Lord, it’s hard to be humble, when you perfect in every way…
My experience has taught me to humble myself or be humbled by others and that you never want to be humbled by God. God opposed the proud and gives grace to the humble.
Is there anything more counter-cultural in our world right now? Most of us are offended to hear that pride goes destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall (You thought it was “pride goes before a fall” didn’t you?). Look it up and you’ll see I’m more right than you.
Wait… was that pride on my part? He writes with his tongue planted firmly in his cheek.
We all need more of God’s grace in our lives. We’re told do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility we are to consider each other ahead of ourselves and look out for each others’ interests ahead of our own.
May this Negativity Fast Reflection - I Humble Myself Towards Others help you humble yourself enough to ask forgiveness when you need to.
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I humble myself towards others when I sin against them. It can be a sin of omission or a sin of commission. It can be a mistake or it may be intentional. Hurt people hurt people and I’ve been hurt by people and do hurt people. I don’t excuse the pain I cause, I repent and make amends. I label what I’ve done or failed to do as wrong and acknowledge the hurt it has caused.
Is there anyone I need to ask forgiveness from?
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It’s tough sometimes to forgive with your whole heart, , but it’s life-giving to learn that you can and how to do it.
Our whole heart—according to ancient Hebrews—is making the decision, showing action inline with that decision and feeling the emotion tied to that decision. So when we forgive, we decide to forgive, we do something to bless the one who cursed us and we feel like we’ve forgiven.
But what if you don’t feel like you’ve forgiven. That has little to do with the size of the offence and everything to do with the lie we are believing. When we allow Holy Spirit to show us the lie we’re believing and agree with the Father that it is sin and replace the lie with the truth He reveals, we will always feel like we’ve forgiven. That’s what happens when we forgive with our whole heart.
See, I told you it’s tough to forgive with our whole heart. Will you believe me that’s it’s life-giving once we learn to?
Perhaps this Negativity Fast Reflection - I Forgive With My Whole Heart will help you to search out what lie you’re believing. It’s not easy, but it’s worth it.
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I forgive with my whole heart. I decide to forgive. It’s a decision of my will. I act like I’ve forgiven and bless those who have cursed me. I feel like I’ve forgiven and expose lies I believe to the truth he reveals when I don’t. I know the freedom of forgiveness when I forgive with my whole heart.
Is there anyone I don’t feel like I’ve forgiven?
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Forgiveness is always a great idea…until we’re the ones who need to ask for forgiveness or need to forgive. It’s easy to give mental ascent to forgiveness, it’s tough to work it out in the day-to-day of our everyday.
It is so awesome to remember that while I was yet a sinner and still an enemy of God, He forgave me and made a way for us to be friends again. He named me and called me His own.
What He did for me, He did for you. The hero died for His enemy. How amazing is that?
May this Negativity Fast Reflection - I Forgive As God Forgave Me inspire you to learn to forgive completely and totally.
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I forgive as God forgave me. Before I deserved it, he made the way for me to friends again with him. I didn’t have to change before I could be changed. I forgive others for my sake and not just their sake. I forgive freely, and allow trust to be re-earned. I’ve been forgiven so much, I have to forgive with my whole heart. Holy Spirit enables me to do this, even when I’ve been hurt.
Have I been holding on to unforgiveness lately?
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You were created to walk with God in the garden of the cool of the day. And sin came into the world and you bore the consequences. And Jesus came and took your place and offered you his yoke that is easy and his burden that is light.
You are a living light. You're a child of God. Creation longs to be revealed. Don't conform but be transformed so you can have peace and hope and joy at all times and in every situation.
There's so much to say about forgiveness. The verse from Ephesians 4:32, "Instead be kind to each other, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, just as in God, Christ has forgiven you."
I have learned forgiveness because I've had to walk people through the process of forgiveness. I've had to forgive myself. I've had to be forgiven myself. I don't want to make this really long. I'm just going to give you the highlights. But I do think it's very important that we forgive with our whole heart.
Parable of the unforgiving servant
That comes from the parable Jesus told, the unmerciful servant. When the one servant gets forgiven, basically, it's a hundred denarii would be a third of a year's salary. A denarius was what you got for one day's work. So a third of a year's salary, he was... No, that was what the other one? He wasn't forgiven, actually. It was a significant amount, but he wasn't forgiven.
The first servant had just an astronomical amount that he could never pay back, and the King forgave him. He went to the next servant who had a significant amount. It was painful. I think that gets lost over too much, where people think that, oh, it's only like 100 as opposed to thousands. But no, it's a third of a year's salary. I mean, how do you pay that back?
The man threw him in prison, right? His friends found out about it, went to the king. The king said, "I'm going to hand you over to the torturers until you can pay what you owe." And then Jesus sums up, "and this is how my father will treat each of you if you don't forgive each other from your heart."
Now, the breakthrough for me came when I understood what the Hebrew understanding of heart was and is. It's understanding that we understand heart as our emotions, but it is... The Hebrew understanding is, yes, it's our emotions, but it's also the seat of our decision and the seat of our action.
Tip 1 - Know what it means to forgive with your whole heart
So here are the tips to forgive with your whole heart, and yes, I'm glossing over this very quickly. Tip one is you need to know what it means to forgive with your whole heart. What it means to forgive with your whole heart means that you feel like you've forgiven them. Oh, really? That's possible? Yes, it is possible.
Tip 2 - Choose to forgive
Tip number two is that you need to choose to forgive. "Forgive as the Lord forgave you." I've already read that in Ephesians 4. It is a decision. It's a decision of the will to forgive.
Number two, it's an action that needs to happen when we have forgiven. And often it is simply blessing those who curse you. Sometimes we need to forgive people that aren't safe for us. So we can't go back to them and bless them in any tangible way, but we can speak a blessing over them.
And in my time working with people, which is closing in on 30 years now, it started out like I was really confused because some people could just make that decision, and then they would feel like they were forgiven. And other people would... They'd choose to forgive, but they wouldn't feel forgiven.
I'd get them to bless. And as soon as they would bless and not curse, they would feel like they're forgiven. And then there's other people who could bless and say they're forgiven and bless and then never... They couldn't feel that peace that comes when we forgive from our whole heart.
And the thing about it is the level of offence has really nothing to do with it because I can be offended that someone cut me off in traffic and then just be angry the rest of the day, even if I say I forgive them and bless them in the name of Jesus.
Or I could go through some horrific experience like... We're talking rape. We're talking affairs. We're talking just horrific things that I've had to, in tears, tell people, "you need to forgive." God wants you to feel the forgiveness, to feel the peace that comes from forgiving.
Tip 3 - know how to feel like you’ve forgiven
And so that is the third, the fourth tip, is you feel the peace that comes from forgiving. How do you do that? What we've learned is that if people don't feel forgiveness, we need to go to Holy Spirit and ask him what's going on.
When have I ever felt this way before? God, what am I feeling? What am I feeling? Because it has nothing to do with the level of offence. It has everything to do with the lie that I'm believing. If I believe God is going to let them off the hook if I forgive, and trust me, people believe this, it's hard for me to feel forgiveness.
If I believe that I'm not going to be safe, I can't trust God to keep me safe if I forgive, I'm not going to feel forgiveness. If I trust... We can go on forever because there are all kinds of different lies that we believe, right? We believe in all kinds of things.
And it's not for me to say, "Okay, this is the lie that you're believing." It's for me to tell you, "Go let Holy Spirit show you the lie that you're believing." And when, however, he shows you that lie, often it comes down to, "I can't trust God."
How do you trust God?
So how do you trust God? "Cast your cares on him because he cares for you." You need to understand that he cares for you. And not just get it here, but get it here. God doesn't want you to not feel forgiveness. He wants you to be free. He has called you to freedom.
And so when I don't feel that release, I know I'm believing a lie. So I go to God and I say, "God, can you show me what I'm believing?" Sometimes it's a memory that comes up, and I had a similar situation there, or it was the same trigger back there that is getting triggered now.
It's the same lie that I was believing over here, that I'm still believing here now, or I'm believing again now because I thought I dealt with that, but it's back. But I want you to know, you can feel like you've forgiven that person. You can find the freedom that comes from forgiveness.
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I forgive with my whole heart Reflection
I forgive with my whole heart. I choose to forgive. It’s a decision of my will. I act by blessing those who curse me in a way that doesn’t put in physical or emotional danger. I feel the peace that comes when I forgive with my whole heart.
Since I am chosen by God for this new life of love, I dress in the wardrobe God picked out for me: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. I am even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offence. I forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave me.
I show love to the ones who show me that they are my enemies. I let them bring out the best in me, not the worst. I bless those who curse me and pray for those who persecute me. When someone takes unfair advantage of me, I use the occasion to practice the servant life. I live generously towards others they Christ Jesus lives towards me.
I know I’ve forgiven what I feel I have forgiven. When I don’t feel like I’ve forgiven, and I’ve chosen to forgive and have done something to bless, I allow Holy Spirit to replace the lie I am believing with the truth He reveals to me. Feeling like I’ve forgiven is effortless when His truth trumps the offence.
I know the freedom of forgiveness when I forgive with my whole heart.
Reflection Question
Is there anyone I need to forgive with my whole heart?
Can I pray?
Lord, feeling like we’ve forgiven can seem so difficult until You speak truth to the offence. Give us ears to hear the truth you’re speaking. Thank you that we can trust you to judge rightly. Thank you that it’s yours to avenge and you will repay. Thank you that you have set us free so we can be free indeed. Amen.
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I forgive with my whole heart Reflection
I forgive with my whole heart. I choose to forgive. It’s a decision of my will. I act by blessing those who curse me in a way that doesn’t put in physical or emotional danger. I feel the peace that comes when I forgive with my whole heart.
Since I am chosen by God for this new life of love, I dress in the wardrobe God picked out for me: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. I am even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offence. I forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave me.
I show love to the ones who show me that they are my enemies. I let them bring out the best in me, not the worst. I bless those who curse me and pray for those who persecute me. When someone takes unfair advantage of me, I use the occasion to practice the servant life. I live generously towards others they Christ Jesus lives towards me.
I know I’ve forgiven what I feel I have forgiven. When I don’t feel like I’ve forgiven, and I’ve chosen to forgive and have done something to bless, I allow Holy Spirit to replace the lie I am believing with the truth He reveals to me. Feeling like I’ve forgiven is effortless when His truth trumps the offence.
I know the freedom of forgiveness when I forgive with my whole heart.
Reflection Question
Is there anyone I need to forgive with my whole heart?
Can I pray?
Lord, feeling like we’ve forgiven can seem so difficult until You speak truth to the offence. Give us ears to hear the truth you’re speaking. Thank you that we can trust you to judge rightly. Thank you that it’s yours to avenge and you will repay. Thank you that you have set us free so we can be free indeed. Amen.
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Watch Day 33 - I am set free and am free indeed Reflection - Livecast
You were created to walk with God in the garden in the cool of the day. Sin came into the world and you bore the consequences. Jesus came and reversed the curse and took your place and invited you to take his yoke that is easy and his burden that is light. You are a child of God creation longs to be revealed. You are a living LIGHT. Don’t conform but be transformed, so you can have peace, and joy and hope at all times in every situation.
I am set free and am free indeed! I strip off every weight that entangles and the sin that so easily trips me up. And I run with endurance the race God has set before me. I am under no condemnation in Christ. I have been saved by grace, through faith. It is a gift of God not a reward for anything I’ve done. I am free!
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Watch Day 32 - I humble myself towards others Reflection -Livecast
You were created to walk with God in the garden in the cool of the day. Sin came into the world and you bore the consequences. Jesus came and reversed the curse and took your place and invited you to take his yoke that is easy and his burden that is light. You are a child of God creation longs to be revealed. You are a living LIGHT. Don’t conform but be transformed, so you can have peace, and joy and hope at all times in every situation.
I humble myself towards others when I sin against them. It can be a sin of omission or a sin of commission. It can be a mistake or it may be intentional. Hurt people hurt people and I’ve been hurt by people and do hurt people. I don’t excuse the pain I cause, I repent and make amends. I label what I’ve done or failed to do as wrong and acknowledge the hurt it has caused.
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Watch Day 31 - I forgive with my whole heart Reflection - Livecast
You were created to walk with God in the garden in the cool of the day. Sin came into the world and you bore the consequences. Jesus came and reversed the curse and took your place and invited you to take his yoke that is easy and his burden that is light. You are a child of God creation longs to be revealed. You are a living LIGHT. Don’t conform but be transformed, so you can have peace, and joy and hope at all times in every situation.
I forgive with my whole heart. I decide to forgive. It’s a decision of my will. I act like I’ve forgiven and bless those who have cursed me. I feel like I’ve forgiven and expose lies I believe to the truth He reveals when I don’t. I know the freedom of forgiveness when I forgive with my whole heart.
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This reflection helps you to know you can forgive as God forgave you. A reflection is the truth of scripture that’s personalized with a question to help you think about how to apply it. Get the devotional at http://revtrev.link/fast. Subscribe to the podcast at https://revtrev.com/radio. #LiveLIGHT #Blessing #Peace #Hope #negativity #thoughts
Watch Day 30 - I forgive as God forgave me Reflection - Livecast
You were created to walk with God in the garden in the cool of the day. Sin came into the world and you bore the consequences. Jesus came and reversed the curse and took your place and invited you to take his yoke that is easy and his burden that is light. You are a child of God creation longs to be revealed. You are a living LIGHT. Don’t conform but be transformed, so you can have peace, and joy and hope at all times in every situation.
I forgive as God forgave me. Before I deserved it, he made the way for me to friends again with him. I didn’t have to change before I could be changed. I forgive others for my sake and not just their sake. I forgive freely, and allow trust to be re-earned. I’ve been forgiven so much, I have to forgive with my whole heart. Holy Spirit enables me to do this, even when I’ve been hurt.
I help you fast from negativity and move to life-giving positivity. Learn more and sign up to get the 46 Daily Reflections, 46 Daily Devotionals AND the join a life-giving community so that you can move from toxic negativity to life-giving positivity. Get it all for free at http://revtrev.link/fast #LiveLIGHT #Blessing #Peace #Hope #negativity
This reflection helps you to, in humility, consider others better than yourself. A reflection is the truth of scripture that’s personalized with a question to help you think about how to apply it. Get the devotional at http://revtrev.link/fast. Subscribe to the podcast at https://revtrev.com/radio. #LiveLIGHT #Blessing #Peace #Hope #negativity #thoughts
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You were created to walk with God in the garden in the cool of the day. Sin came into the world and you bore the consequences. Jesus came and reversed the curse and took your place and invited you to take his yoke that is easy and his burden that is light. You are a child of God creation longs to be revealed. You are a living LIGHT. Don’t conform but be transformed, so you can have peace, and joy and hope at all times in every situation.
I humble myself towards others when I sin against them. It can be a sin of omission or a sin of commission. It can be a mistake or it may be intentional. Hurt people hurt people and I’ve been hurt by people and do hurt people. I don’t excuse the pain I cause, I repent and make amends. I label what I’ve done or failed to do as wrong and acknowledge the hurt it has caused.
I help you fast from negativity and move to life-giving positivity. Learn more and sign up to get the 46 Daily Reflections, 46 Daily Devotionals AND the join a life-giving community so that you can move from toxic negativity to life-giving positivity. Get it all at http://revtrev.link/fast #LiveLIGHT #Blessing #Peace #Hope #negativity
