Have you ever felt betrayed by God? Have you ever felt disappointed in how God has treated you? Have you ever felt like God has lied to you? Listen to this message by Pastor Jason as he talks about the reasons we get offended at God and he gives us five things to do in order to forgive God.

Forgiving God - Jason Craft

Sometimes in some relationships, a person will utilize unforgiveness as a tool for self-protection. They weaponize unforgiveness, even if they do so unwittingly. They might hold on to unforgiveness because they have been hurt so many times by the same person, usually a spouse. They are frustrated and disappointed and believe there is no other recourse but a self-reliant means of self-protection. Suppose you sense this is happening with a friend. In that case, you must tread courageously and carefully as you help them see how they are complicating—even self-sabotaging—an already complicated matter.

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The Power of Unforgiveness When Used As a Weapon

One of the most critical questions a wife could ask herself is how she compares herself to her husband. Is she better, worse, or similar to her husband? How she thinks about her role in her marriage and relationship with her husband will determine the trajectory of the union, for good or bad. I'm assuming—for this discussion—that both spouses are maturing, humble, and willing to communicate on the level this perspective requires. If one or both partners are pulling against each other, especially as it applies to a better-than, greater-than attitude toward the other, what I have to say here will not apply. So, how do you compare yourself to your husband?

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One Essential Quality of an Effective Wife

Jesus told us that the World will know that we are His disciples by the love that we have for one another. Love in the Church should be visible to those who are outside the Church. What does love look like? The Bible tells us that love covers over a multitude of sins and that love prospers when a fault is forgiven. Forgiving others is a way that we show love to the World around us. Listen to this teaching on the power of forgiving people in the Church when they have wronged you.

Forgiving the Church - Jason Craft

Family living is hard. Family living includes many hurts. Regardless of where you turn in the pages of scripture, you will find families engaged in conflict. Conflict is unavoidable. The real issue is what to do when conflict occurs. Listen to this message on what it means to completely forgive your family members that have wounded you.

Forgiving My Family - Jason Craft

The Bible has a lot to say about the subject of forgiveness. Forgiving yourself ultimately comes from understanding God’s forgiveness. When you embrace the fact that God has forgiven you, it can lead you to forgive yourself. God’s forgiveness is primary, and therefore forgiving yourself is secondary. This sermon deals with the difference between regret and repentance and how Godly sorrow requires us to forgive ourselves and move forward in following Jesus.

Forgiving Myself - Jason Craft

Forgiveness is the exclusive domain and the divinely given privilege of the redeemed. Non-Christians cannot be free from sin because they are children of the devil, and God will not forgive any transgression until they become children of the light. Believers, however, can experience release from all their transgressions through forgiveness. This divinely granted gift is the means of grace that allows us to have relationships as God intended, bringing us to the all-important question: How do you live out forgiveness, practically speaking?

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What Is Forgiveness and How to Do It

A happy home does not just happen. Like all good things, you must have a plan and be willing to execute hard work (Luke 14:27). The good news is that Christians have the schematic for happiness, which begins with confession and forgiveness. The crucial concern centers on whether we’ll do the hard work of confessing our transgressions and forgiving each other. The couple that understands this path to reconciliation and practices it will not stop until they become the beneficiaries of a happy home.

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The Non-negotiable First Step to Build a Happy Home

Gain an understanding of prayer through the model prayer that Jesus gave us in Matthew 6.

Our Father - Gregg Donaldson

Today's guest is Janet Perez Eckles. She is a speaker and the author of five books. In her story episode, we discussed excerpts from her memoir, Now I See: How God's Amazing Grace Transforms the Deepest Pain to Shining Joy, which included her son’s murderer being found not guilty.

Anger, bitterness, and unforgiveness are understandable reactions to learning the man who murdered her son was found not guilty. While Janet didn’t understand how that verdict was possible, she decided she didn’t want to carry anger, bitterness, and unforgiveness. Instead, she chose to forgive her son’s killer. 
From that day forward, Janet has chosen to forgive her son’s killer. She’s found freedom in forgiveness. 

Janet and I define freedom and forgive. Janet explains, “Freedom is a choice that sets you free.” And she goes on to say, “Forgiveness also allowed us to welcome more fully the radiance of God’s love. A love that filled us even when we didn’t understand the seeming injustice.”

Janet explained that she realized God would hold her son’s killer responsible. And God would hold her responsible for unforgiveness if she held onto it. 

Janet shares show unforgiveness keeps you in bondage. In pain. Forgiving the person who hurt you or did wrong to you sets you free from the bondage and pain. 

If Janet can forgive the man who killed her son, we, too, can forgive those who’ve hurt us.

Notable quotes from this episode with Janet Eckles:
•	“Even though he hadn’t served one day in prison, he would be accountable to God . . . We, too, would be accountable to God if he continued to hold resentment, anger, or animosity toward this man. The only step God required from us was to extend forgiveness.”
•	“You really can’t move forward to that abundant life that God has prepared for you if you hold onto unforgiveness . . . Forgiveness is a choice that sets you free.”
•	“Life has meaning. Life has a purpose. Life has joy and peace no matter what happens to you if you put your trust and your life in Christ Jesus.”

Bible verses:
•	John 15:5
•	Romans 8:28
•	Proverbs 3:5-6
•	Proverbs 18:21

Check out Amazon for Janet's books. Learn more about her and invite her speak by visiting her website at www.janetperezeckles.com.

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105: Finding Freedom in Forgiveness: a habit interview with Janet Eckles

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Rick launched the Life Over Coffee global training network in 2008 to bring hope and help for you and others by creating resources that spark conversations for transformation. His primary responsibilities are resource creation and leadership development, which he does through speaking, writing, podcasting, and educating.

In 1990 he earned a BA in Theology and, in 1991, a BS in Education. In 1993, he received his ordination into Christian ministry, and in 2000 he graduated with an MA in Counseling from The Master's University. In 2006 he was recognized as a Fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).

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