There are two things to
consider when dealing with your hurt. God doesn't want you to keep hurting
yourself.
There is a Christ Pattern of forgiveness:
1. Forgiveness is not
forgetting. Don't put yourself in the same position to be hurt over and over
again. Solomon said, “As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his
folly” - Proverbs 26:11
2. Create boundaries
with destructive people – Warn once then twice –enough! - Titus 3:10 You
can pray for them and wish hem well. but do not need to keep being abused.
3. Remember God’s
forgiveness is not your business. Jesus said, Man, who appointed me
judge? – Luke 12:13 Let God be God, and may we focus on being healthy with
a heart for forgiveness.
There is a Christ Model
to Forgive Others – Jesus on the cross said, “They don’t know what
they are doing” We have to remember that forgiveness involves death:
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Name it (The rumor, truth, gossip, grief, or hurt)
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Accept it (Like Christ on the cross) - they don’t pay – you do
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Absorb it (Allow it to change you) - take the pain
Remember you can’t be
resurrected until you die. It’s time to absorb it, forgive, and move forward
without unforgiveness controlling you. God never wastes a hurt. Forgive and be
healed.
Amen?
