The day before a mountain biking trip at camp, this teen took a tumble off her bike. Could prayer help her overcome her fear in time to join the group?
We too must love even those who hate us by recognizing that the good within them—even when not apparent—is the truth of them, while the sin is a lie about them. When we truly understand that error doesn’t have any players, we begin to see healing.
I was able to reject the sadness as not coming from God, and therefore not an inevitable part of my thinking. When I prayed this way, the mental shade would lift and I would feel a joy pour in like the warmth of the sun.
Can feeling God’s presence really change how we experience difficult or demanding situations? This author was hiking a mountain, worried about the trek. When he reached out to God in prayer, his perspective changed—and so did the experience.
By not focusing so much on the image we think others have of us and focusing instead on all the ways we’re reflecting God, we can shift from human perfectionism to living Christlike perfection.