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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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The Ultimate Identity Theft

May 28, 2026 by Fritz

Identity theft is a massive problem. Every day, scammers try to steal names, profiles, and data to pull off illegal moves, hoping they can pass as someone else. Because of this, we are constantly dealing with security procedures—two-factor authentication, face IDs, and security questions—just to prove we are actually who we say we are.

But here is something you might not have considered: God deals with identity theft, too.

All kinds of spiritual counterfeits and deceptive forces try to hijack His name to push their own agendas. The world is full of voices claiming to speak for God, demanding your attention, your devotion, and your life.

How do you know if the one claiming to be God is actually the real deal? How do you run an identity check?

The definitive proof is found in Jesus. He is the ultimate verification.

Hebrews 1:3

“who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,”

Colossians 1:15–17

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.”

If any philosophy, leader, or spiritual entity claims to be God or speak for God, and it does not align with the living Jesus, it is a scam. Not another person who says he or she loves Jesus, not another system saying it believes in and honors Christ, not a Christ spirit who rested on Jesus, but Jesus, himself, who was raised from the dead and lives as the executor of his own will.

Any self-proclaimed prophet or deity who claims to hold the keys to eternity but never became flesh, never died for our sins instead of his own, nor anyone who remains in the grave is genuine. Jesus did it all and broke the mold.

Do not get conned by the counterfeits. Call them out.

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