\u201cIf you do that, I don\u2019t think I will ever be able to forgive you,\u201d threatened the parent.<\/p>\n
Forgiveness is never an option; it\u2019s a must. Jesus commands us to forgive. If we don\u2019t forgive, our Father in heaven will not forgive us (Matt. 6).<\/p>\n
Forgiveness brings healing a restoration into a child\u2019s life. At times, our actions communicate unforgiveness to a child. Here are some unforgiving behaviors we should avoid:<\/p>\n
\u2022 The silent treatment<\/p>\n
\u2022 Withdrawing love or emotional closeness from a child<\/p>\n
\u2022 Constantly bringing up a child\u2019s past failures and mistakes<\/p>\n
\u2022 Becoming offended with a child<\/p>\n
\u2022 Criticizing our children<\/p>\n
\u2022 Belittling our children in front of others<\/p>\n
\u2022 Saying that we forgive, but not meaning it<\/p>\n
Forgiveness means letting go of the past. We refuse to \u201cgo fishing\u201d into the past mistakes and failures of our child. We genuinely forgive and forget.<\/p>\n
Be willing to forgive often. Children need lots of forgiveness.<\/p>\n
Also, be willing to ask for forgiveness when you make a mistake. Put these words into your vocabulary: \u201cWill you forgive me?\u201d<\/p>\n
Then Peter came to Him and said, \u201cLord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?\u201d Jesus said to him, \u201cI do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven <\/i>(Matt. 18:21\u201322).<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cIf you do that, I don\u2019t think I will ever be able to forgive you,\u201d threatened the parent. Forgiveness is never an option; it\u2019s a must. Jesus commands us to forgive. If we don\u2019t forgive, our Father in heaven will not forgive us (Matt. 6). Forgiveness brings healing a restoration into a child\u2019s life. At … Continue reading “61 FORGIVENESS HEALS A CHILD\u2019S HURTS.”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14040\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}