Through the years God has led us deeper into the door of forgiveness. Today we want to challenge you to your own clarity for your forgiveness home-base. It is a chance for you to give attention to meditation on what has and is and will occur in your own heart regarding a topic Jesus revisited time and time again. Consider it a systematic forgiveness A-Z course you can use to help others overcome in this very important aspect of our personal faith. Remember, Jesus said “if you do not forgive those who hurt you, neither will I forgive you.” WOW.
God often associates the experience of forgiveness with freedom. Have you ever held an offense for a period of time and finally been brought to a place of forgiveness? Or perhaps you have carried the impact of your own failure(s) on your shoulders and you have found Jesus’ forgiveness over it. What a relief. It is a freedom within the soul where there once was a great weight, and now it has been taken away in Jesus. The hard thing here is that when we are wronged or discounted we take it VERY personally. It is tied into our identity and our pride. It is why it is so hard to let go!
One of our earliest engagements on this topic is reflected in our podcast entitled CJ015: Forgiveness from Curious Journey. Curious Journey is the first of our six books and considers the forgiveness schematic found within the teachings of Jesus. Listen and meditate to what our Master says about a topic that was near and dear to His heart.
We then go deeper into finding freedom through forgiveness. Jesus wants this for all of His children. Listen as Need to Breathe explains what happens to us when we forgive:
I couldn’t see I was the only hostage
To the bitterness I can’t let go
Maybe now it’s time to cut my losses
Move on, move on, move on
Oh, I can’t believe how long it’s lasted
I can feel it coming up these bones
There’s a part of me that can’t get past it
I know, I know, I know ‘Cause when you forgive someone
You set yourself free
Oh, when you forgive someone
You set yourself free
We find deep freedom for sure! Have you felt this in a personal way? Have you experienced the ravages of unforgiveness. Several years ago we visited the realities of living free through forgiveness: 012 Forgiveness: Deep Freedom
We find ourselves born into a spiritual war of epic proportions, where we are given spiritual armor to protect us and serve us as we fight. Here are some conversations and teaching to help you deep dive for sure! The book review is one of the best we have read about forgiveness. Enjoy your freedom. – Dave and Burnadette