The ungrateful servant was tormented. The scriptures also say that the same will happen to those who are not willing to forgive from their heart everyone who had sin against them.
God’s will is for us to extend forgiveness regardless of what has been done to us. We are called to extend compassion and mercy to those who don’t even deserve it. Extending forgiveness is the essence of the Gospel.
Forgiveness must be given from the depths of our hearts for it to truly be forgiveness. Just because one says they forgive does not constitute authentic forgiveness. Jesus is telling us that for us to be free from the destructive nature of un-forgiveness we must be willing to forgive in an authentic heartfelt manner. When we do this it can still …show more content…
This is why she reached out to a ministry like ours. Convinced that something unusual was taking place in her life she pursued another rout for help. Deliverance.
I began to inquire about her current situations. She conveyed to me her love for the Lord and how in just a short time she would be leaving for the mission field. Before she left she wanted to be free from this encompassing weight that lingered and made her feel emotionally sadden.
I then began to ask her about things from her past. I was looking for those things that would be red flags from her past that could be potential open doors for the demonic to wreak havoc behind the scenes. You see her being a devote believer, she though perhaps she could use some prayer but she never anticipated what was getting ready to happen.
Her past was not what we would call bad as in lots of abuse. Quite the contrary, her childhood seemed to be okay. She had loving parents that tried their best to raise their kids as best they …show more content…
Unfortunately, like they say, the devil is in the details. After she talked to me a while about how life has been too bad and then proceeded to ask her a pointed question, “Tell me about your relationship with your father.”
At this she was a bit taken back thinking that we had already covered that. At this the conversation began to change. Suddenly emotion began to fill her face with pain as she described a few memories about her father being mean to her. Again, not overly abusive but at times he could be a bit
God’s will is for us to extend forgiveness regardless of what has been done to us. We are called to extend compassion and mercy to those who don’t even deserve it. Extending forgiveness is the essence of the Gospel.
Forgiveness must be given from the depths of our hearts for it to truly be forgiveness. Just because one says they forgive does not constitute authentic forgiveness. Jesus is telling us that for us to be free from the destructive nature of un-forgiveness we must be willing to forgive in an authentic heartfelt manner. When we do this it can still …show more content…
This is why she reached out to a ministry like ours. Convinced that something unusual was taking place in her life she pursued another rout for help. Deliverance.
I began to inquire about her current situations. She conveyed to me her love for the Lord and how in just a short time she would be leaving for the mission field. Before she left she wanted to be free from this encompassing weight that lingered and made her feel emotionally sadden.
I then began to ask her about things from her past. I was looking for those things that would be red flags from her past that could be potential open doors for the demonic to wreak havoc behind the scenes. You see her being a devote believer, she though perhaps she could use some prayer but she never anticipated what was getting ready to happen.
Her past was not what we would call bad as in lots of abuse. Quite the contrary, her childhood seemed to be okay. She had loving parents that tried their best to raise their kids as best they …show more content…
Unfortunately, like they say, the devil is in the details. After she talked to me a while about how life has been too bad and then proceeded to ask her a pointed question, “Tell me about your relationship with your father.”
At this she was a bit taken back thinking that we had already covered that. At this the conversation began to change. Suddenly emotion began to fill her face with pain as she described a few memories about her father being mean to her. Again, not overly abusive but at times he could be a bit