Have you
had your JOY JUICE today? It has healing
power….just like forgiveness is heals an angry spirit!
When we’ve
been hurt by someone and are angry with them, it’s not always easy to move
ahead. We often hold on to the hurt,
replay it in our minds, cherish our right to be angry with them for what they
have done! Forgiveness….let’s talk about that today! According to Charles Stanley:
·
Forgiveness
is NOT saying that nothing bad happened! It is not denial.
·
Forgiveness
is NOT saying that the injured party felt no pain.
·
Forgiveness
is NOT saying that there should be no negative consequences for the offending
party.
Forgiveness is very
simply “letting go”. It is refusing to
hold the person in the prison of your own heart. Forgiveness is releasing everything related
to what the offender did and leaving his or her punishment up to God.
Are you willing to forgive
others…regardless of how deeply you have been hurt? When you refuse to forgive,
you are the one who is hurt most. To be
emotionally free, we MUST forgive.
Ephesians
4:32 says: “Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as
God in Christ also has forgiven you.” Consider how God forgives us….how Jesus died
to pay the penalty for our sins. If He
can do that, can we not forgive one another?!
May we allow God to work
through us and help us to forgive others as Christ has forgiven us.
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