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12-Steps (or less!) to Forgiveness Matthew 26:36 - 46

12-Steps (or less!) to Forgiveness Matthew 26:36 - 46. Forgiveness is a process I chose to begin to stop punishing someone (including myself) for something they have done or said that has hurt me or someone else that I care about.

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12-Steps (or less!) to Forgiveness Matthew 26:36 - 46

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  1. 12-Steps (or less!) to ForgivenessMatthew 26:36 - 46

  2. Forgiveness is a process I chose to begin to stop punishing someone (including myself) for something they have done or said that has hurt me or someone else that I care about.

  3. To forgive myself, I must take God at His word rather than trust my feelings. Our feelings are the fruit of what our minds are believing. • 2 Samuel 12:13 • Psalms 51:4 • Psalms 51:1-2

  4. Forgiveness is an act of obedience to God, first. I forgive myself because God has forgiven me. I receive the gift of forgiveness by believing what God says He has done in Christ to offer it to me. • 1 Peter 2:24 • Colossians 2:13-14

  5. We must accept, admit, and recognize the injuries inflicted upon ourselves and others by our sins. • David Stoop, Forgiving Our Parents, Forgiving Ourselves.

  6. We must be honest with ourselves if we are going to face ourselves, squarely. • Feel bad? Yes. Grief has that characteristic. • The old self must be crucified with Christ: • Galatians 2:20 • Romans 8:12-14

  7. We must take personal responsibility for the sins we have committed.

  8. Take responsibility – continued: • Let the past be the past. Philippians 3:13-14 • Stop the personal condemnation. 2 Cor 5:17 • Replace the messages of condemnation with what God believes about us. • 51:6, 7, 8, 10, 12 • 2 Corinthians 5:17 • Ps 51:13

  9. Limit the consequences of my past actions on everyone even if it means that I must sacrifice in the process. • 2 Corinthians 5:14-15

  10. Respond to the current consequences of our past actions by staying in the will of God rather than falling back into the old self.

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