A man ask JESUS ''how many times must I forgive'' 7x7 and JESUS said 7x70 as to say always forgive ! this is why I can sleep well at night
You are not my brother,sister ,aunt ,uncle ,etc, hell I dont even know you but for the internet ,,YES I will expose you for your lies and I will cuss you out, but I refuse to not forgive you I will slap the Sh@t out of you if i ever see you face to face but I refuse to not forgive you ! MY HEART IS TOO BIG NOT TO FORGIVE !
Human poison is masked in words such as; unforgiveness, resentment, bitterness.
We chew on a little at a time. Convinced the poison is going to hurt the one in which we are harboring resentment. We chew on it and chew on it and the only one who is hurt is ….. us.
So how do we forgive those who have hurt us?
One: Relinquish our right to get even. Romans 12:19
Two: Respond to evil with good. Luke 6:27-28 This is hard medicine but it is necessary to keep resentment from growing.
Three: Repeat these steps as long as it takes. Matthew 18-21-22 until your heart and head catch up.
Four: Rescue others with the news of forgiveness. 2 Corinthians 5:18-20. We hold the truth to living free.
Forgiveness releases resentment. Forgive because we are forgiven and Jesus wants us to live in peace and freedom. Colossians 3:13
Let’s make this real: Below is a luggage tag. Print it out. Write the name(s) of those you want forgive. Pray to honestly release your resentment. Or, perhaps you can’t forgive yourself for something in your past. Write your name on this tag.
This piece of luggage now belongs to Jesus. We are shipping our hurts and unforgiveness to Him. Drop your tag in the trash or your Bible. It’s now covered by Christ.
Lord, when we begin to feel those old bitter feelings well up in our chest, remind us of what we did today. We surrendered our feelings and bitterness over this person(s) to you. Don’t let us take it back. I ask in the powerful, life-changing name of Jesus.
Posted By: DAVID JOHNSON
Sunday, June 24th 2012 at 3:40PM
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