Welcome to Forgiveness Myth 18: I can’t forgive because the person is dead or will not talk to me. I Thought I had to go to the Person to Forgive or be Forgiven Two of the greatest myths surrounding forgiveness is that I can’t forgive a person until they ask ...
I Forgive You I remember many years back when a person approached me and told me they were forgiving me. They just wanted to get right with the Lord and let me know they no longer held what I had done against me. The only problem was, I had no ...
Welcome to Forgiveness Myth 16: Forgiveness Removes the Consequences. I Want Justice! When someone hurts us the natural response is pain, feelings of betrayal, a desire for him or her to pay for what they’ve done. We want justice. We want them to be held accountable for what they have ...
Welcome to Forgiveness Myth 15: Forgiving Makes Me a Doormat. I Will Not Forgive You Again! Jennie quivered with anger as she helped Bill to bed. This was the third time this month that he had gone out for a drink with his buddies and came home stumbling drunk. That’s ...
Welcome to Forgiveness Myth 14: Forgiveness can only take place if they ask for forgiveness. I’m really happy that this isn’t true or I would be still sitting around waiting for a bunch of people who hurt me to come and ask for forgiveness. In a perfect world, the person ...
Praying for healing is both easy and complicated at the same time. Why do some people get healed immediately, others take time, and others do not receive healing? Though there are no conclusive answers to the question, there are things that hinder healing. One is a lack of faith in ...
Jamie was sick. She had cancer and it was slowly eating her body away. She had prayed many times to the Lord to be healed, but without results. “Oh well,” she said, “this must be my cross from the Lord to carry. I am just like Paul who had his ...
In the last two years, I have made a concerted effort to pray for the sick. I started becoming more intentional about praying for the sick and offering it to anyone who speaks to me about sickness or disease in their bodies. The more I started doing this, the more ...