Almost three years ago, I had been sincerely praying for God to help me forgive someone that I deemed “UN-forgivable”....I went from considering some serious evil upon him, to driving around for hours to bestow upon him a “lesser evil”, in my opinion, which was to prosecute him to the FULLEST extent…. Well, to make the story short, with much thought and prayer, I ended up signing RELEASE papers stating that I would NOT prosecute further. BUT I STILL had NOT FORGIVEN him. A few MONTHS later, I got even more courage to PRAY that GOD would BLESS him. I knew, however, that I was going to HAVE to FORGIVE him at SOME point. SO, I decided to ask JESUS to GIVE me HIS ability TO forgive him, because I, MYSELF, could NOT. I was just not able to in my OWN strength. WITH the LORD helping me, I was FINALLY able to TRULY FORGIVE this man out loud in the privacy of my own room, where nobody but GOD and I heard. THAT’S when something happened that I LEAST expected….. It is TRUE that forgiveness sets people free, but the PERSON that got set FREE that day, was SOMEONE I was LEAST expecting.... IT WAS ME....! The following prayer came from Germaine Copeland’s book “Prayers That Avail Much” “TO WALK IN FORGIVENESS” FATHER, in the name of JESUS, I make a FRESH commitment to YOU to live in PEACE and HARMONY, not ONLY with the other brothers and sisters of the Body of CHRIST, but ALSO with my friends, associates, neighbors, and family. FATHER, I REPENT of holding on to bad feelings toward others. I BIND MYSELF to GODLY REPENTANCE and LOOSE MYSELF from bitterness, resentment, envying, strife, and unkindness in ANY form. FATHER, I ask YOUR forgiveness for the sin of _____________. By faith, I RECEIVE it, having ASURANCE that I AM CLEANSED from ALL unrighteousness through JESUS CHRIST. I ask YOU to FORGIVE and RELEASE ALL who have wronged and hurt me. I FORGIVE and RELEASE them. Deal with them in Your MERCY and LOVING-KINDNESS. From THIS moment ON, I PURPOSE to WALK in LOVE, to SEEK PEACE, to LIVE in AGREEMENT, and to conduct myself toward others in a manner that is PLEASING to YOU. I KNOW that I have RIGHT STANDING with YOU, and YOUR EARS are ATTENTATIVE to MY PRAYERS. It IS WRITTEN in YOUR WORD that the LOVE of GOD has been POURED FORTH into my HEART by the HOLY GHOST Who is GIVEN to me. I BELIEVE that love FLOWS FORTH into the lives of EVERYONE I know, that WE may be FILLED with and ABOUND in the FRUITS of RIGHTEOUSNESS, which bring GLORY and HONOR unto YOU LORD, in JESUS’ name. SO BE IT! AMEN. Scripture References/ Romans 12:16-18 Mark 11:25 Romans 12:10 Ephesians 4:32 Philippians 2:2 1 Peter 3:8,11,12 Ephesians 4:31 Colossians 1:10 Ephesians 4:27 Romans 5:5 John 1:9 Philippians 1:9,11
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:08:02 +0000
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