There are many who, after being forgiven by God and after seeking the forgiveness of those they have offended, find it extremely difficult to live in the freedom that forgiveness brings. Sometimes they don’t feel they were worthy to be forgiven. This is true; all of us stand before God by His grace. But this is a liberating truth of scripture, not something that condemns us. Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, (Romans [...] Read more »
Do I Need to Forgive Myself?
Do we ever need to forgive ourselves? For a long time my response to this question was, “If the Father forgives me, who am I to hold a grudge?” But as I work with people I find increasingly that to move on in their relationship with God, they really do need to forgive themselves. We can’t allow condemnation from the past to define our destiny. That authority to define our destiny is the Father’s alone. Personally, I know if it [...] Read more »
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