Monday, June 22, 2009
FORGIVENESS CREATES LONGEVITY
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Harboring anger and hate, discontentment and strife, bitterness and vengeance cuts into our life expectancy.
God never intended for us to hold on to such destructive emotions. He instructs us to cast our cares on HIM because He cares for us...
These tendencies will rob us of vital principles we should be governed by in the word of God....Our conversations shouldn't be filled with perverse images or loaded with profanity...Let not corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the edifying and building up of the hearer.
When we fail to renew our minds daily by the word of God, offenses and accusations attach themselves to our subconscious leaving a fowl residue in our heart which constantly compounds in intensity the longer it stays unaddressed in our heart....
We have to repent on the regular and FORGIVE those who offend us...It is more so for our own self preservation and not the offender....It releases our heart to love again with all pureness of character.
When we forgive we open ourselves up to peace, love, joy and all the fruit of the Spirit. We walk better as Christians, we become more understanding and it teaches us how to pray for one another....
Offenses will come...Anger will happen...but be angry and SIN NOT. Jesus got angry a lot with the Pharisee's and Sadducee's and his mom and disciples...but He didn't sin. We are not crazy for these emotions....Jesus went through it and so will we, but its how we govern ourselves through it that determines our outcome in the end.
When we walk in Forgiveness it creates longevity in all areas of our life. We can face many issues confronting us with a better since of purpose when we walk in the examples left for us in the word of God...
Forgive seven time seventy-seven times....in other words as much as possible...We want God to forgive us in our faults every time we offend or sin against Him...then that is how we should approach the circumstances when they hit our doorsteps....
Walk in peace with all men as much as it is in our power.
When we do our part as believers, we create lasting springs of longevity.
God never intended for us to hold on to such destructive emotions. He instructs us to cast our cares on HIM because He cares for us...
These tendencies will rob us of vital principles we should be governed by in the word of God....Our conversations shouldn't be filled with perverse images or loaded with profanity...Let not corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the edifying and building up of the hearer.
When we fail to renew our minds daily by the word of God, offenses and accusations attach themselves to our subconscious leaving a fowl residue in our heart which constantly compounds in intensity the longer it stays unaddressed in our heart....
We have to repent on the regular and FORGIVE those who offend us...It is more so for our own self preservation and not the offender....It releases our heart to love again with all pureness of character.
When we forgive we open ourselves up to peace, love, joy and all the fruit of the Spirit. We walk better as Christians, we become more understanding and it teaches us how to pray for one another....
Offenses will come...Anger will happen...but be angry and SIN NOT. Jesus got angry a lot with the Pharisee's and Sadducee's and his mom and disciples...but He didn't sin. We are not crazy for these emotions....Jesus went through it and so will we, but its how we govern ourselves through it that determines our outcome in the end.
When we walk in Forgiveness it creates longevity in all areas of our life. We can face many issues confronting us with a better since of purpose when we walk in the examples left for us in the word of God...
Forgive seven time seventy-seven times....in other words as much as possible...We want God to forgive us in our faults every time we offend or sin against Him...then that is how we should approach the circumstances when they hit our doorsteps....
Walk in peace with all men as much as it is in our power.
When we do our part as believers, we create lasting springs of longevity.
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3 comments:
Lisa, I truly can relate to this struggle of forgiving and really feel that when we forgive it helps us to relieve a lot of pain in our hearts. Thank you for your words and works of spirtually.
Mom D
Correction on my last comment. I did not proofread. Sorry.
"Thank you for your words and works of SPIRTUALITY!!!"
Mom D
Hi Lisa,
To forgive is to rid your self of stress. I am always delighted in your words of wisdom.
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