OVERCOMING UNFORGIVENESS

4 STEPS TO VICTORY!

Joyce Meyer shares in one of her books that even though we may choose to forgive, yet we still find our feelings toward the person who hurt us are still quite unforgiving. Forgiveness is a choice we must make and we must earnestly work towards that goal - not half heartily.

Firstly, understand that it may take time and that's okay. If we do what we can do, God will do what we cannot do. We cannot make wrong feelings go away any more than we can make right ones come. But God can and will. We must do what Scripture instructs us to do, and we will be able to work through the process of forgiveness.

The second thing is to pray for them as God has told us to do. Prayer is a powerful tool, tap into its power - in the name of Jesus, all things are possible.

The third thing God tells us to do is to bless our enemies. To bless someone means to speak well of them and want good things for them. Refuse to talk unkindly about them. Don't keep talking about what or how your enemy hurt you. It only keeps the pain stirring in you. Instead, bless your enemy in practical ways like weeding his garden, bake him a cake etc.

The fourth thing to do is wait. "And let us not be weary in well doing:for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not" (Galatians 6:9) Don't give up. Keep doing what is right, and wait on God to change your feelings. (not your enemy's feelings)