Forgiveness

1. In order to forgive, you must have a genuine desire to do what God wants you to do. That single desire will carry you through.

2. Look up scripture on forgiveness. Meditate on the truth of God's ways regarding forgiveness. One powerful scripture that keeps me from holding onto unforgiveness is Mathew 6:14-15; 14 “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”

3. Contemplate what Jesus did for you on the cross. Consider that God is not asking you to do something he has not already done himself.

4. Make an intentional decision to forgive.

5. Understand that hurting people, hurt people. During a deliverance session The Holy Spirit showed me two chairs. He said, “Put their demons in one chair, and the real person you’re trying to forgive in the other. Walk over to the person and forgive that person, not their demons. Wow!!! How easy is that? The truth is, that person was driven by demons to do what they did to you. Let it go!

6. Forgiveness does not always mean reconciliation of the relationship. God is not going to ask you to bring a person back into your life that will be physically, verbally, or emotionally abusive. Boundaries are important.

7. Stop talking to other people about what that person did to you. The more you talk about it, the more you are picking at the wound that is trying to heal.

8. The quicker you forgive, the easier it is.

9. You can forgive someone and not feel any different when you are around him or her. That does not mean you have not forgiven them. It is how you treat them that defines your decision to forgive, not how you feel.

10. Forgiveness is a matter of desire. If you really want to do what God is asking you to do, you will find a way to do it. No matter the cost.

11. The reason God requires forgiveness is out of his great love for us and to see us free.

12. Be careful about your thinking. Don't ever think you CAN'T do something that God has told you to do. He would never ask you to do something that is impossible. With Christ, forgiveness is possible.

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