Make It Right

By Willie J. Thompson

MAKE IT RIGHT is about people making an effort to restore their relationship with God, with themselves and with others. Reconciliation comes with one's willingness to make room for missteps, miss-moves and mistakes made by ourselves and others. It's a process, so try not to rush through these pages. Be ready for tears, deep breaths and reflectio

• Language: English
• Publisher: Willie J. Thompson Ministries
• Release date: Sep 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9781088052266

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Make it Right

The Power Of Reconciling With God, Self, and Others

Dr. Willie J. Thompson Jr.

Copyright © 2022 by Dr. Willie J. Thompson Jr.

All rights reserved.

This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

Printed in the United States of America

First Edition, 2022

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-1-0880-3718-8

EBOOK ISBN 978-1-0880-5226-6

Red Pen Edits and Consulting, LLC

P. O. Box 25283

Columbia, SC 29223

www.redpeneditsllc.com

Table of Contents

Dedication

Introduction

Chapter One

He Took The Hit For Me

Chapter Two

Drop Your Differences

Chapter Three

You Make The First Move

Chapter Four

There Ought To Be Something Different About You

Chapter Five

We Got Something In Common

Chapter Six

Stay Together

Resources

Meet Willie Thompson

Meet David Underwood

Acknowledgements

Dedication

This book is dedicated to God and my loyal editor, David Underwood who is not only the father of my two youngest Godsons, but also a modern-day scholar, gentleman, preacher, and servant of the Lord. Something great is coming your way!

Introduction

While in Sunday School I was explaining to the class not only the necessity, but also the responsibility of reconciliation between God and man as well as between man and man. The conclusion that came from it was: It’s hard to jump over man and get to God.

In essence, it takes a lot of work to access God when you know you have some level of disagreement and disunity with your neighbor, especially if one of you carries an offense from the other.

I explained that sometimes we are challenged when connecting with God during our worship and our sacrifices. This is because we have not done the work of reconciliation with our neighbor who we are sharing time and space with on Earth.

It is synonymous with the crab in the bucket scenario: As soon as one crab tries to climb out or up another crab pulls them back down. I’ve seen people endeavor to reach heaven with honest and focused praise. However, the fact of the matter is that the energy is pulled back by the person carrying the offense. The person is wounded by something that we have done that we have either not fully or totally refused to reconcile.

And that is what this book is about. It’s about people making an effort to restore their relationship with God, with themselves and with others. It took two years to write this introduction but believe it or not this book was written even before this introduction was written. That may be because it was not ready to be released and introduced into the world until its writer had fully, not partially reconciled his relationship with God, with himself and with others who he didn’t even know he offended.

As you journey through these pages listen to every message, read it aloud and let your ears hear what your eyes are reading. Let the words of reconciliation guide you to full reconciliation. Use the blank lines we have included after each passage to share your initial thoughts and revisit them. When this happens, you will experience a connection with heaven, within and with others that will be free flowing and life-giving. And don’t store this book on a shelf, share it with somebody else… It makes the way for others to be reconciled…

Enjoy the process of Making It Right.

Chapter One

He Took The Hit For Me

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly….. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us..

Romans 5:1-11 (KJV)

But more than just getting us out of trouble, he got us into life!

Romans 5:1-11 (MSG)

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The interest is based on a desire or perceived need to evaluate the risk of hiring or placing someone with a criminal record in particular positions and is intended to protect employees, customers, vulnerable persons, and business assets. Employers and organizations are subject to potential liability under negligent hiring doctrines if they fail to exercise due diligence in determining whether an applicant has a criminal history that is relevant to the responsibilities of a job and determining whether placement of the individual in the position would create an unreasonable risk to other employees or the public. In addition to addressing this litigation risk, employers want to assess the risk to their assets and reputations posed by placing persons with a criminal history in certain positions.

To meet these business needs, employers can and frequently do ask applicants whether they have a criminal history. Such employers and organizations want to obtain criminal records and histories to determine whether applicants are answering the question about their criminal history truthfully and completely.

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