How to forgive someone

When You Really Do not Want To

We've all heard the saying, "You must forgive, but do not forget." I will not refute, but we have to agree that a lot of people use that excuse to never 'really' forgive at all. Are you one of those people?

Let's rephrase a bit '. "... You must forgive and not forget the anger, pain, anxiety, and all that comes with someone to sin against you. But you do not have to make yourself a target (though Jesus did). Sound a bit 'harder? This is really the Christian way of life, and it's going to be difficult. Nobody promised that it would be like.

We start with forgiveness. This is where you have more control, because it is an act of will. You have to decide to forgive, and then do it. Here is a brief list of what this entails:

No more daydreaming about pain and suffering your executioner.

Stop thinking the 'what if' results, and accept what has happened.

Begin to pray for the person. Not for their punishment, not for them to see the light ... pray for their good and their souls. Saying a simple Hail Mary, without meditating on what you are praying. Meditate on the words, and I dedicate it to your executioner. Let God decide how to reward or punish them.

If you can do something nice for the person, they do so without complaint and without reminding them of what they did wrong.

Stop gossiping about them.

Whenever you find yourself thinking about it, change the subject. Think of the starving children in China, your financial problems, the Child Jesus ... nothing.

Now that (believe it or not) is the easy part. Now it's time to face the anger and pain. Sometimes it's easy. But in case of serious violations, or when someone is hurt a loved one, the idea sounds stupid. And no, you're never completely let go, but you can try everything. And you can start with some of the techniques listed above.

You'll probably have to take it further. You have to swallow those emotions. Bury them deep. Yes, I'm going against what every therapist out there is preaching, but to talk and sulk is no way to overcome anything. Have you had your period of piety, it is time to move on. When you feel the flame of anger building inside you, strength to the back of your mind and let the waste die.Don t 'another second of your life stew. It will take practice, but every day is another chance.

Finally, there is the last part. This is where most of us have problems. This is also where we must weigh our obligations, and choose the most important thing. Here are some questions to help you resolve:

This means that someone under your protection? I'm talking especially to parents. Our children obviously come first, and that we have an obligation to put them in danger.

This leads to a sexual violation? There is no need to go to this. If someone is not treating your body like a temple of Christ, then stay away from them.

What does damage? The big question here is, 'How'? A boy at school not to offer himself to the bully wedgie, but a pop in the arm is usually more a matter of humiliation to injury. If the body is damaged by someone, you have the right to stop them ... but again, Christ did not. Furthermore, assume that the person is likely to get hurt again. If you have an event once, you should let go. On a side note: domestic violence is repeated several victims, especially children. And the track record to show that very few offenders 'strike once.' If you're trying to figure out whether or not to leave such a situation, thinking stoop to exit.

What does personal property? Who is owned? If you are raising a family, we can not risk it all and ignore their needs. But ask yourself if the amount stolen or damaged is worth the hassle of not trusting someone new.

This means your good name? Hunker down and forget about it. The truth will set you free. Lies hurt the liar more than anyone else. If this is the truth, then just be more careful about what you say ... but do not hold anything against his will.

Are you discouraged?

Are you discouraged? Feeling down and out? Wondering why you should not even try to live the Christian life more, especially because I feel such a failure? Who has not felt useless at times? Who has not grown impatient with themselves and felt bad for their lack of spiritual progress? (Lk 8:15). You're Not Alone! We all go into the valleys of the shadow of death. But take courage, must lead the way again soon! "Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me hope in God? Why am I still praise Him, who is the health of my countenance and my God" (Ps. 42:11).

Who I encourage you to stop? Christ would want you to give up? One who died for you? God would pressure you to surrender? Too many have never realized what a wild beast and the enemy we face! Even those who have not refused the devil as a superstition, did not realize how dangerous it really is to our health and wellbeing. God picks up the pieces of lives that have been savagely ripped and torn to pieces and left for dead by sin (Isaiah 49:24-25, Amos 3:12).

Satan foaming at the mouth against our incredible human potential and wants us out as a sniper - one at a time. He hates all men with a jealous rage (because we created after Godkind), but it is mainly targeted the brethren (1 Pet. 5:8-11). The Devil can take some things that are true about you and twist them, taking them out of context, and suddenly all out of proportion to destroy your will to survive! He never stops bad mouthing us because he is a liar and murderer murderess CHARACTER! (John 8:44, Rev. 12:10) But do not let the powers of darkness overcome your will to live in the light! Do not accept depressed mind of Satan! Do not fall prey to his desperate attitude of defeat! He has no right to condemn (Romans 8:1,33).

King David would be discouraged, but she had her prayers end on a positive note, showing the effect of healing of the Spirit of God on our minds while we are engaged in Prayer of the heart. "I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living wait for the Lord. Be of good cheer, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say to the Lord" (Ps. 27: 13-14). David believed in the goodness of God, hope in his mercy, and waited for his sufficient grace - the grace to forgive or increase (2 Cor 12.9) ..

God will give us the grace to bear many burdens in life (Hebrews 4:16). His Holy Spirit enables us to be nice - full of grace - even in adverse circumstances. We live and learn through a variety of situations to be kind in word and deed, attitude and action. David knew beyond any shadow of doubt that: "The Lord will give strength to his people: the Lord will bless his people with the strength" (Psalm 29:11). So "be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord" (Psalm 31:24).

Even if you got taken away, your sins have brought you away from God and Satan holds you captive (2 Timothy 2:26; .. Cor 5:5), remember God and remember Him! Not that I've never forgotten.? "Zion said, The Lord has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me Can a woman forget her child, so she should not have compassion on the child she bore Yes, they can. Forget, but do not forget" Here , I have engraved on the palms of my hands, your walls are continually before me "(Isaiah 49:14-16). God's love for us goes beyond our love for him. He demonstrated that, when Jesus 'palms had stakes driven through them (Zechariah 13:06).

Some have been foolishly deceived by sin and have become carelessly caught it again - trapped in a danger zone - but do not give up until they can exceed what is currently on top! (Hebrews 3:13, 2 Peter 2:20) .. It 'only those who have completely turned their backs on God, who refuse to go back up when knocked down in the ring, he'll lose the victory.

"Yet for all this (in spite of ourselves), when they are in the land of their enemies, not throw them away, nor do I abhor them, to destroy them completely, and break my covenant with them: for I am the Lord their God" ( Lev. 26:44). God promises to liberate, regather and recovery. It will free us from those sins that have cruelly taking our time and attention, regather our spiritual senses (as the psychological warfare of Satan had left us a case desperate and spread a brain [Lk 22:31-32; Dt 28.:. 66-67]), and restore us to sanity and a right relationship with him (to which we belong), but "If one of your being returned to the outer part of the sky, beyond the Lord your God will gather you and from there he'll take you "(Deut. 30:3-4). No matter how far I strayed, God has not lost sight of you. "Where can I go from your Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from your presence? "(Psalm 139:7).

If you start to cry out to God for help, even if it's a lament, because you're so weak, he can see and listen and respond. "The Lord is near to those whose hearts are broken, and be saved as a contrite spirit ... one of those who trust in Him shall be desolate" (Psalm 34:18,22). "I will not contend forever, nor will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls that I did ... I have seen his ways and will heal him: I will take him also, and restore comforts unto him and his mourning "(Isaiah 57:15-18).

God sees that effort we got in and where our relapse into sin is dangerously misguided and stranded us, bringing us almost to the point of no return, but nothing can separate us from God unless you leave! (Romans 8:35-39). As long as there is a spark of God's Spirit, God can renew our minds and transform our lives! (Psalm 51:10). God will finish what we started in our lives (Philippians 1:6, Isaiah 66:9) .. Never forget that we worship a MIRACLE-WORKING GOD!

Remember the prodigal son was still far from his father, their estranged relationship, but when he "came to himself" and went home - even when he was still a long way - "his father saw him and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck and kissed him "(Luke 15:17, 20). God only knows where you are and what direction you're headed in your heart and mind, even if your actions have not reached yet with your attitude! God knows that they, over time. "He remembers our frame [make-up], he recalls, but we are dust" (Ps.103: 14). God wants to encourage us to change, not even trying to discourage us (2 Cor. 2:7).

Constructive criticism, not destructive. Judgement with mercy. God helps, but Satan hinders progress, but we win CONTINUING, one step at a time (Ts 2:18;. 2 Peter 3:18) .. God gave David the kingdom, but had to fight for it! So do we! (Matthew 11:12, I Tim 6:12.). Otherwise we take it for granted. Keep up the fight (Luke 13:24). All the things you believe are worth fighting for. The growth comes in stages. We must let our patience with their course studies and create the character of God in us (Hebrews 12:11;. Jas 1.4).

Satan wants to turn off your light (I Tim. 4:16). God hates the embers of the sacred Spirit, light and truth we maintain and are, as a royal priesthood (I Pet 2:9;. Jn 17:17;. Ex 27:20) .. God does not kick us when we're down and out, but encourages us to get up and get over it and move on with his work! (Ps. 37:24; Philip 3:13.). When your faith and your confidence is shaken Shakey, Christ will not turn off, but adding more oil so that it can rise and shine! (Isaiah 42:3). "God has directed us to suffer wrath but to obtain salvation ... Therefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as you also" (I Thess. 5:9-11).

"For God commends his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us ... For if, when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more be reconciled, we shall be saved by his life ... when we received our reconciliation "(Rom 8-11). If God can express this love for us when we were not even trying to lead a Christian life pleasing to Him, especially now that we're trying - however imperfect? Because we do not suffer hunger and thirst for justice?

Brothers enjoy your suffering HOLY! It is developing a purpose in your life that will last for all eternity! growing pains hurt.

We must love God, especially when it spots his mercy and patience toward us. His goodness should stir us want to get closer to Him and do everything possible to show how much we appreciate his tender love (Rom 2:4; Lk 7:47) .. Nothing should come between our relationship with God our Creator! If God would save our ancestors time and again, when they shouted to him, as he saves us from the Lake of Fire? (Jude 23, 24). God can save us from sinful situations and the restoration of his priesthood promised us (Zech. 3). We can be "a brand plucked from the fire, saved by the" furnace of affliction "(Isaiah 48:10). God can forcibly remind us the hard way that He is what we really want to, made his kingdom and righteousness, not the superficial things that could not fill the emptiness of life (Psalm 106:15, 107:9).

We must bear in mind the higher meaning and purpose in life: God to develop holy, righteous character in joyful expectation of God's kingdom. This will help us to face all challenges that life offers us in this process of purification that we call conversion. We must remember: "There has no temptation taken you but such as is common [not uncommon] to man: but God is faithful and not let you be tempted beyond the tolerance level, but any temptation to provide a way ' output, so you can handle "(I Cor. 10:13 paraphrased).

And realize "... that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us" (Rom 8:18) because Christ will return soon and every practicing Christian will be made perfect! Then we help our Savior in preparing the way for our arrival Father impressive with the new Jerusalem! (Rev. 21:3).

The Kingdom of God is closer every day, so we should hold their heads up and not be discouraged, but allow ourselves to be encouraged to continue (Isaiah 35:3, Luke 21:28) .. All trip, but do not swim (Ps. 37:24). Let your attitude is: "I will not die, but live and declare the works of the Lord The Lord has chastened me sore: but he has not given me over to death." (Psalm 118:17-18). Alleluia!

God's forgiveness and cleansing of Christ remain in force (Isaiah 18). God knows what we've been through and lived with us in the middle of it, wearing the crown of thorns (Isa. 63:9; January 22:13;. Ex. 3:2). God could not get much closer (Jer 23:23). The bottom line is: hope and despair, faith and not fear! After all, "... it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom" (Luke 12:32).

A homeland for the Jews

God condemned the Jews to wander until Messiah, but blessed every other tribe of Israel, a national treasure? Does it make sense? God is just? Israel is so holier than Judah? Or it could be, as Herbert Armstrong taught in the United States and Britain in Prophecy, that Israel's punishment was to last for 2,520 years (Lev. 26:21),?

After that time, around 1800, because of Abraham's obedience, God decreed that He will grant his blessing. Which has 2,520 years of punishment apply only to the Northern Kingdom of Israel? God has a double standard? After removing the Kingdom of God of Judah was not his responsibility to restore it on time?

Perhaps the Anglo-Saxon and European peoples take these prophecies into their own hands? They managed to create their countries without a warrant divine signs and miracles, or prophetic leadership?

For those who have eyes to see, the countries stems from the biblical divine mandate since only God determines the rise and fall of nations! Many of our founding fathers were inspired of God, against their will, to fulfill our manifest destiny. overall plan of God is greater than any single man.

God raised up Theodore Herzl to inspire the Jewish people with the Biblical idea of having a Jewish state again. He has written and spoken extensively, planting the seed of holy imagination in Judah's mind.

Later, during the British Mandate, the British began to look "favorably" to the establishment of an independent Jewish homeland, watering the seeds of a saint. The Balfour Declaration was part of a divine mandate to restore Judah to "Palestine" (a satanic word the Romans in an attempt to erase the bad name of our father Israel off the map - Ps. 83:4).

God utilized political Zionism for its own purposes, as it used the American rebellion against the English throne. On the surface, were not so special or righteous, but both have helped to fulfill the prophecy.

Regarding the treatment of the former inhabitants of the land that God has decreed for his people, whether Arabs or Indians, I am sure that the Canaanites would offer condemned fierce but others would see God's purpose being worked out, however imperfectly the limited human vision. God turns any injustice in its own way and time (2 Sam. 21:1-14), but rejects accusations that exaggerate or exploit them to deny our fundamental right to the lands of the Bible who chose for us (Acts 17: 26).

As the Greeks are representative of all nations, to which Jews are representative of all Israel. E 'in Israel, particularly Jews, whom God has committed the "oracles of God" (Rom 3:2). The oracles of God includes Patti DIVINE AND PROMISES (Rom. 9:4-5). Jews hold, in trust, the act biblical land / alliance in the Holy Land for all the twelve tribes!

God made a COVENANT with LAND-Israel (Genesis 00:07, 13:15, 15:18, 17:08, 26:3, 28:13, 35:12). Not once did promise the Holy Land for the "Palestinians" (Philistines), so Bible-believers must reject their illegitimate demands! Those who try to justify foreign occupation of our country or the terrible treatment of our people because of our sins are condemning themselves to God! (Isaiah 47:6, Jer. 50:7, Zech. 1.15).

There are many scriptures that speak of an amount REPRESENTATIVE OF Jews living in Israel before Christ comes. Shamefully, the ministers of God and therefore the Church, were often in front of what God is doing in Israel today. We managed to see the wonders God has wrought, the types of things that herald the biggest to come!

We have ignored the biblical principle of duality and have nit picked the prophecies demanding all or nothing! With this limited vision would never have argued with Peter on the day of Pentecost / Shavuot about Joel's prophecy fulfilled! However, it certainly was - in part! (Acts 2.16 to 21).

Consider the following:

God has promised to "save Zion and build the cities of Judah" (Ps. 69:35). Has faithfully done that by rewarding the efforts Jewish (Annuit Coeptus) and respecting their blood, sweat and tears! (Isa. 61:4, Ps. 102:13-14). God used the Jews to make the desert bloom like a rose and protected during this conversion process, as required by Moses (Deut. 33:7).

I praise God for having blessed me to have lived in eight kibbutzim (collective-farms) throughout Israel that have helped to make these prophecies pioneer!

God clearly prophesied through Zechariah chapters 12-14 that the Jews would again be living in their ancient capital of Jerusalem, with their rulers and that the "United Nations" will oppose and ultimately be defeated. Zechariah also shows the long-awaited recognition of Jesus by the Jews as God's Son and Judah's firstborn, and sincere repentance of the political (House of David) and religious (House of Levi) establishment. In fact, Jesus said that the Jews in Jerusalem have not wanted to see again until they had this necessary change of heart (Matt. 23:39).

Zechariah also reveals that the Jews would again be a formidable military power in the Middle East with God working in and through and for them. Many Israelis know that God is their true general and many miracles on their behalf. I heard Gershon Salomon, chairman of the Temple Mount Faithful, recount his miraculous experience of divine protection on the Golan Heights many times.

And 'important to note that God inspired the holy prophets to write about flesh and blood real Jews who live in Israel - not Jewish imposters!

Why? Because those who suffer from disease of anti-Semitism are out to spread doubt and confusion about the Jewish identity of Israel! They publish slanderous hate literature attempting to poison their minds against the Jews by promoting quack racial theories and Nazi propaganda.

It's nothing less than Satan's desperate efforts to deny that God has the power to prophesy! Bible believers to reject their bitter lies knowing God's Word is true!

Zechariah also agrees with the New Testament prophecies that reveal Jerusalem as a thriving Jewish city that will suffer under a harsh occupation Dear just before the Messiah arrives in time (Revelation 11:02, Zech. 14:2).

Christ liberate Jerusalem as its headquarters and secure! Jerusalem, the site of David's Throne, will be the seat of government of God! Jesus as the prophet Daniel, foresaw that Jewish Christians would live and work in a Jewish state. Will witness the historic restoration of animal sacrifices and their abrupt termination by an evil force Europe soon followed by the "abomination of desolation" that triggers World War III (Matt. 24:15-16; Dan 12:11).

Meanwhile, the Church of God (or select individuals if the Church continues to shirk its responsibility) is to announce the cities of Judah that the Messiah is about to appear! We offer hope and comfort with courage Judas real peace is coming and prepare for it (Isaiah 40:1-3). We are to help prepare Israel for the shock of a glorified Christ revealed to the last (vs. 5) and causes them to provide an audience with a divine king whose ROYAL RADIANCE lights all nations!

We need to find Yashua (Jesus) as the "Son of Man" from Heaven thumbnail Daniel (Dan. 7:13-14), and stress that Zechariah gave an "eyewitness" of that divine Saviour descends from heaven to reign as Lord from Jerusalem over all the earth (Zechariah 14:3-4, 9, 16).

Remember this is not a small task, and is quite controversial, since the Jews are still waiting for a human leader to save them from all their troubles!

The Two Witnesses will be the most influential in reaching the cities of Judah from Jerusalem (Isaiah 40:9, 52:7-8), effectively knowing their mindset and culture (unlike so many others), but the Church of God should still do what we can now.

These Scriptures clearly prove exciting (no assumptions) that with God nothing is impossible: the Jews would again live in an independent Israel, resurrected from the dust of history just before the coming of Christ, with Jerusalem as its capital, complete with a fighting force effective, having been restored to their ancient city with energy and transforming the land from barren desert to productive sectors - all with the blessing of God! (Ezekiel 37:1-14). These Scriptures glorify God as faithful and we praise that his word is good and true! Amen.