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Invitation, Week 2, Day 11

by David Joynt on October 16, 2019

Invitation, Week 2, Day 11

MATTHEW 18:18| Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

Emotional baggage can block the deep experiences God wants us to enjoy. Guilt or shame can alter all our intentions, making us defensive or prevent us from benefiting when we are affirmed or encouraged. Anger can breed resentment and bitterness, filling us with suppressed rage that emerges unpredictably or creates an undertone that pushes others away. The mercy of Christ is meant to free us from this baggage—to lighten the load we carry and to allow us to interact without interior obstacles.

Sometimes it takes work to jettison this baggage. This work may be counselling. It maybe confession to a friend and to God. It may be apology and reconciliation. Don’t let emotional baggage weigh down your kingdom travels!

Claim the power of forgiveness in your life and decide to extend it to others.

 

Tags: freedom, joy, forgiveness, shame, courage, guilt, anger, bitterness, experience, intentions, resentment, baggage, rage

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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