Last we week we wrote about forgiveness and how we are called to forgive others. But one part of forgiveness is to forgive ourselves and receive the forgiveness of the father.
I read a series of books about a guy who was really rich and started an organization which had the goal to support nonprofits. He gave away tons of money and helped many people through it. But later on in the books you find out that he mainly did it because he was holding himself responsible for an accident that happened years ago. He was trying to do good things to feel better, but the main thing he needed was forgiveness. He had to forgive himself for that accident. But as soon as he did it, it changed his perspective on things and he was able to totally do everything out of love instead of guilt.
This was just a story, but it’s true for so many people. So many people can’t believe they are worthy and loved because they carry around this hidden lie.
Why? If we don’t forgive ourselves, we walk through life with a feeling of guilt and a feeling that we are not worthy to be loved. Sometimes that makes us do good things just to show that we are worthy. We believe that His forgiveness is not good enough for us. It reminds me again of that quote of Brennan Manning that I wrote about A few weeks ago: “God loves you unconditionally. He loves you as you are and not as you should be. Because none of us is as they should be.” We need to come to a place where we can receive Gods love and in turn it enables us to forgive ourselves.
Ask yourself those questions:
- In which areas of my life do I have to forgive myself and believe God has forgiven me?
- If you haven’t done so ask God for forgiveness and also receive his forgiveness!
- Ask him to show you his love for you personally in a new way!
Hello friend
How was your week? Send us an update on your life!! We had a bay area YWAM Meeting this week and talked more about a conference that we are hosting in April. People from all over the world will come to learn and exchange ideas with each other on how to bring Gods love to their cities and make an impact. It will be a great week. Pray that the right people will come. This week Jen and I will be on a little vacation. We are excited to just be refreshed!
We want to invite you to partner with God and us to bring community to people and through that Gods love in a way they never experienced it before. Right now we are in need of $1.300 more on a monthly base to cover all our cost. Pray about joining our team in this way! You can do it with any amount you would like. Find out more on how by clicking on this link. If you personally cant join us in this way could you share it with family and friends who might be interested in joining. Thank you for your help. Thank you to each one of you who is already part of our team. You are a true blessing!
Don’t forget to start forgiving yourself!
Have a blessed week
Markus and Jen