Around the Year With Emmet Fox - 17 February 2011
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Around the Year With Emmet Fox - 17 February 2011
HOW TO FORGIVE
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee...(Psalm 55:22).
The technique of forgiveness is not very difficult when you understand how. The only thing that is essential is the willingness to forgive. Provided you desire to forgive the offender, the greatest part of the work is already done.
The method of forgiving is this: Get by yourself and become quiet. Repeat any prayer that appeals to you, or read a chapter of the Bible. Then quietly say, "I fully and freely forgive X (mentioning the name of the offender); I lose him and let him go. I cast the burden aside. He is free now, and I am free too. The Truth of Chris has set us both free. I thank God."
On no account repeat this act of forgiveness, because to do it a second time would be to repudiate your own work. Afterward, whenever the memory of the offender or the offense happens to come into your mind, bless the delinquent briefly and dismiss the thought. Do this, however many times the thought may come back. You will find that all bitterness and resentment have disappeared, and you are both free with the perfect freedom of the children of God. Your forgiveness is complete.
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee...(Psalm 55:22).
The technique of forgiveness is not very difficult when you understand how. The only thing that is essential is the willingness to forgive. Provided you desire to forgive the offender, the greatest part of the work is already done.
The method of forgiving is this: Get by yourself and become quiet. Repeat any prayer that appeals to you, or read a chapter of the Bible. Then quietly say, "I fully and freely forgive X (mentioning the name of the offender); I lose him and let him go. I cast the burden aside. He is free now, and I am free too. The Truth of Chris has set us both free. I thank God."
On no account repeat this act of forgiveness, because to do it a second time would be to repudiate your own work. Afterward, whenever the memory of the offender or the offense happens to come into your mind, bless the delinquent briefly and dismiss the thought. Do this, however many times the thought may come back. You will find that all bitterness and resentment have disappeared, and you are both free with the perfect freedom of the children of God. Your forgiveness is complete.
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