I Have A Problem With…

Matthew 6:12 “12 ‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”

Matthew 6:14–15 “14 “For if you forgive other people for their offenses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive other people, then your Father will not forgive your offenses.”

Unforgiveness

The Definition of Unforgiveness

Unforgiveness: The self-appointed authority of an indictment against another whom has not been released from accusation. Regardless of guilt or innocence you are illegally holding them captive in the prison of your emotions and psyche.

The Danger of Unforgiveness

Does this mean I cannot be forgive of sin? ***Absolutely Not!***

Your measurement of unforgiveness will be used for your offenses.

Proof Matthew 7:2 “2 For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.”

The danger is that you do not know the measurement system God is using regarding this behavior.

Not Yielding to God’s command over our ignorant or impulsive reasoning:

I do not want to forgive them!

You do not understand what they did to me!

You do not know how many times they did this to me!

There are spiritual consequences for the behavior

There are Physical consequences for the behavior

Stress

Anxiety

High Blood Pressure

Depression

Low immune response

Heart disease and possible stroke

This is rooted in ungodly pride and self-righteousness

The Derailment Of Unforgiveness

You’ve positioned yourself as an unrighteous judge

You’ve position yourself to be like god thus fulfilling the Luciferian agenda from from the garden of Eden (You will be like god…but for the purpose of manipulation)

Your spiritual discernment becomes dull and darkened.

John 4:13–14 “13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again; 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty; but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.”” (Christ is the sustainer and restorer)

Hebrews 6:1 “1 Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, (We are to intentional pursue maturity)

2 Timothy 3:5 “5 holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these.” (unforgiveness when fully developed is rooted in anger when prolonged cultivates bitterness)

Produces emotional and psychological traumas the his harmful to your wholeness as a person and worse for those who are in Christ because we have the indwelling Holy Spirit who is being grieved

Ephesians 4:30–31 “30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 All bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice.”

Memories or reminders can cause a trigger response fueling outrage and other reactions.

You enslave yourself to the hurt and the moment. This makes you bookmark this to your psyche and emotions

You open yourself up for other spiritual encounters. (cynical, scoffer, critical, doubt)

The Deliverance from Unforgiveness

We must prioritize God’s word over personal mindset, emotions, and cultural convictions.

We must be willing to accept what God commands us to do through obedience

We must be willing to say, “Not my will but your will be done” and surrender.

We must repent from our unwillingness to forgive and pray for a renewal in spirit

We must intentional release the accused from the legal obligation that we placed them under; while dropping the charges against them.

This actions restores our peace with God and the measurement of judgement is dismiss against us legally from God.

This releases us from the burden of mental and emotional strongholds

This delivers us from the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual consequences done to ourselves.

This also reduces the time and attention of a self worship through bitterness to healing and recovery

This also reverses the cynical thinking, doubt and scoffer mentality over time when turned over to the Lord

We must seek direction from the leading of the Holy Spirit and scripture to fill the voids of hurt and become what Christ intended us to become.

We must understand that forgiveness is a rehearsed process and over time becomes easier

We must recognize some violations we’ve endured does required some additional support through counseling or coaching (Both Psychological and Spiritual)

We must understand that our journey through forgiveness is not taken alone, we have support through the Holy Spirit and the body of Christ

What do you/I/We need to release from your heart this morning?

Who do you/I/We need to release from your heart this morning?