by Dr. David Levy | Aug 20, 2012 | featured articles, forgiveness
Who Are You To Forgive Yourself? And if you did, how do you know that you are forgiven? Forgiving vs. Punishing Yourself (Based on: How to Forgive Ourselves Totally – by RT Kendall) 1. Only God can forgive, but once God has forgiven you, He wants you to...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 19, 2012 | forgiveness
A Closer Look At Guilt, Pseudoguilt and Shame This section uses excerpts from “How to Forgive Ourselves Totally” by RT Kendall. 1. True guilt that comes from God is a valid sense of shame for having done what you knew was wrong. This can be dealt with by confession...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 18, 2012 | forgiveness
Guilt and Shame After Severe Injuries to Others or Ourselves 1. Car accidents with death or injury. 2. Drowning deaths in children. 3. Preventable death or morbidity from illness discovered too late. 4. Wartime killing, both direct and indirect. 5. Lack of information...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 17, 2012 | declarations, forgiveness
Forgiving Yourself Self-Forgiveness is sticky theologically because we have no authority to forgive ourselves, only God can do it. However, we often speak of “being hard on ourselves,” “beating myself up about it,” etc. Therefore, if we speak to ourselves with such...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 16, 2012 | featured articles, forgiveness
Forgiveness is a choice. Forgiveness is not a feeling. Truth is you don’t often feel like forgiving, but doing so is always an act of your will. While much can be accomplished through a single declaration of forgiveness, it rarely is a one-time transaction. You...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 15, 2012 | featured articles, forgiveness
When we think of forgiveness, we immediately think of others; how they will be set free when we forgive them. Make no mistake, forgiveness is NOT primarily for others, it is absolutely for you, your health, relationships, increase and freedom. Pardon releases YOU to...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 14, 2012 | featured articles, forgiveness
Rather than just stew in the offense and the hurt buffeting you, find new freedom by learning to ask yourself questions, reflecting on times when you offended others. When you were hurting, were you more likely to hurt others? Taking time to see when you offended God...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 13, 2012 | declarations, forgiveness, prayer
Declaration to Release Anger, Resentment and Bitterness (Prayer adapted from Biblical Foundations of Freedom by Art Mathias, p. 111.) You can use this personally, or with another needing to release resentment or bitterness toward an offender. Verbal declarations...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 11, 2012 | featured articles, forgiveness
Blessing Our Enemies Another means of power and healing comes from blessing our enemies. Indeed it seems challenging at first, maybe even impossible, but as you begin doing so, you will find the way to hope and healing. In Luke 6:27 of the Bible, Jesus said the...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 2, 2012 | featured articles, forgiveness
Can God Offend? If God hasn’t offended you yet, He will. This principle is seen throughout The Bible (See Biblical Lessons on Offense blog post). Our response to offense is important to any relationship including our relationship with God. What we are willing to...
by Dr. David Levy | Mar 22, 2012 | declarations, forgiveness, prayer
Prayer To Release Offense Toward God Here is a prayer you can offer to God as you work to release an offense. I believe it is best said out loud, either alone or with others who will stand with you. It is based on Biblical truth, spoken to a God who cares and is...
by Dr. David Levy | Jan 22, 2012 | forgiveness
The greatest heroes in The Bible faced long periods of wrestling with God with significant offense to overcome. Noah, Joseph, David, Moses all had God requiring them to wait long periods of time, often with ridicule, before God vindicated them. As we examine the...
