Where are you at today? Is there something holding you back or holding you down? Are you being anchored where you are by bitterness? Has a bitter root started growing in your heart causing resentment, cynicism, and even a general sense of negativity? Have you allow that root to get planted because of past disappointments … Continue reading Don’t be anchored by bitterness and anger. Forgiveness can free you!
Is there a bump in your road today? Is today a hump day for you? What is causing it to have a bump? What is making it a hump day? And no it has nothing to do with camels. This week has been very interesting as we start it with a theme of REVIVE and … Continue reading So we made it to the first Wednesday of 2022. Some call it hump day – let’s consider it the day we decided to forgive and reconcile!
Do remember how it felt? Do you remember the freedom that came with it? Do you remember the weight lifted off your shoulders? Do you remember the peace that you felt? Did you learn anything from it? Did you learn anything through it? Did you learn anything because of it? I have. I have posted … Continue reading Have you ever been forgiven even when you didn’t deserve it?
Are you aware of the mistakes you have made? Are you aware of where or when you went off the straight path? Are you able to tell when you walked out of the light and into the darkness? Are you ready to face it and bring it into the light? Are you ready to confess … Continue reading In the darkness can you spot the light? Sins vs Repentance! Mistakes vs Forgiveness! Destiny!
Are you ready to be filled with the Holy Spirit? Remember how Jesus told us that whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life in John 4:14? Another benefit of this spring of water … Continue reading Are you ready to be filled so that you can overflow? What if it is with forgiveness?
Over the years you have seen many posts come out around forgiveness and the stories of how I first learned to forgive vs those where I chose to start with forgiveness and bypass the pain and suffering that comes with bitterness. Bitterness sometimes is spoken of as a root, a root that if we allow … Continue reading Chained in bitterness or Freed by forgiveness? The choice is yours!
As I started my morning and saw today’s verse, it brought me back to a time when I didn’t realize the value and need to forgive. I brought back memories of how when I was prompted daily that I needed to forgive them for what they had done and yet I refused and gave excuse … Continue reading Forgiveness is the key! God is required!
Do you realize the importance of these two actions or activities? Do you realize the importance to both your spiritual and physical well being? Do you realize the impact of making these a part of the way you live your life? Do you realize the positive impact they both will have on your physical, emotional, … Continue reading Two important keys – Repent and Forgive!
Do you realize the benefits of forgiveness? Do you realize the consequences of not forgiving? Do you think forgiveness makes you weak? The reality is that by forgiving you are able to take back the power from the one who made you the victim. Do you think forgiveness means the other person is off the … Continue reading To Forgive or Not to Forgive that is the question
Is there anything harder to have to do or say? Do you realize the important and the power and the freedom that comes from what you say? Is it harder to admin you did something wrong than to forgive someone else who did something wrong to you? Is it harder to give forgiveness or receive … Continue reading What’s harder to say “I’m Sorry” or “I forgive you”?
Do you realize the miracle of reconciliation? Do you realize the freedom that comes through forgiveness? Do you realize that you forgiving something has more to do with your health and well being? Do you realize the pain, the anxiety, the suffering that comes from not forgiving? I learned my lesson many years ago and … Continue reading Do you realize the power of forgiveness?
Do you realize the power of forgiveness? Do you realize the healing that comes by giving up the pain, the anger, and the bitterness over to God by forgiving others? Do you realize that forgiveness breaks the chains holding you prisoner to the past and allowing you to find reconciliation and freedom into the future? … Continue reading The power of forgiveness in reconciliation.
I have learned through a few experiences that forgiveness is more about my own well being than about the person being forgiven. I have learned that forgiveness is an opportunity to take back control and receive healing from some act that happened. I have learned the importance of forgiving them no matter what. It doesn’t … Continue reading Can you forgive them no matter what? What if they show that they have changed?
Today’s reading as I read Colossians 3:13 caused a flashback in my mind to that drive to the tax lady and how after the song 7×70 came on the radio, God did a work in me through the power of forgiveness. First as I forgave others and second as I asked God to forgive me … Continue reading Forgiveness has power…(The Bible’s Impact on Acts of Mercy [Apr 25])
Grace… what is grace? Definition: Grace the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings. synonyms: favor · good will · generosity · kindness · benefaction · beneficence · indulgence Forgiveness…what is forgiveness? Definition: Forgiveness the action or process of forgiving or being forgiven. “she is quick to ask forgiveness when she has overstepped the line” synonyms:pardon · absolution · exoneration · remission · dispensation · … Continue reading Grace and Forgiveness…
Do you realize that it takes a miracle to forgive? Do you realize how hard it is to forgive others? Do you realize what it takes to be forgiven? Do you realize what it takes to forgive? What does it to to come to the point of realizing that you need to be forgiven? What … Continue reading Forgiveness…
Do you see all that has been done? Do you realize all that has gone wrong? Do you realize the path that has been taken? Do realize the decisions that were made? Do you realize the impact they have had? Do you realize how people have walked away from obedience? Do you notice how things … Continue reading It’s not all about you, but you can step up and make a difference! Pray for the forgiveness of your nation!
Do you know how to handle it? Do you know where to turn? Do you know what the process should look like? Today’s reading speaks to the point when there is a problem: 15“If your brother sins against you, go to him and show him his fault. But do it privately, just between yourselves. If … Continue reading Having problems with a friend, family member, colleague? Have you been able to forgive them?
Do you see the good that has taken place within the challenges/struggles? Do you see the impact holding onto the bitterness, the offense, the attack is having on you? Don’t give the devil a foothold into your life by allowing an offense or an attack to open that door. You need to communicate how it … Continue reading Forgiveness is the key. Don’t let bitterness build up! Remember unforgiveness isn’t a word
How are you going through life? How are you responding to the situations and circumstances that come before you? What do you when others insult, hurt, or wrong you? Psalm 130 today from my morning bible reading speaks of God’s character. 3-4If you, God, kept records on wrongdoings, who would stand a chance? As it … Continue reading Is forgiveness your habit?
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