Please take the time to read the full blog. I know it is a lot but it is very important you understand to why I put the 6 steps before I wrote my story.
Forgiveness to others
There is one precondition, without which no amount of repentance can bring forgiveness. That is, the sinner must forgive everyone of every little thing before God will accept the sinner’s repentant heart. Jesus taught in the Lord’s prayer, You must right now forgive our sins for us, in the same manner as we have completed forgiving everyone of everything big and little, against us: (Matthew 6:12) Verses 14 and 15 then continue this theme, 14. For if you would forgive all other people their transgressions, your heavenly father will also forgive you: 15. But if you would not forgive all other people neither will your Father forgive your sins. Mark 11:25 and Colossians 3:13 also states this principle.
Forgive yourself
As you forgive others be sure to include yourself among those you forgive, to remember God’s great miracle of erasing your sin. You cannot make things right with the Lord until you make things right with yourself. Do not beat yourself up over past sins and mistakes, but to forgive yourself from them. It is not possible to give love unto others if you do not even love yourself! Forgive yourself and love yourself, repent so all of Gods love and forgiveness can flow through you. Ephesians 5:28 In this way husbands are obligated to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one who loves his own wife loves himself.
Seek forgiveness from others
The Bible makes clear the need to seek forgiveness of those sins committed unintentionally. It also makes clear that the sinner must make things right with the offended party before going to God. In seeking forgiveness from someone you are automatically confessing to that person. (Matthew 5:22-24)(Leviticus 19:17)(Deuteronomy 19:35)
Repent
Therefor I shall judge you, each according to His ways, The word of the Lord. Repent! Turn from all your transgressions so iniquity will not be in your ruin. (Ezekiel 18:30)The Bible frequently uses the word return to express repentance, as Go! Let us return to the Lord. Return is appropriate because repentance requires action, much more than just regretting something. Without action, a change in behavior, there is no true repentance. The sinner must resolve not to repeat the mistake. (Psalms 51)
Forgiveness from God
(Isaiah 43:25) I AM, I AM He who erases your transgressions for My own sake and I shall not remember your sins!!
Starting Brand new
Once you get that unforgiveness out of your past mistakes it is important to fill yourself up with the word of God. There is an empty spot in your spirit that must be filled with the word!
My Story:
I always wondered why I could not break free from my ways. I wondered why I was stuck in this viscous cycle of my old life. I talked the talk but I did not walk the walk. I was miserable, tired, annoyed and constantly finding myself doing things I’d later regret and I’d torment myself about it. What was I doing wrong?! I prayed, I read my bible, I listened to christian music, but why was I still going back to my old ways after I deliberately told myself “I will not go back”. Id constantly have nightmares and a lot of my dreams were things I was afraid would happen to me again. I’d wake up feeling scared, tired, and emotionally drained.
One day I just couldn’t take it anymore so I decided to share what was going on with a friend. Doing this led me to get prayer, and this prayer led me to get ministry, deep intimate ministry on forgiveness. I never realized just how much pain and hatred I held in my heart. I thought I was actually okay because I’m sure tons of people deal with bad dreams. I learned that nightmares are a way the enemy uses to keep us bound in our old ways and our old fears, to where we are scared to let go and move on. I was literally being tortured in my sleep and I thought for so long this is just normal… Back to ministry, I dug deep… real deep to where it hurt to even mention and because I was vulnerable before the Lord and confessed my most deepest darkest sins it brought me to forgiving my past hurt. I honestly forgave my past and I meant it.
After I did all of this I literally felt like a weight came off of my heart! I did not feel pain on my back anymore! God had healed me of my back pain! My back would hurt me so bad to where I had to lay down out of commission because I couldn’t handle it. It has been a little over a week and I am free of back and neck pain! I am not sure if you read that right, but I AM PAIN FREE! I know I am a work in progress but the power of forgiveness healed my back! The Lord gave me my voice back and I am not afraid of my past anymore! When I left the room I walked into the rest of the teaching one of the pastors was doing, It was about forgiving your past and filling yourself up with the Lord and his word! That night I did exactly that I danced and felt like chains were broken off of my feet. I never felt so free before in my life!
