I just finished The Christmas Sweater, by Glenn Beck, and enjoyed it very much. Glenn does a very good job of telling the story that all of us need to hear; we all need to be atoned and we all need to forgive. We need to forgive others and we need to forgive ourselves.
This books reminds me of another that I read, Attitude Is Everything by Keith Harrel. These two books have a common theme; you and only you can control how you react to lifes events. So many times we try to find ways to blame our circumstances on others when, in fact, our life choices have put us in the place we are today. The question is.... How will we respond to our circumstances? Only you know how you'll respond and only you can control how you'll respond. The point that Glenn makes in this book is that until we know who we are, we don't know how to respond. The beautiful part of my story is that I'm a Christ follower and that dictates how I respond. My transgressions were paid for by Christ when he died for my sins. I guess you could say that I've been bought by blood. That said, I know that no matter what my life throws my way, Jesus said that he never leaves us and He is always working on our behalf. With that I say...until you know who's you are, you'll never fully understand how to be.
Peace
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