Top of the morning to you all. It's so good to be here and share what God has been showing me in my life lately. I have been reading a very informative book by Dr, Charles Stanley called the "Gift of Forgiveness", highly recommended I must say. Today I want to talk about forgiving ourselves. In the book it talks about that very process and I wanted to share it with you today. For instance, if you are still carrying guilt for something you did years ago, even after you have asked God to forgive you, this maybe the case and you have still not received that forgiveness. I want to assure you right now that you can get rid of that guilt once and for all. In his book Dr. Stanley explains four easy steps to take to make sure you receive God's amazing forgiveness, with the power of prayer.
If you get the chance read the entire book, it is fascinating and explains in great detail the actual act of forgiveness and how freeing it can be. Harboring unforgiveness whether its for another person or ourselves will keep us in bondage. By forgiving ourselves we are free to live the life that God wanted us to live all along. Then we will be at peace with God and ourselves as well as others. We will be able to share his amazing love and be a better witness for Christ and the Gospel.
So here are the 4 steps that you can take followed by a simple prayer to our Heavenly Father God to confirm and release yourself from whatever it is that has been making you feel guilty or condemned.
1. Recognize the problem. We must recognize and acknowledge that we have not
forgiven ourselves. We must come to grips with the fact that we still hold ourselves
in bondage.
2. Repent of Sin. We must repent of that sin for which we cannot forgive ourselves. We must
tell God that we realize that our unwillingness to forgive ourselves is not in keeping with His
Word. We must thank Him for His forgiveness as we confess our sin to Him.
3. Reaffirm trust. We must reaffirm out trust in the testimony of Scripture: "As far as the east
is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us".
4. Confess freedom and choose to RECEIVE it! We must confess our freedom and choose to
receive it freely.
Prayer: Father, I realize I haven't forgiven myself and am in bondage because of it. Now I am
reaffirming my trust and faith in Your Word, and on that basis, by an act of my will, in faith, I here
and now forgive myself because you have already forgiven me and I accept my forgiveness.
I choose from this moment on to be freed of all which I have held against myself. Please
confirm my freedom to me by the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. Amen!
Now onto the crafty side of me......here is a link to a cute free pattern for my crochet towel tops. It's an easy pattern and you can use one towel, cut it in half and make (2) for the kitchen. Give them as gifts to family and friends they will love them. Hope you enjoy!
Until next time, I am off to visit my 4 sisters in Missouri this coming weekend for my sister Bea's 50th birthday. I am so excited and can't wait to see them...pray for no tornadoes or hurricanes to be in my path.
Blessings!
Oh, here are some of my newest cross stitch samplers to check out as well.........:) If you want to see more info on these click on the pictures and it will take you to Shop Delighted!
If you get the chance read the entire book, it is fascinating and explains in great detail the actual act of forgiveness and how freeing it can be. Harboring unforgiveness whether its for another person or ourselves will keep us in bondage. By forgiving ourselves we are free to live the life that God wanted us to live all along. Then we will be at peace with God and ourselves as well as others. We will be able to share his amazing love and be a better witness for Christ and the Gospel.
So here are the 4 steps that you can take followed by a simple prayer to our Heavenly Father God to confirm and release yourself from whatever it is that has been making you feel guilty or condemned.
1. Recognize the problem. We must recognize and acknowledge that we have not
forgiven ourselves. We must come to grips with the fact that we still hold ourselves
in bondage.
2. Repent of Sin. We must repent of that sin for which we cannot forgive ourselves. We must
tell God that we realize that our unwillingness to forgive ourselves is not in keeping with His
Word. We must thank Him for His forgiveness as we confess our sin to Him.
3. Reaffirm trust. We must reaffirm out trust in the testimony of Scripture: "As far as the east
is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us".
4. Confess freedom and choose to RECEIVE it! We must confess our freedom and choose to
receive it freely.
Prayer: Father, I realize I haven't forgiven myself and am in bondage because of it. Now I am
reaffirming my trust and faith in Your Word, and on that basis, by an act of my will, in faith, I here
and now forgive myself because you have already forgiven me and I accept my forgiveness.
I choose from this moment on to be freed of all which I have held against myself. Please
confirm my freedom to me by the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. Amen!
Now onto the crafty side of me......here is a link to a cute free pattern for my crochet towel tops. It's an easy pattern and you can use one towel, cut it in half and make (2) for the kitchen. Give them as gifts to family and friends they will love them. Hope you enjoy!
Until next time, I am off to visit my 4 sisters in Missouri this coming weekend for my sister Bea's 50th birthday. I am so excited and can't wait to see them...pray for no tornadoes or hurricanes to be in my path.
Blessings!
Oh, here are some of my newest cross stitch samplers to check out as well.........:) If you want to see more info on these click on the pictures and it will take you to Shop Delighted!
