Well, "Now that I know it is important", you might ask, “fine,
how do I do it?” Or you may not ask, but
I am going to give you what I have learned, anyway.
First, forgiveness is a decision. A decision which says the person I need to
forgive owes me nothing. I totally
release him! For many of us, this
decision is not enough. I know my work
of forgiveness is not done when I think about the person or the situation and
those old feelings rise in my heart.
Second, I have to follow James of the Bible’s suggestion – I
have to pray for my enemies. I cannot
tell you how it works, but I can tell you it works. If I pray for the individual, asking God to
bless him and give him the desires of his heart, before long the anger,
bitterness and resentment goes away.
Again, I can’t explain why or how it works. I can tell you, though, through my experience and by the power of our Lord
Jesus Christ – it works!
Here are some other helpful Bible verses on forgiveness:
- Ephesians 4:32
- Matthew 5:23-24
- Matthew 6:14-15
- Matthew 18:21-22
- Numbers 14:19-20
Dr. David R. Sain, D.D.S.
www.smileteam4u.com
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