I just went to a seminar on healing this weekend. Part of it focused on inner healing. One of the speakers read form the following passage. I thought those of you who are struggling with forgivness (Both betrayer and betrayed) Might like to read it too.<P><BR>Be willing to forgive youself - for God is! If you refuse to, you are making yourself better<BR>than Him! Perhaps you have never thought of it that way before? No matter how bad<BR>your sin is, or the sin of the one who hurt you, if God is willing to forgive, yet you won’t,<BR>you’re saying “I have a higher standard than God!” That’s pride in the extreem, and you<BR>need to deal with it! There’s only one way the past can be changed-forgive it. That’s the<BR>one thing you can do for youself that will change all your tomorrows. Do it - for the<BR>future is where you are going to spend the rest of you life.<P>Why don’t you pray this prayer with me? “Father I forgive and let go of all the mistakes<BR>and failures (and sin) in my life (both mine and others). The lessons have been well-<BR>learned. Unconditionally, I forgive ___________ (name those who have hurt you,<BR>including yourself). Starting today, I choose to walk in love, and I thank you for the<BR>strength and grace to do it. Amen<P>There are some people you may have to pray this prayer over many times. You’ll remove<BR>their name from your “resentment list” then it’ll show up again. Don’t be discouraged,<BR>we all go through that. Remember, Jesus said we must forgive “seventy times seven” (Mt<BR>18:22) In other words, keep forgiving until the memory has lost it’s power to hurt you.<BR>And don’t forget, forgivness is not for their benefit, it is for yours!
