Offenses

When we hold the grudge against someone, the offense costs more to bear than the offense itself. It seems we hold on to the past regarding the most ridiculous things because we got hurt in some way. Just make sure that the hurt was deep enough to warrant the cost you are presently paying to carry the offense day after day, month after month, year after year. Doesn't it make sense to forgive the offense of the past and be free in your mind and heart today? It is easier to forgive than you might think. Just bow your head, and say, "Lord, I forgive this person for hurting me. I want to be free as you declared in Your Word. I give up this offense to You and ask you to heal me." Breathe and let the burden lift from you. Sometimes it takes me more than one time saying this, if I am really mad about the offense. But, I have learned to keep saying it until I feel the offense leave me. Try it and see if this process helps you!

Freedom in the New Year

I just got off a coaching call that inspired me! Sometimes we are all afflicted with accepting less for ourselves. We forget we actually have rights! Yes, people of America, I am talking about our right to be free.

Most of the time we think of freedom in terms of the national perspective. I am talking today about our personal freedoms. We have the right to change our minds from poor thinking habits to successful thinking habits. Habits that do not work for us we can drop like a hot potato! The problem is that much of the time we just hang on to those thoughts or habits that are clearly not working.

Jesus said in Matthew 17, "the children of the king are free." If you believe, you have the freedom, you do. You can live in that freedom. Certainly, it is an act of will that we cannot allow to fall through the cracks. We must shore up those cracks! We are free this brand New Year of 2010. Walk and talk in your freedom. Change, you are FREE to do so at your leisure.


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