Christ; that he is who he says he is and, thus, I can trust his assertions about who I am also.  [CONTINUE READING →](            [Simon Doubts Nervous Singer Then Her Whitney Houston Audition Stuns Everyone](  GodTube.com Check out this video where Simon doubts a nervous singer on The X Factor when she says she will be singing Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You.' But her audition stuns him and everyone in the room!  [WATCH NOW →](        [8 Signs You're a Titus 2 Woman](  John Barnett You've likely heard about what it means to be a Proverbs 31 woman. But what does it look like to live as a Titus 2 woman?  [CONTINUE READING →](                            Bible Trivia Question of the Day                                           During the time God gave his word to Jeremiah how many men had been king of Judah? A. 0 B. 1 C. 3 D. 7 [ANSWER THE QUESTION →](     [Crosswalk.com Logo](  [Read about Salem Web Network](  |  [Unsubscribe](   [Email Preference Center](  |  [View in Browser](   © 2023 Salem Web Network. All rights reserved. 111 Virginia Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219. This email is never sent unsolicited. You are receiving this email because your email address, {EMAIL}, is signed up to receive newsletters, updates, and special offers from Crosswalk. Â