I've got to somehow narrow down the topic I've been given and lead a discussion table at an upcoming Womens Winter Festival (Crossroads and Cornerstone run three evenings over winter each year for women, each evening has a bible talk, yummy food and drinks, and discussion tables, about 50 turn up).
My topic is forgiveness.....eeek
What subtopic should I do? The spectrum goes from intellectual to personal experience, the aim is to get the girls talking, but also to leave the table having learnt something.
For those who know me, is there something that I personally can bring to the table?
Help!
2 comments:
Wish I could be there again! Just a couple of initial musings on forgiveness:
1. Why are we so obsessed with he idea of "forgiving ourselves"? I just don't see it the Scriptures.
2. Grudges and unforgiveness can become a mental trap for a LOT of women!
3. I think there's a lot of confusion about HOW we forgive -- does it mean saying "oh, it was nothing"? Does it mean we have to be friends with the person who sinned against us? Does it mean sitting in a corner and meditating on forgiveness? What?
I bet Nikki that in your life you've forgiven people when you didn't want to. I think that's when you really learn the unnaturalness and impossibility of forgiveness. I know there was one time I forgave someone and *the only reason* I could do it was because Jesus died for my sins. Sometimes there is no other motivation to forgive. That sort of stuff might be good to talk about. Forgiveness is abnormal.
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