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A Message Worth Your Time

June 10, 2026 by Fritz

I witnessed a sermon this week that touched me deeply and answered in the best way I have ever seen, some of the most troubling, frequent questions about faith. It covers how God’s sovereignty, man’s freedom, and our prayers all work together.

I determined it needed a larger audience, so I am pointing you directly to it here:

🎥 Watch the Full Message: Community of Faith YouTube Channel

Key Topics Covered:

Why Pray If God Already Knows? Understanding that God ordains both the ends and the means. Prayer isn’t about twisting His arm; it’s a primary vehicle He uses to act, allowing us to align our hearts with His unchangeable grand design.

God is Absolutely Sovereign: How God completely governs history from outside of time, meaning nothing catches Him by surprise (Isaiah 46:9–10, Daniel 4:35).

Humans Are Truly Free: The crucial distinction between autonomy (self-governance apart from God) and free will (our capacity to make real, accountable choices) (Deuteronomy 30:19).

How They Intersect: The mystery of how a sovereign God seamlessly weaves our real, free choices—even our disobedience—into His master plan to accomplish His ultimate good (e.g., Joseph’s story and the Cross).

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When Forgiveness is Impossible

May 31, 2026 by Fritz

We’ve all heard the classic lines from the Sermon on the Mount:

“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” (Matthew 6:14-15)

It sounds straightforward on paper, but life gets messy. What happens when someone burns your life to the ground? What do you do when the hurt runs so deep that looking inside yourself for an ounce of forgiveness yields absolutely nothing? Are you just stuck in a loop of bitterness, locked out of God’s grace because you can’t fake a smile and move on?

Here is the twist: You aren’t supposed to find that power inside yourself.

God Made the First Move

When you are trapped in even justified anger, God doesn’t stand over you demanding you fix your attitude on your own. He already stepped in.

“For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly…God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us…when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.” (Romans 5:6–10, NKJV)

Notice the timeline here. Christ didn’t wait for us to clean up our act, apologize, or become inherently loving people. He died for us while we were still “without strength,” while we were still sinners, and while we were actively operating as His enemies.

Inside-Out Transformation

If you are stuck in unforgiveness today, stop trying to force a feeling you don’t have. Instead, hand that broken, resentful space over to Jesus.

When you invite Him into those dark corners, He doesn’t just give you a set of rules—He gives you His Spirit. He physically moves into your heart and starts changing your emotions and your will from the inside out in ways you can’t engineer on your own. He provides the love for people you are completely incapable of loving by your own strength.

As Romans 5 points out, God’s love is poured directly into our hearts through the Holy Spirit given to us in Christ.

You don’t have to muster up the strength to forgive today. You just have to let the One who already forgave you take the wheel.

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Broken Heart Paradox

May 30, 2026 by Fritz

The Paradox of the Broken Heart: Why Praising God Changes Everything

When your heart is broken and your spirit is thoroughly crushed, the natural human instinct is to retreat. We pull away from people, we isolate ourselves, and we turn deeply inward, focusing on the weight of our own pain. In those dark moments, it feels entirely like we are completely alone.

But scripture reveals that our feelings lie to us about proximity. Exactly when we feel the most abandoned is the precise moment God draws closest.

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” — Psalm 34:18

An Act of Will, Not Emotion

The breakthrough happens when we stop waiting for our feelings to change before we change our focus. True spiritual warfare in times of grief doesn’t begin in your emotions; it begins in your choices.

“I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” — Psalm 34:1

Notice the phrasing here. It says I will—that is an act of the will, a deliberate decision. It also specifies that His praise shall be in your mouth, not just quietly tucked away in your heart.

When you are spiraling inward, looking at your feelings will never fix your feelings. You cannot think your way out of a crushed spirit, but you can speak your way into a shift in perspective.

What You Speak, You Feel

There is a direct connection between the words that cross your lips and the state of your mind. If you talk trash, focus on the negative, and continually vocalize your despair, you will feel like trash.

When you choose to open your mouth and actively thank God that He is near—even when you can’t feel Him—and thank Him that He promises to save you, the atmosphere changes. Praise is the pivot point. By choosing to bless the Lord at all times, you break the cycle of isolation and align your speech with His truth rather than your temporary pain.

Become familiar with Psalm 34, the whole thing is encouraging.

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