Mary Ann's Blog: Kingdom Seekers

The Root of Relational Dysfunction: False Judgments Mary Ann Wray So many times people get offended by something another said, the way they said it, the way they looked at them or didn't look at them, or by something they failed to do that they thought they should have done. Worse yet, is when we become offended at what someone told us ‘happened’ to them by someone else that offended them and we are not even involved in the situation! As a result of these unresolved offenses, we tend to formulate judgments about a person based on our personal perception rather than fact or Biblical confrontatio n. This happens in marriages, on the job, in families, in friendships, in churches....in fact, it happens everywhere! But is it fair to formulate a judgment about someone or something that we haven't even discussed the offense with? Doesn't our legal system even hold to the fact that a person is innocent until proven guilty? If we don't give the person who offe...

                                            By Mary Ann Wray "The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to son-ship.and by him we cry, “Abba Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory." Romans 8: 15-17 The Orphan-A child deprived by death of one or both of his parents. A child whose parent(s) abandoned them either physically or emotionally. A fatherless or motherless child. A child who has no family identity. A child who was deprived of protection or some advantage by one or both parents...Many times orphans suffer horrible abuses. They feel lost and alone. They be...