Monday, October 3, 2011

How to Forgive Yourself and Feel Alive

By Burton Rager


People continually think that it needs a lot of tricky work or that it is hard to forgive. Fundamentally it is way easier than you'll think to forgive anbother person. There's also a pleasure to forgiving that arrives once we have surrendered our life to God. The act of forgiveness releases the obligations of our heart to a larger power, freeing us to have a heart of joy and excitement. Discovering how to frogive yourself is a step toward a life of liberty.

I was told yesterday that God doesn't forget our sins when we ask for forgiveness. That's contrary to what the Bible states.

For I can forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more. Hebrews 8:12

For us, there's a difference between forgiving ourselves and really forgetting the sin we have done. God is able to remove your sin from His mind; we don't have the same ability. The sin we have done may remain in our minds and there might be lasting implications from our acts of insubordination. Yet God tells us we are forgiven and our sins are as far as east is from west.

So far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our sins from us. Psalm 103:12

Does God's forgiveness have anything to do with the solemnness of our deeds? No, God doesn't put any qualifiers like, this sin or that sin requires something additional because of the severity of the wrong.

Are you in a position to live the life God wishes for you if you do not forgive yourself? How often will you beat yourself up or let your heart be burdened with the sin in your life. When God's word tells us to confess our sins it carries no qualifiers, it simply states we are forgiven and purified.

If we confess our sins, he's dependable and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

Is forgiving ourselves really easy? Yes, it is if you realize the difficult work was borne by Jesus at the cross. It would not be correct to say forgiveness came at a small price. I'm able to forgive, myself and others and forgive promptly, because Jesus death on the cross. He suffered a horrible death and for 6 hours He was totally separated from His Father so I may have forgiveness of my sins. What would that say about the cost of His sacrifice if I did not want to forgive myself? An additional piece on forgivng.

I inspire you to discover our complimentary present, "God's Answer?" It'll show you how to live life through a power which will alter your life. This journey of yours isn't about your talents or capabilities or anything you can do to modify your own life. It is about letting the power of God to radically transform you.




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