He who is devoid of the power to forgive, is devoid of the power to love. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. There are Scripture after Scripture commanding us to love one another and the importance behind it. In my own personal life, I can attest to the power of love in forgiveness and how they are so intertwined. I was faced with a seemingly hopeless…
be quick to forgive
Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. ~ Rick Warren The easiest way to forgive? Make it a way of life. Let forgiveness be part of our makeup, part of our DNA, and our character {who we are when no one’s looking}. Let us fully commit to understanding why we need to forgive. When we can approach forgiveness with pure…
how do we forgive?
To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you. ~ C.S. Lewis We left off yesterday asking which we’d choose … unforgiveness and living bound, or forgiveness and living free? Since you’re back here with me today, I’m guessing you’ve chosen to live free. I know I have! So now to answer the biggie … how in…
why do we need to forgive?
If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:14-15 {NLT} That Scripture right there is pretty black and white in my book. Forgive, or you won’t be forgiven. That’s the bottom line. We’ve been commanded to forgive. And if we don’t? Every.single.sin. we commit…
what forgiveness is not
Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast. ~ Marlene Dietrich In order to truly forgive, in the way God intends us to forgive, and with a pure heart, we need to understand and check our motives. Raise your hand if you’ve ever read or heard a message and thought, “Oh how I wish so-and-so were here for…