De brief van Paulus aan de Efeziërs 4:30

Just as a physically unhealthy heart can destroy your body, an emotionally and spiritually unhealthy heart can destroy you and your relationships. For the next five days, let Andy Stanley help you look within yourself for four common enemies of the heart — guilt, anger, greed, and jealousy — and teach you how to remove them.

Every person can choose to be vibrant, and such a life begins by emulating Jesus. Each character trait that we are called to embrace, every action of kindness or love, and each word of compassion or tenderness is a telling reflection of Christ within us. We are called to be a vibrant show-and-tell of what God is able to accomplish through one ordinary person.

Met ons woorde kan ons mekaar bou of breek. Daarom moet ons ons woorde tel, want woorde maak saak. Ons moet onsself daarop instel om woorde van waardering en aanmoediging te spreek. Ons woorde moet met genade deurweek wees en ons moet die waarheid in liefde praat terwyl ons ook aan die emosionele inhoud van ons woordeskat aandag skenk. Hoe sal ons woorde aangenaam wees?

Whether we suffer emotional or physical wounds, forgiveness is the cornerstone of the Christian life. Jesus Christ experience all kinds of unfair and unjust treatment, even to the point of a wrongful death. Yet in his final hour, he forgave the mocking thief on the other cross and his executioners.