Written by Pastor Gary J. Eberts ~ Heritage Of Faith Christian Center Arusha, Tanzania
Saturday, 27 May 2006
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Mat 6:14 "For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also you.
Joh 10:10 The thief comes only in order to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come
in order that you might have life---life in all its fullness.
Unforgiveness
will keep you from having life in all its fullness. I am convinced that
unforgiveness and the related attitudes of resentment and bitterness
are among the deadliest things you can have controlling your life.
Consider these consequences of judgment, criticism and unforgiveness.
1. We continue to feel the psychological pain of the perceived offense.
2. We block healthy communication and potential reconciliation with the “offender”.
3. We perceive similar offenses by others who remind us of the offender.
4. We attract similar situations, people and injuries to ourselves.
5. We give up our personal power to others to determine how we will
feeel and respond (actually, we “react”) in similar situations.
6.
We render ourselves incapable of ever really knowing, and learning
from, the full truth about the event that damaged the relationship.
7. We take added toxic negativity into our present relationships.
8. We isolate/prevent/avoid/limit ourselves from having new, more healthy, and more fulfilling relationships.
9. We become vulnerable to becoming spiteful, resentful and bitter.
10. We disrespect, distrust and devalue ourselves at deep levels or our heart.
11. We block ourselves spiritually from receiving help and healing from our Lord.
12. Our own spirits and souls “shrivel up” (contract) more and more.
We must take action to get rid of these spiritual poisons.
Consider this. When I take a judgmental, critical, punitive, vengeful
or withholding position toward someone, including myself, what am I
doing spiritually? Well, I am playing God!
That puts us in the place where even God cannot help us.
You must take the position that you will let go, of the anger, vengeance, punishing, resentful or unforgiving attitude.
1. Toward others who have hurt or offended you.
2. Towards God. Some people feel and/or believe that God had done something to mess their lives up.
3. Towards yourself.
Do it Now! And Live |
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