Doug takes a deep dive into practicing forgiveness. He outlines the process for forgiveness sharing that forgiveness is not optional but a command from God in the Our Father.
Listener question
- Al – I disagree with you. If someone breaks into my house, I forgive you. If it comes to murder, I think its delusional to think you can forgive a murder. (20:14)
- Sebastian – I am struggling to forgive someone. I have been renting from close family members and they have decided not to have kids but judge us for having 5 children. (24:38)
- Judy – My daughter was murdered by her boyfriend. I forgave him right away. I am not going to let his actions send me to hell because I couldn’t forgive him. (40:13)
- John – How do you forgive someone who hasn’t asked for it or who doesn’t think they need to be forgiven. (44:19)
- Mike – Comment for Sebastian: Something you could do is to think about the only way they could get to heaven was by your actions would you do it? (47:19)
Resources:
Marriage Unhindered
https://www.marriageunhindered.com/
Rekindled Hearts Marriage Bundle
https://relevantradio.store/collections/books/products/marriage-bundle
Happy Marriage for Life
https://www.happymarriageforlife.com/
The process of forgiveness
- Identify who you need to forgive.
- Examine your anger.
- Make the decision to forgive, weighing the pros and cons.
- Pray deeply about forgiveness.
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