Practical Aspects of Forgiveness
The Bible calls us to forgive. Sometimes a person is willing to forgive but doesn't practically know how to, especially if the offense feels like climbing Mt. Everest. When that's the case, make a list of the individual aspects you're trying to forgive. Chop it up. Then pray about them. Forgive them one at a time. This makes big offenses manageable. Ask God to help you let it go. That's always where the process starts and then cross off each individual item. It will help you climb the mountain.
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The Bible calls us to forgive. Sometimes a person is willing to forgive but doesn't practically know how to, especially if the offense feels like climbing Mt. Everest. When that's the case, make a list of the individual aspects you're trying to forgive. Chop it up. Then pray about them. Forgive them one at a time. This makes big offenses manageable. Ask God to help you let it go. That's always where the process starts and then cross off each individual item. It will help you climb the mountain.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
When forgiveness is difficult to do…chop it up.
Ron: When forgiveness is difficult to do…chop it up.
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Ron: The Bible calls us to forgive. Sometimes a person is willing to forgive but doesn’t practically know how to, especially if the offense feels like climbing Mt. Everest. When that’s the case, make a list of the individual aspects of the mountain, the boulders if you will that you’re trying to forgive. Chop it up. Then pray about them. Forgive them one at a time. This makes big offenses manageable.
Ask God to help you let it go. That’s always where the process starts by the way and then cross each individual item off the list. That will help you climb and conquer the mountain. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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