Welcome to part #3 of our series, God Is Concerned About You Healing! In this episode I am discussing a CORE factor to our healing… FORGIVENESS! There is no healing without forgiveness. What is forgiveness Forgiveness is a conscious, voluntary decision to let go of negative emotions like resentment, bitterness, and the desire for revenge toward someone who has hurt you Matthew 18: 21-35 AMP 21 Then Peter came to Him and asked, “Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I forgive him and let it go? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus answered him, “I say to you, not up to seven times, but seventy times seven. 23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. 24 When he began the accounting, one who owed him 10,000 [i]talents was brought to him. 25 But because he could not repay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and his children and everything that he possessed, and payment to be made. 26 So the slave fell on his knees and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’ 27 And his master’s heart was moved with compassion and he released him and forgave him [canceling] the debt. 28 But that same slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him [j]a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began choking him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe!’ 29 So his fellow slave fell on his knees and begged him earnestly, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’ 30 But he was unwilling and he went and had him thrown in prison until he paid back the debt. 31 When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and they went and reported to their master[with clarity and in detail] everything that had taken place. 32 Then his master called him and said to him, ‘You wicked and contemptible slave, I forgave all that [great] debt of yours because you begged me. 33 Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave [who owed you little by comparison], as I had mercy on you?’ 34 And in wrath his master turned him over to the torturers (jailers) until he paid all that he owed. 35 My heavenly Father will also do the same to [every one of] you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.” Why we MUST Forgive: * Forgiveness is a foundational element of our faith. * It is why we have access to Yah * It is a reflection of the compassionate nature of Messiah that He wants us to adopt * Yah will NOT forgive us if we do not forgive Mark 11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Matthew 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. How to Forgive: * Make the choice: Understand that making the choice to forgive is not dismissing the offense. It is simply choosing to not hold on to anger, bitterness, and feeling like you have the right to exact vengeance. Romans 12: 19 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for God’s wrath [and His judicial righteousness]; for it is written [in Scripture], “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. * Share your pain with Yah: You cannot forgive when you are consumed with pain. Tell Yah every detail of how the offence affected you and how it made you feel. If this is a situation where the offender remains present (physically) in your life, ask TMH for a perspective shift so that you can see them and not return to your desire for vengeance. The enemy has already penetrated your soul with the offence, now he wants to plant a seed of bitterness. DON’T LET HIM DO IT! * Obey Yah’s Instruction: When you go to God with your pain, He will instruct you on how to move forward. OBEY HIM! * Walk In Victory: Go about your life… and LIVE! Go enjoy what you love, go love the people in your life, create something, worship, work. LIVE INTENTIONALLY! Unforgiveness robs you of living. Don’t Let It! This is essentially The W.A.R. Method I teach in my RecovHer Journal. Get your at the link in my bio. How do you know you have forgiven someone? * You know when the sting of the pain is gone. It no longer rules your emotions and your life. * You know when you are at peace and you are no longer defined by the offense. * You know when you can think of the offender and or the situation with compassion or a new perspective. This is not to excuse them but to simply see the whole picture. Don’t forget to forgive YOURSELF: * You deserve forgiveness just like everyone else What I’ve Learned About Forgiveness: * Forgiveness is a choice that turns into a state of being * Forgiveness does not always require reconciliation * Learn to forgive where there is no apology * Asking The Most High to help you to forgive is asking for healing 🚨If you enjoyed this episode please LIKE, SHARE, and COMMENT! 💕 Mentioned In this episode: * Purchase the RecovHer Journal * Use Code PODCAST for 15% OFF your prayer journal purchase on my website! www.lovedonewrite.com * Donate Get full access to Love Done Write at lovedonewrite.substack.com/subscribe
