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Did you know your life is actually proof of what God says? Seriously! Your life tells a story about who God is and who you are to Him. So, let's get real simple about how your life proves what God says! There’s this ancient story in the Bible about God, Satan, and a man named Job. One day, God asks Satan what he’s been up to. Satan says, "I’ve been roaming the earth." God replies, "Have you seen my servant Job? He’s devoted to me." Satan fires back, "Of course he is - you’ve protected him and made him rich. Take all that away and he’ll ditch you." God basically replies, "Not true. I'll prove it." So, God allows Satan to test Job. What happens next is brutal. Job loses his family; looses his wealth; looses his health; looses everything! But even in his pain, Job stays loyal to God. In the end, Job’s response to what happened proves Satan wrong and God blesses Job with even more than he had before the trial. It’s a wild story - one of...

Let’s get real simple about forgiveness. You are forgiven. Period. When Jesus said, “It is finished!” He meant it. His work is complete. There is nothing for you to add to what He has done. There is nothing outstanding. He has already done all that was needed to forgive you and restore your relationship with Him. But here’s the simple, important part: the absolute greatest part of the kingdom of heaven is forgiveness. It is the most kingdom “thing” you can do on earth. It is the absolute most “Christlike” thing you can do. Forgiveness is being like God. So, now all that remains unanswered is what are you going to do with the forgiven life that you have? Are you going to be Godlike, forgiving others, putting their lives above your own the way that God Himself did through Jesus Christ? Or are you going to hold on to your own life, putting yourself first, trying to get your own way? Are you going to hold on to your own hurt until you feel your own sense of justice satisfied? Or will you ...