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Do I Have The Stronghold Of Unforgiveness? |
If you are going to do business with God, the currency is forgiveness. Hello Beloved reader. I decided to write this unforgiveness article for you because it helped me. A few months back I attended an open-to-the-public ministry session where these questions were asked. I think many of us Christians were surprised at how many times we answered yes. Remember now – be honest with yourself. No one will see your paper but you. It is critical to learn if there is a single person that they’ve not forgiven. It is necessary to ask the person when exactly in their life were they diagnosed with the illness. Proceed to ask the person what life events were going on at or near that time. Often, the following are typical responses a person might give. The weighted ball-and-chain is directly attached to each person you've not forgiven. You literally carry their body weight around with you all day long. In the shower, to bed with you, in the car with you, to the grocery store with you. More importantly, you carry those you've not forgiven with you mentally and emotionally every day, which is yet another reason you're weighted down internally. Although we still respond to people saying, "We're fine, blessed, highly favored." What is forgivness? Is a spiritual decision to release the person, entity, institution or group who hurt you, betrayed you Is cancelling someone from the consequence of falling short of God’s standard in your life Is releasing resentment toward the very person who exacted very real hurt on you Is dismissing our demand that the person owes us something Is releasing the right to be bitter Is releasing the right to get even Is of God Is releasing the right to hear the words, “I’m sorry.” Is an act of our spiritual will Is a process especially for those who’ve been abused/deeply hurt What forgiveness is not Is not a feeling Is not an emotion Is not being a doormat Is not conditional Is not stuffing your anger Is not based on what’s fair Is not excusing the wrong done to you Is not justifying the wrong done to you Is not you executing God’s wrath Is not repentance Is not based on what a person deserves Is not you waiting for time to heal all wounds Is not reconciliation [requires a minimum of two people] [forgiveness only requires 1 person] Is not enablement [a form of people pleasing and repeatedly having no boundaries] Is not letting the guilty off the hook, you are placing them on God’s hook Is not denying that the wrong happened to you The characteristics of an unforgiver Danger - If you persist in resisting and disobeying God by being unforgiving [or whatever the sin is], you can eventually to given over to the influence of evil, satan and immorality. Acts 7:42 does not agree with God that sin is sin delayed or even the prevention of spiritual growth heart is turned away from God go through verbal acts of repentance an unforgiver often has diseases & functionally sick is limited in hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit an unforgiver can have psychological problems an unforgiver can be a person laden with stress elevate yourself above your offender you’re emotionally stuck to your offender you share negative information about offender automatically open the door to satan and his demons a hardened heart, a condemning heart tend to be verbally abusive blind that you’re becoming like your offender an unforgiver ages faster being an unforgiver affects your body’s ability to fight disease by weakening your immune system an unforgiver can have emotional instability – fly off the handle easily or show very little emotion Define the spirit of unforgivness, which is a stronghold A simple word to describe this spirit of unforgiveness – hurt, a person who is deeply hurt. A spirit of unforgiveness goes beyond temporary unwillingness to forgive. The spirit of unforgiveness is a spiritual acid that eats through the spirit within us. The spirit of unforgiveness is a supernatural cancer that slowly and deliberately eats you up. There is a long time period between the time you are hurt and the time you forgive the person who hurt you. When does unforgiveness become a stronghold? When you refuse to forgive and the unresolved anger develops a fortified place in your mind and heart; you become mentally captive to do the enemy’s will. Ephesians 6:16 The three parts of forgiveness Part 1 |Horizontal line of The Cross -- Forgiving others and others forgiving you Especially needed toward family and church members because this is where most hurts come from Part 2 | Vertical line of The Cross -- Receiving God forgiveness and us releasing God Part 3 | Circle or halo where The Cross intersects -- Forgiving yourself and receiving forgiveness from self Why do Christians have the most difficulty forgiving themselves than any other person? Lie no. 1 - Sin we committed, the offense is too big to forgive Lie no. 2 - We knew better and committed the sin anyway Lie no. 3 - It’s a habitual sin and we continue to do it, it doesn’t deserve grace Lie no. 4 - We’re so shamed by the sin, we should not exchange the shame for forgiveness Lie no. 5 – You believe you don’t deserve forgiveness because of who you are Here, it’s effective to say your own name. For example, “Your name goes right here, I forgive myself for ____.” So why do you not forgive when you know to do so What was done to you or by you was too big The hurt was planned, intentional and/or repeated No modeling of forgiveness from our parents They didn’t forgive me, I will not forgive them You deny it never happened Don’t understand God’s forgiveness You believe the lie that bitterness is a normal response because God knows how you feel. The pain is so deep [even though it may be simple to others] you just don’t know where to begin. It is here where you allow the Holy Spirit to heal the pain completely first, then you’re able to forgive. How does unforgiveness affect your prayer life? blessings are withheld from us our prayer life is blocked we are spiritually dim God doesn’t forgive us God resists you What is unforgiveness? unforgiveness is a form of pride is of satan and his demons grieves the Holy Spirit showcases a godless heart keeps us in bondage to sin is an offense to God, which makes us an offender to God Forgiveness scriptures Ephesians 4:30 – 32 Matthew 18: 21, 34 – 35 II Corinthians 2: 10 -11 Matthew 6:12 Mark 11:25 Luke 17: 3 – 4 Luke 23:34 James 4:32 Acts 10:43 Acts 6:4 Thank you for taking your time to read this article on Healed People, Heal People. If you’re not a member of this Web community, we invite you to join for free here. You'll receive regular updates of encouragement wrapped in biblical truths.
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