Comments on: On Forgiveness and Creativity: A Personal Experience of the Link https://anitamathias.com/2015/10/20/on-forgiveness-and-creativity-a-personal-experience-of-the-link/ Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:11:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2015/10/20/on-forgiveness-and-creativity-a-personal-experience-of-the-link/#comment-63415 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:11:09 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=65137#comment-63415 In reply to Lin.

A change of scene, a new church, permanently or for a season may be just what’s needed, Lin. Either a place where you can humbly serve or a place in which you can worship God in purity and anonymity. Blessings, Anita

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2015/10/20/on-forgiveness-and-creativity-a-personal-experience-of-the-link/#comment-63414 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:09:08 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=65137#comment-63414 In reply to Lynda Alsford.

Thanks Lynda. It came from much prayer about how to increase and augment my own creativity!

]]> By: Lin https://anitamathias.com/2015/10/20/on-forgiveness-and-creativity-a-personal-experience-of-the-link/#comment-63413 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 08:19:08 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=65137#comment-63413 This is a timely message for me. I must forgive someone
who hurt me…..someone I trusted too much, who is telling lies about
me to make themselves look better. This is involving people
from church, so our situations are so much alike, Anita.
Although I’ve come a long way, and I don’t feel angry any longer,
I do feel sad because even the pastor got involved, believing the lies
of this woman who pretends to be my friend. She took something
innocent and twisted it to sound like something I didn’t even say.
I’ve been in situations before where I experienced great freedom
once I completely forgave. What makes it harder is that for years I’ve
prayed for this woman to be blessed and all of her needs met. I’ve
stood with her through the betrayal by her husband. And yet, she
has treated me with contempt. But I know I will have the victory because
I refuse to curse her with my words and I know God is faithful to the end!!
I pray for complete forgiveness towards everyone involved….I admit
I’m struggling. Some days it feels like I’ve forgiven,and the next day I know I
haven’t, at least not completely.

]]> By: Lynda Alsford https://anitamathias.com/2015/10/20/on-forgiveness-and-creativity-a-personal-experience-of-the-link/#comment-63412 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:08:10 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=65137#comment-63412 A beautiful post, Anita, thank you. It has given me a great deal of food for thought about my own block in writing. Bless you.

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