Post by Emmanuel A. O. on Nov 14, 2012 10:16:36 GMT 1
Why Unforgiving is So Dangerous and “Why do we need to Pray For Forgiveness of sin!”
Our Father in Heaven sent His Son Jesus Christ to die for the sins of this world as an act of love, displaying His great loving kindness and mercy for all, that none shall perish but come into Life Eternal with Him. We have to receive and walk in that. Notice the conjunction “and” that is like the connection between a train engine and a car that follows. These statements are together and the last part just as important as the first. We have a part to believe God at His Word, receive His Word, and obey by doing the same. God’s Word to us clearly states in Matthew 6:15, “But if you forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Heavenly Father forgive your trespasses.” I don’t care how “SAVED”, Born-again”, “Reconciled to God” , or Spirit Filled, you think you are, God will not break, or overlook His Word to us, that is if we do not forgive others, He will not forgive us! God is not a respecter of persons, in other words, we all go the same way, with Him or we are opposed to Him. Remember this, if you have a controversy with God, try to keep in mind that He is always right, and He is God, and there is no shadow of turning in Him. Your “rights”, when you became His child through receiving Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord, is to be in right-standing with Him through love and obedience to Him [Almighty God], His Word [Jesus Christ], and His Spirit [Holy-Spirit]. All three are One. (See John 1:1-14 for confirmation). Here are some hints that alert us that we have Unforgiving: anger, wrong thoughts or attitudes, resistance to the Word of God, dislike, grudges, retaliation, disrespect, resistance, hurt, anguish,rebellion, arthritis e.t.c.
How to Deal With Unforgiving: THE ANSWER is found in God’s Word, Luke 6:37, “Judge not,and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:” One of the greatest hindrances to forgiving is “self”.
(1) I am right I can’t be wrong.
(2) They hurt me: physically, mentally, emotionally, feelings, justification etc.
The devil loves to ride in and use whatever to neutralize our effectiveness. When I have un-forgiveness I have discovered I don’t hear God as correctly as I thought I have. (That is scary, troubling and bothers me!) IT IS NOT WORTH IT!!! We are called to be akernel of wheat that falls into the Earth, and dies to itself and allow God to bring forth New Life, the Life of a Heavenly kind, but when we have the “mote”or beam or spear of “self”, “I”, of self righteousness (self-right- ness run up-our human flag pole and parading it around because we are right and God’s gift and answer to the world, how can I be wrong, I have the right to revenge, then we are grossly DECEIVED!!!) What is your excuse? Do you think God buys into that stuff? Let me guess, you and God have this “understanding”. If you believe that, then you are up to your arm pits in something that God’s doesn't like! This message probably offends you. Unforgiving is a horrible sin in God’s eyes. Is it forgiveable? ABSOLUTELY!!! The Blood of Jesus was shed to cover it but you have to receive it! HOW? Step out in faith of the Son of God in obedience to Him and His Way of “Being”, He is in you as a child of God (Galatians 2:20)
(1) Confess your sins and any Unforgiving before the Lord.
(2) Forgive the other person “in faith”, because you can not go on feelings or emotions.
(3) Ask the Lord to forgive them.
(4) Ask the Lord to bless that person in the way He wants them blessed.
(5) Bless them yourself.
(6) If you don’t know what upset them, Find Out what offended them and apologize, so you can win them to the Lord by sharing about Christ with them if they are more than one person. If they are deceased, then know this, God hears you, confess it to Him and totally receive your forgiveness from God, and forgive yourself! Having done all, trust God with it, that person, and don’t pick it back up, unless moved by the Holy-Spirit. That is a key! Don’t pick it back up if you have placed it in the Lord’s Hand’s. God puts it in a sea of forgetfulness! Why would you want to remind God of it? He is probably saying “What is that? Oh don’t you remember son/daughter, you brought that to me and I forgave you back then!” Let it go!”Now move on, stop beating yourself up over things in the past you have given to God! God desires restoration. You are not a “door mat” for people or yourself to walk on or people to beat! Not all relationships will be the same as before with people. God has to work with them and it takes others time, sometimes.Give them room to heal. Be determined to continue to grow in God’s favour NOW, have a clean conscience, and move forward in Christ and while you are at it forgive yourself, because you are a person He dearly loves too! Walk in theLight as He is in the Light of His mercy and grace to you! It is amazing what God can get accomplished in our lives when we go with His plan and don’t stick our wrench in the way as He is helping us. Love Him and obey, there is no other way to be happy in Jesus than to Trust and Obey!
Prayer Point:
Heavenly Father I come to You now in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ. I confess that I am a sinner and that I have sinned against You. I ask You to forgive me for all of my sins and I repent for my sins and I choose to follow and obey and accept Your Son Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that You sent Your Son Jesus Christ to die for my sins on the cross at Calvary. I believe that Your son Jesus Christ was born of the virgin Mary, was crucified and died on the cross at Calvary for me and the sins of all others. I believe that after 3 days He was raised from the dead, ascended into Heaven,and is alive today. I ask You Jesus Christ to be the Lord of my life and to be my Saviour. I receive You now as my Lord and Saviour with all of my heart. I believe that Jesus Christ is my King and my God and the Lord of my life. I believe that Jesus Christ is alive in me, and I declare that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life.
After You have confessed this prayer you need to confess all your sin that you have committed against God and ask God to forgive you through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
Pray for all Christian brothers and sisters around the world.
Our Father in Heaven sent His Son Jesus Christ to die for the sins of this world as an act of love, displaying His great loving kindness and mercy for all, that none shall perish but come into Life Eternal with Him. We have to receive and walk in that. Notice the conjunction “and” that is like the connection between a train engine and a car that follows. These statements are together and the last part just as important as the first. We have a part to believe God at His Word, receive His Word, and obey by doing the same. God’s Word to us clearly states in Matthew 6:15, “But if you forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Heavenly Father forgive your trespasses.” I don’t care how “SAVED”, Born-again”, “Reconciled to God” , or Spirit Filled, you think you are, God will not break, or overlook His Word to us, that is if we do not forgive others, He will not forgive us! God is not a respecter of persons, in other words, we all go the same way, with Him or we are opposed to Him. Remember this, if you have a controversy with God, try to keep in mind that He is always right, and He is God, and there is no shadow of turning in Him. Your “rights”, when you became His child through receiving Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord, is to be in right-standing with Him through love and obedience to Him [Almighty God], His Word [Jesus Christ], and His Spirit [Holy-Spirit]. All three are One. (See John 1:1-14 for confirmation). Here are some hints that alert us that we have Unforgiving: anger, wrong thoughts or attitudes, resistance to the Word of God, dislike, grudges, retaliation, disrespect, resistance, hurt, anguish,rebellion, arthritis e.t.c.
How to Deal With Unforgiving: THE ANSWER is found in God’s Word, Luke 6:37, “Judge not,and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:” One of the greatest hindrances to forgiving is “self”.
(1) I am right I can’t be wrong.
(2) They hurt me: physically, mentally, emotionally, feelings, justification etc.
The devil loves to ride in and use whatever to neutralize our effectiveness. When I have un-forgiveness I have discovered I don’t hear God as correctly as I thought I have. (That is scary, troubling and bothers me!) IT IS NOT WORTH IT!!! We are called to be akernel of wheat that falls into the Earth, and dies to itself and allow God to bring forth New Life, the Life of a Heavenly kind, but when we have the “mote”or beam or spear of “self”, “I”, of self righteousness (self-right- ness run up-our human flag pole and parading it around because we are right and God’s gift and answer to the world, how can I be wrong, I have the right to revenge, then we are grossly DECEIVED!!!) What is your excuse? Do you think God buys into that stuff? Let me guess, you and God have this “understanding”. If you believe that, then you are up to your arm pits in something that God’s doesn't like! This message probably offends you. Unforgiving is a horrible sin in God’s eyes. Is it forgiveable? ABSOLUTELY!!! The Blood of Jesus was shed to cover it but you have to receive it! HOW? Step out in faith of the Son of God in obedience to Him and His Way of “Being”, He is in you as a child of God (Galatians 2:20)
(1) Confess your sins and any Unforgiving before the Lord.
(2) Forgive the other person “in faith”, because you can not go on feelings or emotions.
(3) Ask the Lord to forgive them.
(4) Ask the Lord to bless that person in the way He wants them blessed.
(5) Bless them yourself.
(6) If you don’t know what upset them, Find Out what offended them and apologize, so you can win them to the Lord by sharing about Christ with them if they are more than one person. If they are deceased, then know this, God hears you, confess it to Him and totally receive your forgiveness from God, and forgive yourself! Having done all, trust God with it, that person, and don’t pick it back up, unless moved by the Holy-Spirit. That is a key! Don’t pick it back up if you have placed it in the Lord’s Hand’s. God puts it in a sea of forgetfulness! Why would you want to remind God of it? He is probably saying “What is that? Oh don’t you remember son/daughter, you brought that to me and I forgave you back then!” Let it go!”Now move on, stop beating yourself up over things in the past you have given to God! God desires restoration. You are not a “door mat” for people or yourself to walk on or people to beat! Not all relationships will be the same as before with people. God has to work with them and it takes others time, sometimes.Give them room to heal. Be determined to continue to grow in God’s favour NOW, have a clean conscience, and move forward in Christ and while you are at it forgive yourself, because you are a person He dearly loves too! Walk in theLight as He is in the Light of His mercy and grace to you! It is amazing what God can get accomplished in our lives when we go with His plan and don’t stick our wrench in the way as He is helping us. Love Him and obey, there is no other way to be happy in Jesus than to Trust and Obey!
Prayer Point:
Heavenly Father I come to You now in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ. I confess that I am a sinner and that I have sinned against You. I ask You to forgive me for all of my sins and I repent for my sins and I choose to follow and obey and accept Your Son Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that You sent Your Son Jesus Christ to die for my sins on the cross at Calvary. I believe that Your son Jesus Christ was born of the virgin Mary, was crucified and died on the cross at Calvary for me and the sins of all others. I believe that after 3 days He was raised from the dead, ascended into Heaven,and is alive today. I ask You Jesus Christ to be the Lord of my life and to be my Saviour. I receive You now as my Lord and Saviour with all of my heart. I believe that Jesus Christ is my King and my God and the Lord of my life. I believe that Jesus Christ is alive in me, and I declare that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life.
After You have confessed this prayer you need to confess all your sin that you have committed against God and ask God to forgive you through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
Pray for all Christian brothers and sisters around the world.