{"id":6021,"date":"2014-11-14T00:05:50","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T08:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/?p=6021"},"modified":"2014-11-13T18:53:39","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T02:53:39","slug":"forgiveness-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/2014\/11\/14\/forgiveness-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe world is full of so-called prayer warriors who are prayer-ignorant. They\u2019re full of formulas and programs and advice, peddling techniques for getting what you want from God. Don\u2019t fall for that nonsense. This is your Father you are dealing with, and he knows better than you what you need. With a God like this loving you, you can pray very simply. Like this:<\/p>\n

Our Father in heaven,
\nReveal who you are.
\nSet the world right;
\nDo what\u2019s best\u2014
\nas above, so below.
\nKeep us alive with three square meals.
\nKeep us forgiven with you and forgiving others.
\nKeep us safe from ourselves and the Devil.
\nYou\u2019re in charge!
\nYou can do anything you want!
\nYou\u2019re ablaze in beauty!
\nYes. Yes. Yes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn prayer there is a connection between what God does and what you do. You can\u2019t get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others. If you refuse to do your part, you cut yourself off from God\u2019s part.\u201d (Matthew 6:9\u201315)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\tWhy is God\u2019s forgiveness dependent upon us forgiving others? The better question is to wonder why we would believe we should be forgiven when we are unwilling to forgive others. When we pray to God, we can only have from him what we believe he is willing to give. If we don\u2019t forgive others, we obviously don\u2019t really believe in forgiveness. If we have an unforgiving heart, we\u2019re not going to truly believe that God can forgive us. <\/p>\n

\tForgiveness is an attitude. It is a choice that we make. We free ourselves from a prison of bitterness and anger if we forgive. When God forgives us, he\u2019s not telling us that what we did didn\u2019t matter, or that the suffering doesn\u2019t matter, or that he\u2019s okay with our actions. Forgiveness means he will not allow what we did to interfere with his relationship with us. He is telling us that we and his relationship with us is more important than the sin that would try to come between us. Forgiveness grows from love, from a concern for us that exceeds all else.<\/p>\n

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