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Forgiveness is not about Neglecting your Pain
Just because you choose to forgive doesn’t mean you already forget about the pain. Forgiveness is not a feeling. It’s a choice. You can’t simply dictate your heart to stop bleeding. You need to go through the process and allow God to heal you. And while you go through the healing journey, God will ask you first to forgive. He will challenge you to let things go and allow Him to take over. He will encourage you to give up what you want to happen and allow His will to prevail. It won’t be easy, but God will be there to comfort and encourage you, especially when the pain feels…
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Dear Singles, Let the Season that you are in Lead you to Heal what’s Broken
Having a relationship with someone can’t fully heal the deepest wound in your heart. Their affection and temporary care will somehow serve as a band-aid, but they won’t truly deal with the real issues deep within. The healing that you feel because of someone’s presence is only temporary. This is the reason why you need to go through the process with God alone. You can ask for other people’s help, but please don’t fully depend on your healing journey on them. Because at the end of the day, you are the only one who can face the deepest wounds in your heart. You need to face them with God because…
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True Repentance isn’t just about asking for Forgiveness
Committing a mistake really feels disappointing, especially when you unknowingly hurt others because of your wrong choices. It’s not easy to deal with it. It will kill your pride, and it will force you to humble yourself. It feels uncomfortable, and guilt will try to attack you. But there is this one thing that you can do. Choose to Repent. This may feel like a heavy word, but you need to do it so that you can set yourself free from the bondage of the past. True repentance isn’t just about feeling sorry for what happened, but it’s about changing the way you see things. The possible reason why you…
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3 Misconceptions of Forgiveness
Releasing forgiveness is not easy, especially when you are still in pain. Many times you will feel tired and exhausted because of the memories of the past, but the healing process won’t start not until you forgive. It is the first step. You may think that pain is what prevented you from forgiving the people who broke your heart, but sometimes it’s not about the memories, but it’s about your mindset towards forgiveness that hinders you from experiencing true healing. There are certain perspectives that you need to change. Here are three common misconceptions about forgiveness that you need to let go of: 1. To forgive is to forget. You…
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Forgiveness is also a Process
It’s hard to forget the pain, especially when it comes from the people you dearly love and care for. This is the reason why you need to go through the process and learn to forgive. It’s not just a one-time, big-time decision that you need to make. It’s a constant declaration – an everyday decision. You need to face the impact of the mistakes that they made. Things won’t be easy but remember that real forgiveness is not about forgetting the pain but it’s about trusting that God will help you along the healing process. You forgive not just for the sake of the offender, but you do it to…
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Failures will Teach you what Genuine Humility Is
The mistakes that you committed in the past can potentially open your eyes to the real status of your heart. How you react to them and the way you handle them will give you some ideas about how you see yourself. Sometimes, when we experience victories in life, we tend to put confidence in ourselves, thinking that we absolutely deserve the credit. And because of that mindset, we make decisions out of our own will and understanding. We fail to consider the desires of God and just do things that will satisfy our hearts. And the moment we experience the consequences of our choices, that’s when we realize that we…
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Peace will Start to Flow in your Heart once you learn to Forgive Yourself
It is not easy to forgive and let go of the past, but you need to take some actions. What your heart longs for is not the apology from those that hurt you, but it hungers for acceptance and peace, which you deserve and what God wants for you. Forgiveness starts with you. It commences when you decide to be kind and gentle with yourself. You need to listen to what your pain tells you. You need to understand where it came from and how it was formed. You cannot keep blaming others because it is between you and yourself. All you can control is yourself and your mind. What…
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Day 480 – John 3:17
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:17, NIV God wants to save you and me. He sent His son to rescue the sinners and not condemn them. Do not forget this because you will meet so many people along the way who carry deep regrets and pain inside. If you happen to meet them, please choose to be kind and know that Jesus wanted them to be saved. What they did may be painful to you and to others, but keep in mind that God desires to redeem their lives. So instead of condemning…
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Allow God to Help you Deal with your Trust Issues
You won’t be able to fully embrace God’s blessing in a relationship if you are still dealing with a lot of trust issues in your heart. You can’t fully appreciate the people around you if you keep building walls that will stop them from coming inside. You won’t be able to experience what it means to truly love others if you do not open your heart. Trust may not be easy to give because of the pain that you experienced, but you will feel like you are in a cage if you always keep your heart hidden. Things in your life will be limited. Yes, you need to protect yourself…
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Day 417 – Luke 7:47
Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” Luke 7:47, NIV We will only know what it means to be forgiven when we receive forgiveness. That’s why, you need to know your status in the eyes of God so that you will discover the importance of His grace. The moment you realize that you are a sinner and you need a savior, that’s the time you will learn to humbly ask for His mercy and forgiveness. And when you receive the love of God, you can also share it with those who sinned against you.…
