forgiveness

Are you dedicated to your craft or consumed by addiction?   I’m just starting to realize that what a lot of people call their “career” “passion” or “desire” can often times be an unknown addiction in their heart, but no one seems to see it that way. Especially if what they’re doing isn’t “hurting” anyone….   I [...]

Everyone is going to fail you. It’s impossible for them not to. The problem with trust is when you trust someone thinking they won’t ever jeopardize that trust. It is completely IMPOSSIBLE for you to not have heartache in a deeply committed relationship. There are going to be trials in your relationship, some small……others HUGE! [...]

  “Christian simply means condemnation” My friend Sandy tells me this calmly as he sips coffee and I rub my eyes because it’s 6:15 in the morning. “When this guy at work found out I was a Christian….that’s what he said.” Sandy is one of those guys who’s soft spoken and always stoic looking, but [...]

As we wrap up this month’s topics on forgiveness, I felt that there was an unreached area of this subject and desired to address it. This blog is about forgiveness, but also about unforgiveness.   First, I’ll address forgiveness. Unforgiveness seems easy to spot, but genuine forgiveness seems more elusive and confusing. It can get [...]

You have to admit, most of the time you read or hear a story about forgiveness, it seems as if the person who forgave the other person did it in a few days, months or some other short amount of time. Now, I’m not saying that people can’t forgive someone over night or that it [...]

Hello Heartsupport community,   In the past nine months my life has changed a lot and I want to share with you just a piece of what has brought that change. I’m a 20 year old missionary from San Pedro, CA (a urban town about an hour south of Los Angeles) and I’m currently serving [...]

“Please don’t leave me! Please stay here and hold me!” she stammered, as tears began to stream down her face. It was an expression of pain and loneliness that I had often seen written across her face, and it was all my fault. As I put on my clothes, I looked back at her and [...]

I’ve discovered the worst thing about being a writer/blogger is that each time you write something you have the opportunity to grab a knife, tear into your chest, and bleed your heart onto a page and are left wondering what everyone will think. This is one of those moments…….. The story I’m about to tell [...]

There are so many stories about people forgiving others: parents, partners, friends, and even of God forgiving us. But one of the hardest things I have ever had to do is forgive myself.   In November 2011, I went on a mission trip to Cambodia. I was committed to the point where I made a [...]

The story I’m choosing to share is one that still ways very heavy on my heart. It does end in some amazing ways though.  Well first off, my name is Dustin Smith and like everyone else, I’m not perfect by any means. I’ve made mistakes, I’ve strayed from the path God laid before me, and [...]