Developing a Biblical Understanding of Self
It is important to understand what your God-given identity is once you have surrendered your life to Christ. Your identity is now in Him! 2 Corinthians 5: 17 says, “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, He is a new creation. The old has gone, the new has come.”
We Were Not Created To Be Islands
Ever feel like you are tackling life alone? What would it look like to bring people into your story who were wiser, more mature, and eager to come alongside you! Here at Mercy we are all about accountability! Our Transitional Care Manager, Carrie, shares her heart and a few practical tips to bring supportive people into your life!
Treatment vs. Transformation – A Mercy Graduate’s Journey
Today I use the tools to freedom in Christ daily. I read my Bible and speak truth over myself. I dive into teachings and fellowship with other believers. I continue to choose to forgive and praise my savior! Even though it is not easy, I know for a fact that I am brand new and Jesus has transformed my life! I am not who I used to be! I do not need “treatment,” I need Jesus as Lord of my life in every single area. Mercy’s declaration of lives transformed is absolutely honest and true.
Speaking To Yourself As A Friend
When left to my own devices, and without intentional thought, I’m entirely too hard on myself. A few years ago someone asked me a very humbling and challenging question that shifted the way I not only view myself, but challenged my concept of grace. In the midst of vocalizing one of my reoccurring and spiraling “should storms,” she delicately asked, “Would you speak to a friend going through the same situation like that?”
Avoiding Secrecy
We are enticed daily to keep our secrets safe by never telling anyone how we really feel: that we are hurting deep down inside, that someone did something bad to us, that if we tell, no one will love us.
Choosing Freedom
Each day we have a choice. We can choose to walk towards the goal and the prize, set before us by Christ Jesus, or we can choose to dwell on the past, sit in our pain, and allow the hurts of our life to overtake us. Here at Mercy Multiplied we are choosing freedom.