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Forgive It And Move On!

And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.
Mark 11:25

Satan will try to convince you that if your feelings haven’t changed toward the person who wronged you, you haven’t truly forgiven them. That’s a lie! You can make the right decision and still have the wrong feelings! This is when you need faith to carry you through. You’ve done your part, now you’re waiting on God to do His part, which is to heal your emotions and make you feel well and whole. Only God has the power to change your feelings toward the one who hurt you, and He will. Another misconception is that all we have to do is make a decision to forgive, then our job is finished. No, listen: ‘Invoke blessings upon and pray for the happiness of those who curse you; implore God’s blessing [favor] upon those who abuse you’’ (Luke 6:28). Bless them? Yes! And that word bless actually means ‘to speak well of’. Ouch! You’re extending mercy to those who don’t deserve it! But isn’t that what God does for you? The truth is that you cannot truly forgive without the Holy Spirit’s help. None of us can. So today, why don’t you pray, ‘Holy Spirit, breathe on me and give me strength. I forgive ___________ [name] for what they did. I loose them from this debt and ask You to bless them. I turn the situation over to You. I trust You for my total restoration. Help me, Lord. Heal me of my wounds. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.’ Now, by faith, leave it all in your Father’s hands!