One of the greatest hindrances to progress in life is the very thing that a lot of people hold on to with both hands and legs for a life time. People swear and vow with their lives and are truly committed to stick to their vows, not knowing they are vowing to deep misery and pain by their own hand. It is probably the simplest, yet for a lot of people the hardest step to take to their breakthroughs in life. It is a one word action called forgiveness. A spirit of personal vengeance haunts people night and day. They spend sleepless nights and unproductive days scheming while their offenders are completely at peace and productive. They mentally go through the things that were done to them that made them so mad. They don’t understand the law of attraction, nor do they appreciate the law of vibrations. They dig their own pit without rest, and surely, they will see to it that they get buried in it.
Events that happen to us are not completely within our power to manipulate or change once they have happened. If something has happened, it has happened! The only thing you are in control of is the way you will respond to that event. That response will determine the outcome. Consider this, if someone says to me, “Tinei, you are a complete idiot!” I have the option to think that’s the truth and say to myself, “Oh, I’m such an idiot, everyone thinks so.” The outcome is that I will lower my self esteem and probably feel very low or depressed. On the other hand, I can choose to say to myself, “That guy doesn’t know who I am. I know who I am. Christ dwells in me, who is the embodiment of all treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” The outcome will be very different from the first example. This is usually stated in the equation E+R=O. This is Event + Response = Outcome.
"And whenever you* stand praying, be forgiving, if you* are holding anything against anyone, so that also your* Father, the [One] in the heavens, shall forgive you* of your* transgressions.”But if you* do not forgive, neither will your* Father, the [One] in the heavens, forgive your* transgressions." - Mark11:25, 26. It is true that sometimes we get offended in relationships whether in the work place, in marriage, in family and any other way that we relate to other people. Holding that grudge in unforgiveness will never make anything better. Unforgiveness has been associated with disease including arthritis, migraine headaches, ulcers, depression and many others. It is not worth the energy. When people release such bitterness and anger, they often experience amazing recovery even from the physical ailment duly developed.
Unforgiveness blocks your prayers from being answered. It brings you dis-ease. It retards your progress in other areas of your life. It stops you from moving on (as in the case of failed dating relationships or marriages). It leads you into depression. It leads you into making bad decisions. It stops you from operating in love and staying in the kingdom of God (i.e. right thinking, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost). It opens doors for demonic activity in your life. It just is not good for you! So why are you holding on to that wrong? Have you decided to sacrifice everything else just for that person or those people? Has God not done a lot more things for you already? Count your blessings today and see how much you are too blessed to be stressed by such little things.
If there are people you need to release, here is a prayer that you can pray today and get it done with. Remember that it does not mean that what they did was good. It does not mean you no longer feel hurt by it. It simply means you are choosing to forgive them and stop holding that thing against them. You sincerely wish them all the best in what ever they do in their lives. You know they do not have the power to determine your future because it is in your hands. Pray this prayer: Dear God, I thank you that you always forgive me when I repent. Today I bring ………… into your capable hands. I choose to release him/her/them. I forgive them of what they did to me. Now I open my heart to you and I receive the Holy Spirit. I thank you for healing the pain from all this. Thank you for your healing in the name of Jesus. Amen”
If you sincerely prayed that prayer I know you are already feeling different. Isn’t it such a great feeling to be free from that burden of bitterness and unforgiveness? It is. Now, I have a PDF document waiting for you if you just click http://tinei.shamu.googlepages.com/aod and get it for free. It contains verses from the bible that instruct us to forgive. Open it and see God’s heart on the issue of forgiving. God bless you and have a great week.
Affirmation: I know who I am. The outcome in my life depends on my response to events. I forgive those that offend me instantly. I hold nothing against any man for I wrestle not against flesh and blood.
For your FREE PDF just click the link www.tinei.shamu.googlepages.com/aod and save to your computer. Have a great week. - Tinei Shamu
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