Forgiveness

From: Jimmy Woolford
Subject: Forgiveness

I think the list of what the word forgiveness encompasses is worth our taking another look at in our daily lives.

What forgiveness ISN’T:
1. Approval
2. Treansference of responsibility
3. Excusing
4. Saying the offense is of no importance 5. Saying you are of no importance
6. Commitment to relate in the future
7. It is not ceasing to being appalled that it happened 8. It is automatically forgotten
9. That it wasn’t painful and still hurts 10. Does not have its consequences
11. It was okay to God that it happened 12. You aren’t justified in being very angry 13. That you shouldn’t tell the other how angry you are 14. That you’ll feel better about the event or feel better period

What forgiveness DOES encompass:
1. Our sinfulness
2. Our need for forgiveness
3. Our forgiven-ness
4. That unforgiveness provides a gateway to the demonic 5. That vengeance is the Lord’s
6. Need to focus upon the Lord and His faithfulness 7. Need to live today
8. Relinquish wrath toward the person
9. Give up hate – (desire to hurt/kill the person) 10. You will know you’ve done what God has asked you to do 11. Transfers what happens next to God
12. Releases supernatural healing power – the more awful the offense the

more we need this
13. Will decrease self condemnation
14. Releases thankfulness so you can live with the conscious knowledge of God’s protection and love

I hope that this helps someone as much as it has me. The words come easy, but the faith and beliefs behind them are the heart of the matter.

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