by Janina Marie Rivera | Mar 23, 2021 | Blog
“If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain back for your starving households.” Genesis 42:19 Joseph’s life was filled with injustice and pain. He was sold as a slave by his own brothers, an act that...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Mar 16, 2021 | Blog
“When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.” Genesis 37:4 When we look at the story of Joseph and the reason why his brothers hated him, we realize just how dangerous envy is. It...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Nov 23, 2017 | Blog
We love to ask God to vindicate us and prove others wrong—even if the “others” are fellow Jesus lovers. We get wounded by them, and our bleeding hearts cry, “JUSTICE! GOD, GIVE ME JUSTICE!” We think that justice always means being repaid good for the evil brought upon...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Mar 20, 2017 | Blog
It is human to want to retaliate when we are hurt. For some of us who do not wish to avenge ourselves, we deal with an emotional tug-of-war where we silently (or not so silently) wish for God to discipline our enemies with His judgment on their lives. We think to...
