Hope In The Night for 4/4/2019: Forgiveness, Guilt
The "guests" on this program are the callers, and they're treated with careful respect, rather than being rushed, dismissed and replaced. Topics covered in this 1-hour broadcast: Forgiveness, Guilt
The "guests" on this program are the callers, and they're treated with careful respect, rather than being rushed, dismissed and replaced. Topics covered in this 1-hour broadcast: Forgiveness, Guilt
The "guests" on this program are the callers, and they're treated with careful respect, rather than being rushed, dismissed and replaced. Topics covered in this 1-hour broadcast: Forgiveness, Guilt
But why is it sometimes so hard to forgive others? If you were ever betrayed by a friend, for a time you may have felt powerless to stop the pain. Since no one likes to feel powerless, unforgiveness provides an illusion of power. By refusing to forgive, you feel a sense of power, and by holding on to hatred, you feel infused with strength. And when you retaliate with revenge, you carry out a power play. But this is not how Christ wants us to live. He wants us to forgive.
Many people see nothing wrong with harboring bitterness, resentment, and hatred. Because of unjust treatment, the concept of forgiveness seems so unfair. Like me, they feel absolutely justified. In fact, we feel we are carrying the cause for justice—carrying the cause for right—only to discover we are wrong...
God can do amazing things in your life. With God’s help, what we see as impossible is now made possible through Him.
God can do amazing things in your life. With God’s help, what we see as impossible is now made possible through Him.
There was one particular department -- it was the abortion recovery ministry that touched my heart on a personal level. For 23 years, I had carried the secret of a past abortion.
After my father was shot, I began to ask, “God, why did this happen?” I struggled with unforgiveness...
I felt wronged when I was set up to take a fall when someone else stole some money from the company I was working for. I lost everything; I felt lost.
The time in my life that was most devastating, where I felt like all hope was lost, was the day that I woke up and my husband decided that “I don’t want to be here anymore.”