With this being a wrap of 2011, and the final blend to this recipe - I give a theme to bring us into brand new treasures - something to ponder upon besides my own dialog :)
Excerpts of Chapters 7 and 11 from Beth Moore’s book Praying God’s Word :
Overcoming Addiction -“Obedience to God is not some diet we suddenly blow. It is something to which we recommit every single day, no matter how we blew it the day before. Victorious living is not an instant arrival. It is the pursuit of one victorious day at a time until the sun sets on enough to begin forming victorious habits.”
Overcoming Unforgiveness – “Aphiemi, meaning “to send forth or away, let go from oneself. To let go from one’s power, possession. To let go from one’s further attendance, occupancy.”
Forgiveness is our deliberate willingness to let something go. To release it from our possession. To be willing and ready for it to no longer occupy us. God is not asking us to let it go haphazardly into the black hole of nonexistence. Forgiveness means letting it go to God. Letting it go from our power to His. Forgiveness is the ongoing act by which we agree with God over the matter, practice the mercy He’s extended to us, and surrender the situation, ,the repercussions, and the hurtful person to Him.
Don’t expect satan to let you off the hook of unforgiveness easily. Be prepared to recommit to forgiveness every single day until you’re free.
The Word of God clearly teaches that Satan takes tremendous advantage of any unforgiveness in our lives. Unforgiveness qualifies as one of the post powerfully effective forms of bondage in any believer’s life. We cannot tolerate it. Yes, this stronghold demands serious demolition, but the liberty you will feel when you finally let go is inexpressible! Forgiveness is the ultimate ‘weight loss’.”
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