What if we reframed our worldview to see suffering as something to be savored and valued? Knowing that suffering has to be a part of our lives, doesn’t it make sense for us to stop trying to ignore it and instead embrace it and try to maximize its effectiveness in the development of our spiritual maturity?

Sexual freedom is found in following the wise guidelines God has instructed us with, not in obtaining it by our own power in our own “wisdom”.

I knew I was a sinner, that Jesus died to atone for my sins, and that I only had to ask for his gift to make me new. I had accepted him into my heart, but I didn’t really know what that entailed.

Take, Lord, receive.