Since trusting in the sacrifice of Jesus’s blood shed for all who believe, all my sins past, present and future are forgiven - so who am I not to forgive others? I have a good relationship with Jesus and the Holy Spirit but I was a little uneasy with the Father. There was no voice, verse, or sermon, just a “knowing” that God was telling me I needed to forgive my father. So, I began praying “God I forgive my father, please help me forgive my father.” Again, and again over the months when I thought of my father I prayed, “ God I forgive my father, please help me to forgive my father”. Or “ Father I forgive my father. Please help me forgive my father.” That second part of the prayer just seemed to come out on its own. It took 9 months and then it was done, finished. I felt like I’d been given the gift of being able to forgive anyone who might hurt me. Suddenly I understood that though I had forgiven my Dad spiritually and mentally, the buried emotions took much longer. Dads are important. Who ever thought to forgive someone emotionally? A couple of days later I realized that I had forgiven Dad not for just a specific hurt but all the hurts of the past.
I was driving on a snowy day when I hit a bit of ice and my car spun. “Father help me!” Immediately my car stopped. I did not hit a tree or get stuck. As wonderful as it was that God answered my cry, the greater blessing was that I called Him “Father.” Then I realized that He had been there all the time, the Father who loved me. I realized my earlier uneasiness about God the Father was due to my uneasy relationship with my earthly father. That must be why forgiveness is so important.
Much later I went to see my Dad. He was dying. I told him I forgave him and he just nodded. Although I remember when Dad got saved and baptized, and that he read the Bible – several versions, suddenly wondered if He was in Heaven. I cried out to God about that. That night in the middle the night I dreamed. I saw my father. He was talking to me behind a clear glass wall but I couldn’t hear him. Seeing that I couldn’t hear him he walked through the glass wall and just smiled down at me. He was fine. I was fine. Everything was fine.
In the brain there are several pathways for the nerve impulses to go through. At least one of them is spiritual. Many essential oils have spiritual properties and are able to travel those pathways. Young Living carefully formulated an oil blend to help with that. It’s called “Forgiveness”.
I was driving on a snowy day when I hit a bit of ice and my car spun. “Father help me!” Immediately my car stopped. I did not hit a tree or get stuck. As wonderful as it was that God answered my cry, the greater blessing was that I called Him “Father.” Then I realized that He had been there all the time, the Father who loved me. I realized my earlier uneasiness about God the Father was due to my uneasy relationship with my earthly father. That must be why forgiveness is so important.
Much later I went to see my Dad. He was dying. I told him I forgave him and he just nodded. Although I remember when Dad got saved and baptized, and that he read the Bible – several versions, suddenly wondered if He was in Heaven. I cried out to God about that. That night in the middle the night I dreamed. I saw my father. He was talking to me behind a clear glass wall but I couldn’t hear him. Seeing that I couldn’t hear him he walked through the glass wall and just smiled down at me. He was fine. I was fine. Everything was fine.
In the brain there are several pathways for the nerve impulses to go through. At least one of them is spiritual. Many essential oils have spiritual properties and are able to travel those pathways. Young Living carefully formulated an oil blend to help with that. It’s called “Forgiveness”.